Gopher Hill

Gopher Hill: 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 Gopher Hill

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 Gopher Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.95360, -121.02784. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gopher Hill

• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~8 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mountain Meadows Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~44 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Westwood · church · Lassen · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~51 km · Must-see
• Chester Park · park · Plumas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gopher Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gopher Hill

• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~64 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~65 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~74 km · Must-see

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