Chalk Peak

Chalk Peak: 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 Chalk Peak

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 Chalk Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.98857, -121.42688. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chalk Peak

• Sand Dollar Beach · beach · Monterey · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cone Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~12 km · Must-see
• Limekiln State Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~12 km · Must-see
• New Camaldoli Hermitage · church · Monterey · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mission San Antonio de Padua · church · Monterey · ~20 km · Must-see
• Junipero Serra Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~22 km · Must-see
• Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~27 km · Must-see
• John Little State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~29 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~36 km · Must-see
• King City Linear Park · park · Monterey · ~46 km · Must-see
• Piedras Blancas Light Station · beach · San Luis Obispo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hearst Castle · museum · San Luis Obispo · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hearst San Simeon State Park · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ventana Double Cone · viewpoint · Monterey · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake San Antonio · lake · Monterey · ~55 km · Must-see
• William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach · beach · San Luis Obispo · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chalk Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chalk Peak

• Cone Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~12 km · Must-see
• Junipero Serra Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~22 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ventana Double Cone · viewpoint · Monterey · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tierra Redonda Mountain · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pico Blanco · viewpoint · Monterey · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bitterwater Valley · viewpoint · San Benito · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Toro · viewpoint · Monterey · ~77 km · Must-see
• Williamson Valley · viewpoint · San Benito · ~80 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · San Benito · ~85 km · Must-see

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