Quartz Hill

Quartz Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Quartz Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Quartz Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.63904, -122.41529. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Quartz Hill

• Lake Redding Park · lake · Shasta · ~6 km · Must-see
• McConnell Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shasta · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bethel Redding · church · Shasta · ~7 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Reservoir · lake · Shasta · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Shasta · sanctuary · Shasta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sundial Bridge · attraction · Shasta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pilgrim Congregational Church · church · Shasta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Turtle Bay Exploration Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mary Lake · lake · Shasta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Shasta Dam · lake · Shasta · ~11 km · Must-see
• KQMS-AM (Redding) · attraction · Shasta · ~14 km · Must-see
• Brandy Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Whiskeytown Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~21 km · Must-see
• Palo Cedro Community Church · church · Shasta · ~22 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Shasta Caverns · lake · Shasta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Anderson River Park · church · Shasta · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Quartz Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Quartz Hill

• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Little Round Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~52 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~67 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Latour Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~75 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~82 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~82 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~83 km · Must-see

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