String Meadows

String 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 String 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 String Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.49725, -119.10777. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near String Meadows

• Sharktooth Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~9 km · Must-see
• Devils Postpile National Monument · sanctuary · Madera · ~17 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~18 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Mineral · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Virginia · lake · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Lone Indian · lake · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Mountain · viewpoint · Mono · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nüümü Hu Hupi · lake · Esmeralda · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Thomas A Edison · lake · Esmeralda · ~22 km · Must-see
• Minaret Summit · viewpoint · Mono · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bloody Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Izaak Walton · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ritter Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~26 km · Must-see
• Red Slate Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cabin Lake · lake · Mineral · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldwin · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Pool Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of String Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near String Meadows

• Devils Postpile National Monument · sanctuary · Madera · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kaiser Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sierra National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dinkey Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~45 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~53 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dana Meadows · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~59 km · Must-see
• Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Mono · ~67 km · Must-see
• Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~67 km · Must-see

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