Franklin Point

Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.04599, -122.68028. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Franklin Point

• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~19 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~37 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~40 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Herman's Chapel · church · Shasta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~49 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~52 km · Must-see
• William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park · sanctuary · Tehama · ~53 km · Must-see
• Red Bluff Recreation Area · church · Tehama · ~53 km · Must-see
• Corning Community Park · park · Tehama · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Xenia's Skete · church · Trinity · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hall City Caves · cave · Trinity · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Historic District · fort · Shasta · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Franklin Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Franklin Point

• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~19 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~37 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~49 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~79 km · Must-see
• Spyrock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~84 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~84 km · Must-see

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