Big Meadow

Big Meadow: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Big Meadow

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Big Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.98179, -118.74866. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Meadow

• Tehipite Valley · viewpoint · Fresno · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tehipite Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Canyon · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kings Canyon National Park · sanctuary · Fresno · ~14 km · Must-see
• Theodore Solomons Trail · trek · Fresno · ~15 km · Must-see
• Martha Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~16 km · Must-see
• Inyo National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Solomons · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Solomons · viewpoint · Fresno · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Warlow Glacier · viewpoint · Fresno · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Warlow Glacier · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hell for Sure Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~23 km · Must-see
• Langille Peak · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Huxley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~23 km · Must-see
• Disappointment Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~23 km · Must-see
• Disappointment Lake · lake · Fresno · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Fiske Glacier · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~24 km · Must-see
• McGee Lakes Pass North · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Meadow

• Kings Canyon National Park · sanctuary · Fresno · ~14 km · Must-see
• Inyo National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jennie Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Tulare · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dinkey Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kaiser Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sequoia National Park · sanctuary · Tulare · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sierra National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~74 km · Must-see
• Manzanar National Historic Site · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~75 km · Must-see
• Manzanar National Historic Site · sanctuary · Inyo · ~75 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~76 km · Must-see

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