Pontoon Bridge

Pontoon Bridge: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pontoon Bridge

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Pontoon Bridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.94866, -119.73383. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pontoon Bridge

• Woodward Park · park · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Peoples Church · church · Fresno · ~15 km · Must-see
• Millerton Lake · lake · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Clovis Botanical Garden · church · Esmeralda · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fresno California Temple · church · Fresno · ~21 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Madera · ~22 km · Must-see
• Forestiere Underground Gardens · attraction · Fresno · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fresno Chaffee Zoo · church · Mineral · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fresno Chaffee Zoo · sanctuary · Fresno · ~29 km · Must-see
• Madera Lake · church · Mineral · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fresno Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Esmeralda · ~31 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kearney Park · park · Mineral · ~37 km · Must-see
• Burrough Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jesse Morrow Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~47 km · Must-see
• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pine Flat Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~48 km · Must-see
• Oakhurst · church · Mineral · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pontoon Bridge

Other forts & heritage near Pontoon Bridge

• Exact Center of California · fort · Madera · ~44 km
• Wonder Valley Airport · fort · Fresno · ~52 km
• Du Bois Ranch Airport · fort · Fresno · ~56 km
• San Joaquin Mines · fort · Madera · ~60 km
• Weissman Mine · fort · Madera · ~61 km
• Swanson Ranch Nr 2 Airport · fort · Fresno · ~69 km
• Manzanita Airport · fort · Mariposa · ~71 km
• McSwain Mine · fort · Madera · ~77 km
• Kaiser Diggings · fort · Fresno · ~78 km
• Mariposa Town Historic District · fort · Mariposa · ~79 km

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