Lovers Leap

Lovers Leap: 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 Lovers Leap

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 Lovers Leap — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.17462, -120.80772. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lovers Leap

• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~6 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~18 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~23 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~25 km · Must-see
• Empire Mine State Historic Park · park · Nevada · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Auburn State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Placer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Falls Lake Clementine · waterfall · Placer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Auburn District Regional Park · church · Placer · ~44 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~45 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~47 km · Must-see
• Harry L Englebright Lake Dam · lake · Yuba · ~51 km · Must-see

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• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~56 km · Must-see
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