Lightning Spring

Lightning 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 Lightning 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 Lightning Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.93479, -122.17902. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lightning Spring

• Watchman Lookout Station · viewpoint · Klamath · ~1 km · Must-see
• Witches Cauldron · viewpoint · Klamath · ~3 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake National Park · sanctuary · Klamath · ~5 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence · lake · Klamath · ~6 km · Must-see
• Garfield Peak · viewpoint · Klamath · ~7 km · Must-see
• Plaikni Falls at Crater Lake National Park · sanctuary · Klamath · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Mazama · viewpoint · Klamath · ~8 km · Must-see
• Union Peak · viewpoint · Klamath · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Scott · viewpoint · Klamath · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Bailey · viewpoint · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• National Creek Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Diamond Lake · lake · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Thielsen · viewpoint · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lathrop Glacier · viewpoint · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness · sanctuary · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Winema National Forest · sanctuary · Klamath · ~37 km · Must-see
• Abbott Butte · viewpoint · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Howlock Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lightning Spring

Other other attractions near Lightning Spring

• Umpqua Hot Springs · attraction · Douglas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Grave Creek Bridge · attraction · Josephine · ~129 km · Must-see
• Lowell Covered Bridge · attraction · Lane · ~148 km · Must-see
• Munson Springs · attraction · Klamath · ~6 km
• Red Cone Spring · attraction · Klamath · ~8 km
• Annie Spring · attraction · Klamath · ~9 km
• Union Creek Spring · attraction · Klamath · ~13 km
• Cold Spring · attraction · Klamath · ~13 km
• Anderson Spring · attraction · Klamath · ~14 km
• Pothole Spring · attraction · Klamath · ~18 km

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