Independence Point

Independence 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 Independence 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 Independence Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.46434, -120.80550. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Independence Point

• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~5 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~30 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~34 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~35 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~37 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~38 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~43 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Independence Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Independence Point

• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~47 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~51 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~56 km · Must-see

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