Big Spring

Big 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 Big 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 Big Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.59047, -122.88323. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Spring

• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~3 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~30 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~37 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~37 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~38 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~46 km · Must-see
• Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• East Park Dam · lake · Colusa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake County Park · lake · Lake · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Mendocino · lake · Mendocino · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Spring

Other other attractions near Big Spring

• KIQS (Willows) · attraction · Glenn · ~77 km · Must-see
• Wilbur Hot Springs · attraction · Colusa · ~91 km · Must-see
• Chandelier Tree · attraction · Mendocino · ~97 km · Must-see
• Cape Mendocino Light · attraction · Humboldt · ~140 km · Must-see
• KQMS-AM (Redding) · attraction · Shasta · ~147 km · Must-see
• Sundial Bridge · attraction · Shasta · ~149 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Hot Springs, California · attraction · Lake · ~42 km
• Thunderhill Raceway Park · attraction · Glenn · ~60 km
• Vichy Springs · attraction · Mendocino · ~66 km
• Colyear Springs · attraction · Butte · ~106 km

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