Simon Mine

Simon 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 Simon 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 Simon Mine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.38912, -118.32536. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simon Mine

• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bright Star Wilderness · sanctuary · Kern · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~32 km · Must-see
• César E. Chávez National Monument · sanctuary · Kern · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kern River Preserve · sanctuary · Nye · ~39 km · Must-see
• Isabella Main Dam · lake · Kern · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Nye · ~41 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Kern · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~44 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bethlehem Priory of Saint Joseph · church · Kern · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mojave Community Congregational Church · church · Kern · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fremont Valley · viewpoint · Kern · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mojave East Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tehachapi Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~51 km · Must-see
• Burro Schmidt Tunnel · attraction · Kern · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Simon Mine

Other forts & heritage near Simon Mine

• Fort Tejon State Historic Park · fort · Kern · ~97 km · Must-see
• Beale's Cut Trail · fort · Los Angeles · ~147 km · Must-see
• Locarno Mine · fort · Kern · ~1 km
• Four Oaks Mine · fort · Kern · ~1 km
• Gwynne Mine · fort · Kern · ~1 km
• Gwynnette Mine · fort · Kern · ~2 km
• Gallup Mine · fort · Kern · ~3 km
• Saddie Mine · fort · Kern · ~3 km
• Hard Luck Mine · fort · Kern · ~4 km
• Don Levy Mine · fort · Kern · ~5 km

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