Baxter Gulch

Baxter Gulch: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Baxter Gulch

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Baxter Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.83292, -123.16003. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baxter Gulch

• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~26 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~28 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~29 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hayfork Park · park · Trinity · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~41 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~42 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~44 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bigfoot Trail · trek · Humboldt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~47 km · Must-see
• Six Rivers National Forest · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~55 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~58 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baxter Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Baxter Gulch

• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~26 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~47 km · Must-see
• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~55 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~58 km · Must-see
• KIDE-FM (Hoopa) · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~64 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~74 km · Must-see
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~81 km · Must-see

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