Upper Stephens Meadows

Upper Stephens Meadows: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Upper Stephens Meadows

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Upper Stephens Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.52544, -121.14441. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Stephens Meadows

• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~16 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~19 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~20 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~22 km · Must-see
• Nobles-Emigrant Trail · trek · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chester Park · park · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Westwood · church · Lassen · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Stephens Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Upper Stephens Meadows

• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Park Headquarters · sanctuary · Tehama · ~55 km · Must-see
• Latour Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~61 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~88 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lassen · ~91 km · Must-see

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