Red Point

Red Point: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Red Point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Red Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.14851, -120.70104. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Point

• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~10 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~32 km · Must-see
• Auburn State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Placer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Empire Mine State Historic Park · park · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~41 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Falls Lake Clementine · waterfall · Placer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~44 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Point

• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Washeshu Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~47 km · Must-see

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