Lightning Spring

Lightning 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 Lightning 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 Lightning Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.84834, -122.89231. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lightning Spring

• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~9 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~11 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~26 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~41 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~49 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~53 km · Must-see
• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Spyrock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~58 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~60 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~61 km · Must-see
• Woodman Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~63 km · Must-see
• Island Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lightning Spring

Other other attractions near Lightning Spring

• Chandelier Tree · attraction · Mendocino · ~88 km · Must-see
• KIQS (Willows) · attraction · Glenn · ~89 km · Must-see
• KQMS-AM (Redding) · attraction · Shasta · ~115 km · Must-see
• Sundial Bridge · attraction · Shasta · ~117 km · Must-see
• Wilbur Hot Springs · attraction · Colusa · ~123 km · Must-see
• Cape Mendocino Light · attraction · Humboldt · ~128 km · Must-see
• Thunderhill Raceway Park · attraction · Glenn · ~74 km
• Crabtree Hot Springs, California · attraction · Lake · ~78 km
• Vichy Springs · attraction · Mendocino · ~99 km
• Tuscan Springs · attraction · Tehama · ~99 km

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