Benson Gulch

Benson 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 Benson 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 Benson Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.11348, -122.80558. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benson Gulch

• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~12 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~27 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~28 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~30 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~31 km · Must-see
• Statue Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kangaroo Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~35 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Eddy · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~45 km · Must-see
• Castle Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~47 km · Must-see
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Informal Old Etna Viewpoint · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Siskiyou · lake · Siskiyou · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Benson Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Benson Gulch

• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~12 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~28 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Eddy · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~45 km · Must-see
• Informal Old Etna Viewpoint · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~54 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~59 km · Must-see
• Scott Valley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~61 km · Must-see

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