Thomes Gorge

Thomes Gorge: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Thomes Gorge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Thomes Gorge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.85372, -122.66379. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomes Gorge

• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~30 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~32 km · Must-see
• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~33 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~33 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~35 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~36 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~43 km · Must-see
• Corning Community Park · park · Tehama · ~51 km · Must-see
• Orland Southern Baptist Church · church · Glenn · ~52 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~58 km · Must-see
• Red Bluff Recreation Area · church · Tehama · ~65 km · Must-see
• Abbey of New Clairvaux · church · Tehama · ~65 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thomes Gorge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thomes Gorge

• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~30 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~33 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~43 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~58 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~66 km · Must-see
• Spyrock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~83 km · Must-see

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