Upper Carpenter Valley

Upper Carpenter Valley: 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 Upper Carpenter Valley

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 Upper Carpenter Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.39578, -120.31837. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Carpenter Valley

• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~5 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~8 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~10 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~12 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~17 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~24 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~24 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Carpenter Valley

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Upper Carpenter Valley

• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~8 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~53 km · Must-see
• Huffaker Hills Open Space · sanctuary · Washoe · ~61 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Emerald Bay State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~65 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~83 km · Must-see
• Eldorado National Forest · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~87 km · Must-see

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