Post Canyon

Post Canyon: 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 Post Canyon

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 Post Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.37017, -121.05581. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Post Canyon

• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~15 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Forest · sanctuary · Modoc · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · park · Modoc · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lassen · ~27 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~39 km · Must-see
• Brushy Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~52 km · Must-see
• Big Sage Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~54 km · Must-see
• Alturas Baptist Church · church · Modoc · ~55 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Modoc · ~57 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~64 km · Must-see
• Valentine Cave · cave · Siskiyou · ~64 km · Must-see
• Catacombs · cave · Siskiyou · ~67 km · Must-see
• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~69 km · Must-see
• Schonchin Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~71 km · Must-see
• Merrill Ice Cave · cave · Siskiyou · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Post Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Post Canyon

• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~15 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~39 km · Must-see
• Brushy Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Schonchin Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~71 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Modoc · ~87 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Modoc · ~90 km · Must-see
• Burney Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~99 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~99 km · Must-see
• Hat Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~102 km · Must-see

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