Red Dot Trail

Red Dot Trail: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Red Dot Trail

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Red Dot Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.37365, -120.32516. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Dot Trail

• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~3 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~7 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~9 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~10 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~24 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~24 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Dot Trail

Other forts & heritage near Red Dot Trail

• Bower's Mansion · fort · Washoe · ~53 km · Must-see
• SS Tahoe · fort · Douglas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Monument · fort · Nevada · ~12 km
• American Eagle Mine · fort · Placer · ~49 km
• Dorer Mine · fort · Placer · ~50 km
• Blackhawk Mine · fort · Placer · ~51 km
• Galena Creek Historic Schoolhouse · fort · Washoe · ~55 km
• Maid of Orleans Mine · fort · Nevada · ~56 km
• Fruitvale Mine · fort · Nevada · ~56 km
• Big Chief Mine · fort · Placer · ~57 km

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