The Elbow

The Elbow: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Elbow

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 The Elbow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.43064, -119.04134. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Elbow

• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Patterson · viewpoint · Lyon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Brawley Peaks · viewpoint · Mineral · ~29 km · Must-see
• Middle Sister · viewpoint · Lyon · ~30 km · Must-see
• East Sister · viewpoint · Lyon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bodie State Historic Park · viewpoint · Mineral · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Hicks · viewpoint · Mineral · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Grant · viewpoint · Mineral · ~33 km · Must-see
• Powell Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~40 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake Recreation Area · lake · Mineral · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mineral County Museum · museum · Mineral · ~47 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake · lake · Mineral · ~51 km · Must-see
• West Walker River Preserve · sanctuary · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dunderberg Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~57 km · Must-see
• Antelope Valley · viewpoint · Douglas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve · lake · Mono · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake · lake · Mono · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Elbow

Other parks near The Elbow

• Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area · park · Mono · ~67 km · Must-see
• Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site · park · Mono · ~45 km
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Mineral · ~47 km
• Indian Creek Recreation Lands · park · Alpine · ~91 km
• Turtle Rock County Park · park · Alpine · ~92 km
• Lampe Park · park · Douglas · ~104 km
• Shady Rest Park · park · Mono · ~108 km
• Community Center Park · park · Mono · ~108 km
• Mammoth Creek Park West · park · Mono · ~111 km
• Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area · park · Mono · ~112 km

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