Power House

Power House: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Power House

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Power House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.44957, -120.47043. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Power House

• Point Conception Light · fort · Santa Barbara · ~0 km · Must-see
• Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve · sanctuary · Santa Barbara · ~3 km · Must-see
• Jalama Beach County Park · beach · Santa Barbara · ~9 km · Must-see
• Santa Barbara County Building;Lompoc Museum;Lompoc Museum Associates Research Library · church · Santa Barbara · ~26 km · Must-see
• Point Arguello Light · attraction · Santa Barbara · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gaviota Peak · viewpoint · Santa Barbara · ~32 km · Must-see
• La Purísima Mission State Historic Park · sanctuary · Santa Barbara · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gaviota State Park · sanctuary · Santa Barbara · ~34 km · Must-see
• Purisima Hills · viewpoint · Santa Barbara · ~40 km · Must-see
• OstrichLand USA · park · Santa Barbara · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · California · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elverhøj Museum · museum · Santa Barbara · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mission Santa Inés · church · Santa Barbara · ~43 km · Must-see
• Refugio State Beach · beach · Santa Barbara · ~47 km · Must-see
• El Capitán State Beach · beach · Santa Barbara · ~53 km · Must-see
• Santa Ynez Peak · viewpoint · Santa Barbara · ~57 km · Must-see
• Neverland Ranch Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chapel of San Ramon · church · Santa Barbara · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Power House

Other forts & heritage near Power House

• Point Conception Light · fort · Santa Barbara · ~0 km · Must-see
• Faith Mission · fort · Santa Barbara · ~89 km · Must-see
• Painted Rock · fort · San Luis Obispo · ~119 km · Must-see
• Winfield Scott · fort · Ventura · ~139 km · Must-see
• Coal House · fort · Santa Barbara · ~0 km
• Keepers Quarters · fort · Santa Barbara · ~0 km
• Fremont Foxon Historical Marker · fort · Santa Barbara · ~28 km
• SLC-10E Launch Shed · fort · Santa Barbara · ~47 km
• Building 1664 · fort · Santa Barbara · ~47 km
• Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 10 · fort · Santa Barbara · ~47 km

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