Saddle Spring

Saddle 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 Saddle 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 Saddle Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.51931, -118.41232. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saddle Spring

• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bright Star Wilderness · sanctuary · Kern · ~19 km · Must-see
• Isabella Main Dam · lake · Kern · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Nye · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kern River Preserve · sanctuary · Nye · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Kern · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~32 km · Must-see
• César E. Chávez National Monument · sanctuary · Kern · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Ming · lake · Esmeralda · ~53 km · Must-see
• California Living Museum · museum · Esmeralda · ~55 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kern River County Park · park · Esmeralda · ~55 km · Must-see
• Owens Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sirretta Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~57 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bethlehem Priory of Saint Joseph · church · Kern · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Saddle Spring

Other other attractions near Saddle Spring

• Burro Schmidt Tunnel · attraction · Kern · ~63 km · Must-see
• Trona Pinnacles · attraction · San Bernardino · ~118 km · Must-see
• Tharp's Log · attraction · Tulare · ~149 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring · attraction · Kern · ~8 km
• Piute Spring · attraction · Kern · ~10 km
• Thompson Spring · attraction · Kern · ~12 km
• O'Brien Spring · attraction · Kern · ~16 km
• Scovern Hot Springs · attraction · Kern · ~16 km
• Waterhole Mine Spring · attraction · Kern · ~16 km
• Harris Grade Spring · attraction · Kern · ~18 km

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