Big Spring

Big 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 Big 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 Big Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.14929, -120.26963. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Spring

• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~4 km · Must-see
• Washeshu Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~4 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Placer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Transfiguration · church · Placer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Pluto · viewpoint · Placer · ~19 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lost Corner Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~20 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Spring

Other other attractions near Big Spring

• KCMY · attraction · Carson City · ~59 km · Must-see
• Republic of Molossia · attraction · Storey · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~102 km · Must-see
• Folsom Spring · attraction · Douglas · ~44 km
• Taylor Spring · attraction · Carson City · ~49 km
• Jay Bird Spring · attraction · El Dorado · ~52 km
• Saratoga Hot Spring · attraction · Douglas · ~58 km
• Jim Quinn Spring · attraction · El Dorado · ~69 km
• Singleton Springs · attraction · El Dorado · ~71 km
• Tragedy Spring · attraction · El Dorado · ~72 km

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