Illinois Hill

Illinois Hill: 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 Illinois Hill

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.

How to reach Illinois Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.33161, -120.01323. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Illinois Hill

• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• California State Mining and Mineral Museum · museum · Mineral · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park · park · Madera · ~33 km · Must-see
• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~36 km · Must-see
• Oakhurst · church · Mineral · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chowchilla New Life Apostolic Church · church · Madera · ~40 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Madera · ~43 km · Must-see
• Madera Lake · church · Mineral · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bridalveil Falls- Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake McClure · lake · Mariposa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~49 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~50 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Giant · attraction · Mariposa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6 · attraction · Mariposa · ~54 km · Must-see
• El Portal · lake · Mineral · ~54 km · Must-see
• Merced Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Church · church · Merced · ~54 km · Must-see
• Millerton Lake · lake · Mineral · ~57 km · Must-see
• Coulterville Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Illinois Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Illinois Hill

• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~36 km · Must-see
• Shuteye Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bridalveil Fall · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~67 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Dome · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Columbia Boulder · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Glacier Point · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~74 km · Must-see

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