Star Valley

Star Valley: 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 Star Valley

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 Star Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.39293, 116.17796. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Star Valley

• Tailing Tomb · fort · Changping · ~10 km · Must-see
• Dingling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~14 km · Must-see
• Zhaoling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~15 km · Must-see
• Yongling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~16 km · Must-see
• Deling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cloud Platform · fort · Changping · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ju'yongguan Fortress · viewpoint · Changping · ~19 km · Must-see
• Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall · museum · Yanqing · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mangshan National Forest Park · sanctuary · Changping · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mutianyu Great Wall · sanctuary · Huairou · ~41 km · Must-see
• 故宫博物院北院区 · museum · Haidian · ~41 km · Must-see
• 龙泉寺 · Buddhist site · Haidian · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beijing Fenghuangling Natural Park · sanctuary · Haidian · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beijing Songshan National Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Yanqing · ~43 km · Must-see
• Huairou Reservoir · lake · Huairou · ~45 km · Must-see
• Yangtai Shan · viewpoint · Mentougou · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hongluo Temple · temple · Huairou · ~47 km · Must-see
• Goddess Temple · temple · Mentougou · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Star Valley

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Star Valley

• Mangshan National Forest Park · sanctuary · Changping · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mutianyu Great Wall · sanctuary · Huairou · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beijing Fenghuangling Natural Park · sanctuary · Haidian · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beijing Songshan National Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Yanqing · ~43 km · Must-see
• Baiwang Mountain Forest Park · sanctuary · Haidian · ~51 km · Must-see
• Beijing Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Haidian · ~54 km · Must-see
• Zhi Yuan Zhai · sanctuary · Haidian · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fragrant Hills Park · sanctuary · Haidian · ~56 km · Must-see
• National Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences · sanctuary · Haidian · ~56 km · Must-see
• 八大处公园 · sanctuary · Shijingshan · ~60 km · Must-see

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