Switchback spring

Switchback 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Switchback spring

Season: October to February.

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 Switchback spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.58818, -120.61581. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Switchback spring

• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~3 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~11 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~23 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~25 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~27 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~32 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~34 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~41 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Switchback spring

Other other attractions near Switchback spring

• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~74 km · Must-see
• KCMY · attraction · Carson City · ~112 km · Must-see
• Republic of Molossia · attraction · Storey · ~121 km · Must-see
• Oso Kum Spring · attraction · Plumas · ~61 km
• Om Chatim Springs · attraction · Plumas · ~66 km
• Ehluyeh Canyon Springs · attraction · Plumas · ~70 km
• Big Spring · attraction · Placer · ~71 km
• Taylor Spring · attraction · Carson City · ~104 km
• Jay Bird Spring · attraction · El Dorado · ~106 km
• Folsom Spring · attraction · Douglas · ~112 km

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