Crocker Meadows

Crocker Meadows: 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 Crocker Meadows

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 Crocker Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.87784, -120.42371. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crocker Meadows

• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~33 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~33 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~35 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~39 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~50 km · Must-see
• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~50 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crocker Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Crocker Meadows

• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~52 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~69 km · Must-see
• Huffaker Hills Open Space · sanctuary · Washoe · ~92 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~104 km · Must-see
• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~119 km · Must-see
• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~120 km · Must-see

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