Windy Point

Windy 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 Windy 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 Windy Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.08906, -120.91661. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Point

• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Auburn State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Empire Mine State Historic Park · park · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Falls Lake Clementine · waterfall · Placer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~25 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~25 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Auburn District Regional Park · church · Placer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~40 km · Must-see
• Coloma Resort · park · El Dorado · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~41 km · Must-see
• Spenceville Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Yuba · ~41 km · Must-see
• Camp Far West Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~43 km · Must-see
• Harry L Englebright Lake Dam · lake · Yuba · ~43 km · Must-see
• Harry L. Englebright Lake · lake · Yuba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Folsom Lake Sra-Salmon Falls Ent · waterfall · El Dorado · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Windy Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Windy Point

• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~49 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~67 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~69 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~70 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~71 km · Must-see

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