Balancing Rock

Balancing Rock: 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 Balancing Rock

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 Balancing Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.53338, -122.44958. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balancing Rock

• V. Sattui Winery · attraction · Napa · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Hennessey · lake · Napa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~15 km · Must-see
• Duvall Lake · lake · Napa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rector Reservoir · lake · Napa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Napa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kenwood Community Church · church · Sonoma · ~20 km · Must-see
• Napa Valley Museum · museum · Napa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sonoma Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~23 km · Must-see
• Trione-Annadel State Park · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Berryessa · lake · Napa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bouverie Wildflower Preserve · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Ilsanjo · lake · Sonoma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Santa Rosa Creek Reservoir · lake · Sonoma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bennett Mountain · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Suttonfield Lake · lake · Sonoma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Ralphine · lake · Sonoma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pepperwood Preserve · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balancing Rock

Other other attractions near Balancing Rock

• V. Sattui Winery · attraction · Napa · ~6 km · Must-see
• KDX54 · attraction · Marin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Wilbur Hot Springs · attraction · Colusa · ~70 km · Must-see
• SS Red Oak Victory · attraction · Contra Costa · ~88 km · Must-see
• Hurricane Harbor · attraction · Contra Costa · ~89 km · Must-see
• Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round · attraction · Contra Costa · ~90 km · Must-see
• The Big C · attraction · Alameda · ~94 km · Must-see
• Sather Gate · attraction · Alameda · ~94 km · Must-see
• Point Bonita Lighthouse · attraction · Marin · ~100 km · Must-see
• Alma · attraction · San Francisco · ~101 km · Must-see

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