Red Rocks

Red Rocks: 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 Red Rocks

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 Red Rocks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.02601, -122.51970. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Rocks

• Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument · sanctuary · Lake · ~1 km · Must-see
• Indian Valley Dam · lake · Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Wilbur Hot Springs · attraction · Colusa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · viewpoint · Colusa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Clearlake · church · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Borax Lake · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Anderson Marsh State Historic Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lower Lake Stone Jail · lake · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Yolo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thurston Lake · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• McLaughlin Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Seigler Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hidden Valley Lake · lake · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Hannah · viewpoint · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Rocks

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Rocks

• Bear Valley · viewpoint · Colusa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Yolo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Seigler Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Hannah · viewpoint · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Harbin Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cobb Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mahnke Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helena · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~51 km · Must-see

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