Elk Valley

Elk Valley: 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 Elk Valley

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 Elk Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.00011, -123.71840. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elk Valley

• Great Cats World Park · sanctuary · Josephine · ~21 km · Must-see
• Preston Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chetco Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Oregon Caves National Monument · cave · Josephine · ~35 km · Must-see
• Smith River National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~37 km · Must-see
• Red Buttes Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pearsoll Peak · viewpoint · Josephine · ~44 km · Must-see
• Siskiyou Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Curry · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~50 km · Must-see
• Alfred A. Loeb State Park · sanctuary · Curry · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Earl · lake · Del Norte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Earl · lake · Curry · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kangaroo Mountain · viewpoint · Josephine · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tolowa Dunes State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pelican Bay Light · beach · Curry · ~57 km · Must-see
• Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elk Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Elk Valley

• Preston Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chetco Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pearsoll Peak · viewpoint · Josephine · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Curry · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kangaroo Mountain · viewpoint · Josephine · ~55 km · Must-see
• Collings Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bosley Butte · viewpoint · Curry · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tallowbox Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Spanish Gulch · viewpoint · Josephine · ~67 km · Must-see

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