Keyes Mine

Keyes 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 Keyes 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 Keyes Mine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.62967, -118.51481. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Keyes Mine

• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~4 km · Must-see
• Isabella Main Dam · lake · Kern · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Nye · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Kern · ~13 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kern River Preserve · sanctuary · Nye · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bright Star Wilderness · sanctuary · Kern · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sirretta Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Ming · lake · Esmeralda · ~48 km · Must-see
• California Living Museum · museum · Esmeralda · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kern River County Park · park · Esmeralda · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sherman Pass (California) · viewpoint · Nye · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~54 km · Must-see
• César E. Chávez National Monument · sanctuary · Kern · ~56 km · Must-see
• Owens Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~61 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park · sanctuary · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Keyes Mine

Other forts & heritage near Keyes Mine

• Fort Tejon State Historic Park · fort · Kern · ~114 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Mine · fort · Kern · ~1 km
• White Rock Mine · fort · Kern · ~3 km
• Mayflower Mine · fort · Kern · ~8 km
• Lone Star Mine · fort · Kern · ~9 km
• Heavens Delight Mine · fort · Kern · ~12 km
• Tripoli Prospect · fort · Kern · ~12 km
• Rocky Hill Prospect · fort · Kern · ~12 km
• Devils Hole North Prospect · fort · Kern · ~13 km
• Devils Hole Mine · fort · Kern · ~14 km

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