Uncle Sam Mine

Uncle Sam Mine: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Uncle Sam Mine

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Uncle Sam Mine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.09402, -123.28171. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Uncle Sam Mine

• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bigfoot Trail · trek · Humboldt · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~31 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~32 km · Must-see
• Six Rivers National Forest · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~36 km · Must-see
• KIDE-FM (Hoopa) · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~43 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~43 km · Must-see
• Statue Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~44 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~52 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~61 km · Must-see
• Informal Old Etna Viewpoint · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~62 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~62 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~62 km · Must-see
• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ukonom Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Uncle Sam Mine

Other forts & heritage near Uncle Sam Mine

• Morris Graves Museum of Art · fort · Humboldt · ~101 km · Must-see
• Klamath River Radar Station B-71 · fort · Del Norte · ~102 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Historic District · fort · Shasta · ~144 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Mine · fort · Trinity · ~1 km
• Hunter Mine · fort · Trinity · ~1 km
• Mary Blaine Mine · fort · Trinity · ~2 km
• Cinnabar Mine · fort · Trinity · ~3 km
• Boomer Mine · fort · Trinity · ~3 km
• Bell Mine · fort · Siskiyou · ~11 km
• Ball Mine · fort · Siskiyou · ~12 km

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