Ellen Mine

Ellen 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 Ellen 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 Ellen Mine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.85986, -123.00475. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ellen Mine

• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~16 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~19 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~20 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~27 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~27 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~27 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~32 km · Must-see
• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~41 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hayfork Park · park · Trinity · ~47 km · Must-see
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Whiskeytown Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Brandy Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ellen Mine

Other forts & heritage near Ellen Mine

• Cottonwood Historic District · fort · Shasta · ~101 km · Must-see
• Morris Graves Museum of Art · fort · Humboldt · ~122 km · Must-see
• Klamath River Radar Station B-71 · fort · Del Norte · ~145 km · Must-see
• Ralston Group · fort · Trinity · ~1 km
• Maple Mine · fort · Trinity · ~2 km
• Mason and Thayer Mine · fort · Trinity · ~3 km
• Arbuckel Mine · fort · Trinity · ~9 km
• Alaska Mine · fort · Trinity · ~10 km
• McClaron Mine · fort · Trinity · ~12 km
• Tolly Hill Mine · fort · Trinity · ~14 km

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