River Otter Loop

River Otter Loop: 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 trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit River Otter Loop

Season: October to February.

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 River Otter Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.96876, -121.17787. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Otter Loop

• Auburn District Regional Park · church · Placer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Camp Far West Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Falls Lake Clementine · waterfall · Placer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Auburn State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Placer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Spenceville Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Yuba · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wheatland Baptist Church · church · Yuba · ~28 km · Must-see
• Folsom Lake Sra-Salmon Falls Ent · waterfall · El Dorado · ~28 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Maidu Regional Park · park · Placer · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Roseville · church · Placer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Empire Mine State Historic Park · park · Nevada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~38 km · Must-see
• Historic Rusch Home & Gardens · park · Sacramento · ~39 km · Must-see
• Harry L Englebright Lake Dam · lake · Yuba · ~39 km · Must-see
• Coloma Resort · park · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see
• Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see
• Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sacramento · ~40 km · Must-see
• Citrus Heights United Methodist Church · church · Sacramento · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Otter Loop

Other treks near River Otter Loop

• Tahoe Rim Trail · trek · El Dorado · ~120 km · Must-see
• PCT - California Section L · trek · Sierra · ~102 km
• PCT - California Section K · trek · Placer · ~108 km
• PCT - California Section M · trek · Plumas · ~117 km
• Blue Oak Loop · trek · Placer · ~1 km
• Olmstead Loop Trail · trek · El Dorado · ~20 km
• ADT - California - T - Seg 4 · trek · Placer · ~26 km
• ADT - California - T - Seg 5 · trek · Placer · ~36 km
• Independence Trail · trek · Nevada · ~45 km
• Gold River Nature Trail · trek · Sacramento · ~48 km

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