Barney Riley

Barney Riley: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Barney Riley

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Barney Riley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.76465, -119.66629. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barney Riley

• Topaz Lake · lake · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grover Hot Springs · sanctuary · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• China Spring · viewpoint · Douglas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Oreana Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Siegel · viewpoint · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Jobs Canyon · viewpoint · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Antelope Valley · viewpoint · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Freel Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Freel Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~28 km · Must-see
• Raymond Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hope Valley · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ebbetts Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Stevens Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Red Lake Peak · lake · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see
• West Walker River Preserve · sanctuary · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• East Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barney Riley

Other forts & heritage near Barney Riley

• SS Tahoe · fort · Douglas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bower's Mansion · fort · Washoe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~129 km · Must-see
• Willard-McDonald Mine · fort · Douglas · ~13 km
• Exchequer Mine · fort · Alpine · ~23 km
• Lady Franklin Mine · fort · Alpine · ~23 km
• IXL Mine · fort · Alpine · ~24 km
• Acacia Mine · fort · Alpine · ~24 km
• Gould and Curry Mine · fort · Alpine · ~24 km
• Pennsylvania Mine · fort · Alpine · ~26 km

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