Deer Meadow

Deer Meadow: 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 Deer Meadow

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 Deer Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.38983, -121.30198. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Meadow

• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chester Park · park · Plumas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~17 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~22 km · Must-see
• Nobles-Emigrant Trail · trek · Shasta · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~23 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~24 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Works · attraction · Shasta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Deer Meadow

• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Park Headquarters · sanctuary · Tehama · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~36 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Shasta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Latour Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~55 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~91 km · Must-see
• William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park · sanctuary · Tehama · ~102 km · Must-see

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