Yellow Jacket Spring

Yellow Jacket Spring: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Yellow Jacket Spring

Season: October to February.

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 Yellow Jacket Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.59458, -118.12738. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yellow Jacket Spring

• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bright Star Wilderness · sanctuary · Kern · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kern River Preserve · sanctuary · Nye · ~24 km · Must-see
• Owens Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Nye · ~36 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Kern · ~36 km · Must-see
• Inyokern · church · Nye · ~36 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~37 km · Must-see
• Burro Schmidt Tunnel · attraction · Kern · ~38 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~41 km · Must-see
• Isabella Main Dam · lake · Kern · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sirretta Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ridgecrest · church · Nye · ~52 km · Must-see
• Maturango Museum · museum · Nye · ~52 km · Must-see
• Indian Wells Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sherman Pass (California) · viewpoint · Nye · ~61 km · Must-see

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Other other attractions near Yellow Jacket Spring

• Burro Schmidt Tunnel · attraction · Kern · ~38 km · Must-see
• Trona Pinnacles · attraction · San Bernardino · ~85 km · Must-see
• Cerro Gordo Ghost Town · attraction · Inyo · ~136 km · Must-see
• Desert Lighthouse · attraction · San Bernardino · ~136 km · Must-see
• McIver's Spring · attraction · Kern · ~7 km
• Willow Spring · attraction · Kern · ~18 km
• Burning Moscow Spring · attraction · Kern · ~24 km
• Harris Grade Spring · attraction · Kern · ~25 km
• Ashley Hot Spring · attraction · Kern · ~29 km
• Andress Spring · attraction · Kern · ~29 km

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