Beacon Point

Beacon Point: 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 Beacon Point

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 Beacon Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.53324, -120.04965. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beacon Point

• Crystal Peak Park · viewpoint · Washoe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Peavine Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Reno Nevada Temple · church · Washoe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral · church · Washoe · ~25 km · Must-see
• University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum · park · Washoe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~26 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Nature Study Area · lake · Washoe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Houghton · viewpoint · Washoe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Rose Relay Station · viewpoint · Washoe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Huffaker Hills Open Space · sanctuary · Washoe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rose Knob Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Alexander Lake · lake · Washoe · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beacon Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Beacon Point

• Crystal Peak Park · viewpoint · Washoe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Peavine Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Houghton · viewpoint · Washoe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Rose Relay Station · viewpoint · Washoe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rose Knob Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Slide Mountain · viewpoint · Washoe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Washoe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Hills · viewpoint · Washoe · ~36 km · Must-see

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