Cold Stream Meadow

Cold Stream Meadow: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cold Stream Meadow

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Cold Stream Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.45392, -120.35448. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cold Stream Meadow

• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~3 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~5 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~11 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~12 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~18 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~21 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~21 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~28 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~31 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cold Stream Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Cold Stream Meadow

• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~62 km · Must-see
• Huffaker Hills Open Space · sanctuary · Washoe · ~65 km · Must-see
• Emerald Bay State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~74 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Auburn State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Placer · ~91 km · Must-see

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