Cold Spring

Cold Spring: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cold Spring

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Cold Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.47200, -119.74262. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cold Spring

• Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park · park · Madera · ~14 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Giant · attraction · Mariposa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~18 km · Must-see
• Oakhurst · church · Mineral · ~22 km · Must-see
• California State Mining and Mineral Museum · museum · Mineral · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6 · attraction · Mariposa · ~29 km · Must-see
• El Portal · lake · Mineral · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Mineral · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Mariposa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bridalveil Fall · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~36 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~38 km · Must-see
• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Dome · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Four Mile Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Glacier Point · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Columbia Boulder · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cold Spring

Other other attractions near Cold Spring

• Grizzly Giant · attraction · Mariposa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6 · attraction · Mariposa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Vernal Fall · attraction · Mariposa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lower Yosemite Fall · attraction · Mariposa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Upper Yosemite Fall · attraction · Mariposa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Forestiere Underground Gardens · attraction · Fresno · ~94 km · Must-see
• General Grant Tree · attraction · Fresno · ~132 km · Must-see
• Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad · attraction · Madera · ~11 km
• Fish Camp · attraction · Mineral · ~11 km
• Mariposa County Fairgrounds · attraction · Mariposa · ~22 km

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