McClendon Gulch

McClendon 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 McClendon 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 McClendon Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.34737, -122.82641. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McClendon Gulch

• Saint Herman's Chapel · church · Shasta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hall City Caves · cave · Trinity · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Xenia's Skete · church · Trinity · ~22 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~35 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~43 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Whiskeytown Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~43 km · Must-see
• Brandy Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hayfork Park · park · Trinity · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mary Lake · lake · Shasta · ~52 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Reservoir · lake · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pilgrim Congregational Church · church · Shasta · ~55 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~55 km · Must-see
• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McClendon Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near McClendon Gulch

• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~43 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~63 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~71 km · Must-see
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~78 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~78 km · Must-see

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