Large Boulder

Large Boulder: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Large Boulder

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Large Boulder — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.42447, 116.28779. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Large Boulder

• Tailing Tomb · fort · Changping · ~16 km · Must-see
• Deling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~19 km · Must-see
• Yongling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dingling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~20 km · Must-see
• Zhaoling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mangshan National Forest Park · sanctuary · Changping · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mutianyu Great Wall · sanctuary · Huairou · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cloud Platform · fort · Changping · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ju'yongguan Fortress · viewpoint · Changping · ~30 km · Must-see
• Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall · museum · Yanqing · ~32 km · Must-see
• Huairou Reservoir · lake · Huairou · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hongluo Temple · temple · Huairou · ~36 km · Must-see
• 怀柔博物馆 · museum · Huairou · ~39 km · Must-see
• Yanqi Lake · lake · Huairou · ~40 km · Must-see
• 故宫博物院北院区 · museum · Haidian · ~46 km · Must-see
• 龙泉寺 · Buddhist site · Haidian · ~50 km · Must-see
• Beijing Fenghuangling Natural Park · sanctuary · Haidian · ~50 km · Must-see
• Beijing Songshan National Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Yanqing · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Large Boulder

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Large Boulder

• Ju'yongguan Fortress · viewpoint · Changping · ~30 km · Must-see
• Yangtai Shan · viewpoint · Mentougou · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jade Spring Hill · viewpoint · Haidian · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Ling · viewpoint · Mentougou · ~105 km · Must-see
• Mount Pan · viewpoint · Jizhou · ~114 km · Must-see
• Wuling Mountain · viewpoint · Chengde · ~128 km · Must-see
• Large Rock · viewpoint · Huairou · ~0 km
• 绳者基地 · viewpoint · Changping · ~45 km
• 三道沟梁尖 · viewpoint · Zhangjiakou · ~46 km
• 外星人基地岩场 · viewpoint · Changping · ~46 km

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