Foster Ridge

Foster Ridge: 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 Foster Ridge

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 Foster Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.15891, -119.13300. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster Ridge

• Dinkey Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~11 km · Must-see
• Balsam Forebay · lake · Esmeralda · ~13 km · Must-see
• Huntington Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~13 km · Must-see
• Shaver Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kaiser Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~18 km · Must-see
• Courtright Reservoir · lake · Esmeralda · ~19 km · Must-see
• John Muir Trail · trek · Fresno · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sierra National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~25 km · Must-see
• Foolish Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crazy Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Pool Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~33 km · Must-see
• Theodore Solomons Trail · trek · Fresno · ~34 km · Must-see
• Disappointment Lake · lake · Fresno · ~35 km · Must-see
• Disappointment Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Thomas A Edison · lake · Esmeralda · ~36 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~36 km · Must-see
• Burrough Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hell for Sure Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Foster Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Foster Ridge

• Burrough Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~36 km · Must-see
• Shuteye Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~40 km · Must-see
• Merriam Pass · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~42 km · Must-see
• Matthes Glaciers · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~43 km · Must-see
• Recess Pass · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sharktooth Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Gabb · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~47 km · Must-see
• Goethe Glacier · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Julius Caesar · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~48 km · Must-see
• McGee Lakes Pass North · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~48 km · Must-see

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