Balls

Balls: 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 Balls

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 Balls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.50715, -119.35626. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balls

• Chittenden Lake · lake · Mineral · ~7 km · Must-see
• Blackie Lake · lake · Mineral · ~10 km · Must-see
• Breeze Lake · lake · Mineral · ~10 km · Must-see
• Breeze Lake · lake · Madera · ~10 km · Must-see
• Triple Divide Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Pool Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shuteye Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~25 km · Must-see
• Adair Lake · lake · Mineral · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Pass · lake · Mineral · ~26 km · Must-see
• Foerster Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Mineral · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Mariposa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Giant · attraction · Mariposa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Ansel Adams · viewpoint · Mineral · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Ansel Adams · viewpoint · Madera · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balls

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Balls

• Triple Divide Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~17 km · Must-see
• Shuteye Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~24 km · Must-see
• Foerster Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Ansel Adams · viewpoint · Mineral · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Ansel Adams · viewpoint · Madera · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ritter Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~29 km · Must-see
• Electra Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rodgers Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rodgers Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clark Canyon · viewpoint · Mineral · ~34 km · Must-see

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