Rocky Point

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

Best time to visit Rocky Point

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

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.

Visiting Rocky Point: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Rocky Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.41991, -120.88994. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rocky Point

• Icehouse Pond · lake · Amador · ~9 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sutter Creek Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Amador · lake · Amador · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Calero · lake · Sacramento · ~25 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~27 km · Must-see
• Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~27 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Chasm Cavern · cave · Amador · ~29 km · Must-see
• Camanche Dam · lake · San Joaquin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~31 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~38 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~39 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~39 km · Must-see
• El Dorado Hills Archery Range · park · El Dorado · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rocky Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rocky Point

• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~31 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~39 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~56 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~62 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~79 km · Must-see
• Central Valley · viewpoint · San Joaquin · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~88 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~89 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lovers Leap · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~97 km · Must-see

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