Dolan Ridge

Dolan 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 Dolan 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 Dolan Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.08463, -121.60769. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dolan Ridge

• Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~2 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~3 km · Must-see
• John Little State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~6 km · Must-see
• New Camaldoli Hermitage · church · Monterey · ~11 km · Must-see
• Limekiln State Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cone Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~13 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~14 km · Must-see
• Junipero Serra Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sand Dollar Beach · beach · Monterey · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ventana Double Cone · viewpoint · Monterey · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pfeiffer Beach · beach · Monterey · ~32 km · Must-see
• Andrew Molera State Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pico Blanco · viewpoint · Monterey · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mission San Antonio de Padua · church · Monterey · ~41 km · Must-see
• Point Sur State Historic Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~45 km · Must-see
• Point Sur Lighthouse · sanctuary · Monterey · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rana Creek Ranch Preserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dolan Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dolan Ridge

• Cone Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~13 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~14 km · Must-see
• Junipero Serra Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ventana Double Cone · viewpoint · Monterey · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pico Blanco · viewpoint · Monterey · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Toro · viewpoint · Monterey · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hatton Canyon · viewpoint · Monterey · ~73 km · Must-see
• Williamson Valley · viewpoint · San Benito · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bitterwater Valley · viewpoint · San Benito · ~81 km · Must-see
• Tierra Redonda Mountain · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~82 km · Must-see

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