McClellan Meadows

McClellan Meadows: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit McClellan Meadows

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

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 McClellan Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.99867, -121.89251. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McClellan Meadows

• Lone Butte · viewpoint · Skamania · ~9 km · Must-see
• Indian Heaven Wilderness · sanctuary · Skamania · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lemei Rock · viewpoint · Skamania · ~13 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Skamania · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~15 km · Must-see
• Carson National Fish Hatchery · park · Skamania · ~19 km · Must-see
• South Prairie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~22 km · Must-see
• Swift Reservoir · lake · Skamania · ~23 km · Must-see
• Trout Creek Hill · viewpoint · Skamania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Beauty · viewpoint · Skamania · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wind River Arboretum · park · Skamania · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Skamania · ~29 km · Must-see
• Swift Dam · lake · Skamania · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot National Forest · sanctuary · Skamania · ~33 km · Must-see
• Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~35 km · Must-see
• Shoestring Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lower Butte · sanctuary · Skamania · ~38 km · Must-see
• Yale Lake · lake · Clark · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McClellan Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near McClellan Meadows

• Indian Heaven Wilderness · sanctuary · Skamania · ~11 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot National Forest · sanctuary · Skamania · ~33 km · Must-see
• Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lower Butte · sanctuary · Skamania · ~38 km · Must-see
• Goat Marsh Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wyeth State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hood River · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Skamania · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument · sanctuary · Skamania · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yakima · ~50 km · Must-see
• Beacon Rock State Park · sanctuary · Skamania · ~50 km · Must-see

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