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: 35.33940, -118.04785. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sugarloaf

• Red Rock Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~12 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~16 km · Must-see
• Burro Schmidt Tunnel · attraction · Kern · ~22 km · Must-see
• Desert Tortoise Habitat Area · sanctuary · Kern · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fremont Valley · viewpoint · Kern · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bright Star Wilderness · sanctuary · Kern · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mojave Community Congregational Church · church · Kern · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mojave East Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~43 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~47 km · Must-see
• Inyokern · church · Nye · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kern River Preserve · sanctuary · Nye · ~55 km · Must-see
• Owens Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ridgecrest · church · Nye · ~58 km · Must-see
• Maturango Museum · museum · Nye · ~59 km · Must-see
• César E. Chávez National Monument · sanctuary · Kern · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rogers Lake (Dry) · lake · Kern · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bethlehem Priory of Saint Joseph · church · Kern · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sugarloaf

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sugarloaf

• Last Chance Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fremont Valley · viewpoint · Kern · ~32 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~47 km · Must-see
• Owens Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tehachapi Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~64 km · Must-see
• Indian Wells Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~65 km · Must-see
• Double Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~70 km · Must-see

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