Pothole Valley

Pothole 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 Pothole 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 Pothole Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.82405, -120.98970. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pothole Valley

• Clear Lake Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~17 km · Must-see
• Petroglyph Point · attraction · Modoc · ~42 km · Must-see
• Big Sage Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake National Monument · lake · Siskiyou · ~51 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Forest · sanctuary · Modoc · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~53 km · Must-see
• Captain Jack's Stronghold · fort · Siskiyou · ~53 km · Must-see
• Valentine Cave · cave · Siskiyou · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gerber Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~56 km · Must-see
• Catacombs · cave · Siskiyou · ~57 km · Must-see
• Schonchin Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake · lake · Klamath · ~57 km · Must-see
• Merrill Ice Cave · cave · Siskiyou · ~59 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Modoc · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lofton Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~64 km · Must-see
• Drews Gap Summit · viewpoint · Lake · ~65 km · Must-see
• Alturas Baptist Church · church · Modoc · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pothole Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pothole Valley

• Schonchin Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~57 km · Must-see
• Drews Gap Summit · viewpoint · Lake · ~65 km · Must-see
• Yainax Butte · viewpoint · Klamath · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~78 km · Must-see
• Crane Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bly Mountain · viewpoint · Klamath · ~86 km · Must-see
• Hogback Mountain · viewpoint · Klamath · ~94 km · Must-see
• Gearhart Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~94 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~98 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Modoc · ~101 km · Must-see

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