Long Point

Long 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 Long 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 Long Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.97018, -120.96966. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Point

• Auburn State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Placer · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Falls Lake Clementine · waterfall · Placer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Auburn District Regional Park · church · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~25 km · Must-see
• Coloma Resort · park · El Dorado · ~25 km · Must-see
• Folsom Lake Sra-Salmon Falls Ent · waterfall · El Dorado · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Empire Mine State Historic Park · park · Nevada · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pine Hill State Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of Our Saviour · church · El Dorado · ~38 km · Must-see
• Eddy Arboretum · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum · museum · El Dorado · ~38 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~38 km · Must-see
• El Dorado County Federated Church · church · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see
• Placerville City Park · park · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see
• Camp Far West Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Long Point

• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~38 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~47 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tells Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~78 km · Must-see
• McConnell Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~79 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~79 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~80 km · Must-see

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