Jail Canyon

Jail Canyon: 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 Jail Canyon

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 Jail Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.19189, -117.16026. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jail Canyon

• Telescope Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~16 km · Must-see
• Panamint Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~21 km · Must-see
• Panamint Valley · viewpoint · Inyo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Death Valley National Park · sanctuary · Inyo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Maturango Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~39 km · Must-see
• Devils Golf Course · viewpoint · Inyo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Badwater Basin panorama · viewpoint · Inyo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Badwater Basin · lake · Inyo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dante's View · viewpoint · Inyo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Death Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~49 km · Must-see
• Zabriskie Point · viewpoint · Inyo · ~50 km · Must-see
• Burnt Wagons · attraction · Inyo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Nye · ~58 km · Must-see
• Coso Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~62 km · Must-see
• Timbisha · beach · Inyo · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jail Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jail Canyon

• Telescope Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~16 km · Must-see
• Panamint Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~21 km · Must-see
• Panamint Valley · viewpoint · Inyo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Maturango Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~39 km · Must-see
• Devils Golf Course · viewpoint · Inyo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Badwater Basin panorama · viewpoint · Inyo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dante's View · viewpoint · Inyo · ~49 km · Must-see

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