Bucks Summit

Bucks Summit: 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 Bucks Summit

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 Bucks Summit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.89989, -121.11857. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bucks Summit

• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mountain Meadows Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bucks Summit

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bucks Summit

• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~66 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~72 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~73 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~74 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~75 km · Must-see

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