Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf: 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 Sugarloaf

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 Sugarloaf — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.22158, -120.92938. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sugarloaf

• Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~2 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~10 km · Must-see
• Camanche Dam · lake · San Joaquin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Amador · lake · Amador · ~13 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~16 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~22 km · Must-see
• Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sutter Creek Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~28 km · Must-see
• Icehouse Pond · lake · Amador · ~29 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~33 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lodi Mosque · dargah · San Joaquin · ~40 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin County Historical Museum · museum · San Joaquin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~42 km · Must-see
• Micke Grove Zoo · sanctuary · San Joaquin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Black Chasm Cavern · cave · Amador · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sugarloaf

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sugarloaf

• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~22 km · Must-see
• Central Valley · viewpoint · San Joaquin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~62 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~64 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~80 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~83 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~100 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~101 km · Must-see
• Brushy Peak · viewpoint · Alameda · ~106 km · Must-see
• Ingram Canyon · viewpoint · Stanislaus · ~106 km · Must-see

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