Dodge Ridge

Dodge Ridge: 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 Dodge Ridge

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 Dodge Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.16427, -119.98047. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dodge Ridge

• Pinecrest Lake · lake · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Stanislaus National Forest · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~10 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Tuolumne · ~11 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Douglas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kibbie Lake · lake · Lyon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Lyon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Tuolumne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake · lake · Tuolumne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake · lake · Lyon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Flora Lake · lake · Lyon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Granite Dome · viewpoint · Douglas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Eleanor · lake · Lyon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Eleanor · lake · Tuolumne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Twain Harte Evangelical Free Church · church · Tuolumne · ~32 km · Must-see
• New Spicer Meadow Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Big Island Lake · lake · Lyon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Big Trees State Park · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~34 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dodge Ridge

• Bartlett Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Granite Dome · viewpoint · Douglas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Andrews Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Night Cap Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bigelow Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Leavitt Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chittenden Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tiltill Valley · viewpoint · Lyon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sonora Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~44 km · Must-see

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