Heart Rock

Heart Rock: 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 Heart Rock

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 Heart Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.68227, -121.17632. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Heart Rock

• Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sacramento · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake Natoma · lake · Sacramento · ~2 km · Must-see
• Phoenix Park · park · Sacramento · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sacramento California Temple · temple · Sacramento · ~7 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~9 km · Must-see
• Maidu Regional Park · park · Placer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Citrus Heights United Methodist Church · church · Sacramento · ~11 km · Must-see
• El Dorado Hills Archery Range · park · El Dorado · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fair Oaks Bridge · church · Sacramento · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gold Station Park · park · Sacramento · ~13 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Historic Rusch Home & Gardens · park · Sacramento · ~14 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Roseville · church · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jensen Garden Park · park · Sacramento · ~15 km · Must-see
• Folsom Lake Sra-Salmon Falls Ent · waterfall · El Dorado · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cordova Baptist Church · church · Sacramento · ~17 km · Must-see
• Effie Yeaw Nature Center · park · Sacramento · ~18 km · Must-see
• Carmichael Park · park · Sacramento · ~19 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Heart Rock

• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~9 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~72 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~79 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~82 km · Must-see
• Open Capay Space Park · viewpoint · Yolo · ~94 km · Must-see
• Central Valley · viewpoint · San Joaquin · ~98 km · Must-see
• Tells Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~107 km · Must-see
• McConnell Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~108 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~108 km · Must-see

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