Needles Spring

Needles Spring: 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 Needles Spring

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 Needles Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.66214, -116.07284. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Needles Spring

• Morey Peak Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Nye · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lunar Crater · sanctuary · Nye · ~25 km · Must-see
• Duckwater Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~54 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain Wilderness · viewpoint · Nye · ~61 km · Must-see
• Depa No’obi · viewpoint · Nye · ~7 km
• Baa Do'I · attraction · Nye · ~8 km
• Little Cow Canyon Spring · viewpoint · Nye · ~29 km
• Little Fish Lake · lake · Nye · ~44 km
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~55 km
• Cave Spring · cave · Nye · ~56 km
• Ninemile Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~70 km
• Nevada Governor's Spring · cave · White Pine · ~71 km
• Basalt Butte · viewpoint · Nye · ~1 km
• Chaos Knob · viewpoint · Nye · ~3 km
• The Needles · viewpoint · Nye · ~3 km
• Slanted Buttes · viewpoint · Nye · ~7 km
• Heart Hills · viewpoint · Nye · ~7 km
• Needles Catch Basin · lake · Nye · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Needles Spring

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Needles Spring

• Morey Peak Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Nye · ~23 km · Must-see
• Duckwater Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~54 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain Wilderness · viewpoint · Nye · ~61 km · Must-see
• Currant Mountain · viewpoint · White Pine · ~78 km · Must-see
• Troy Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~78 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Springs · viewpoint · Eureka · ~86 km · Must-see
• June Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson (South Summit) · viewpoint · Nye · ~93 km · Must-see
• Hat Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~96 km · Must-see
• South Hill · viewpoint · Eureka · ~98 km · Must-see

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