Bidwell Mansion

Bidwell Mansion: 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 Bidwell Mansion

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 Bidwell Mansion — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.73237, -121.84353. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bidwell Mansion

• Janet Turner Print Museum · museum · Butte · ~0 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northern California Art · museum · Butte · ~1 km · Must-see
• Chico Gospel Hall · church · Butte · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lower Bidwell Park · sanctuary · Butte · ~3 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~8 km · Must-see
• Evangelical Free Church of Hamilton City · church · Glenn · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~31 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~35 km · Must-see
• Abbey of New Clairvaux · church · Tehama · ~37 km · Must-see
• Orland Southern Baptist Church · church · Glenn · ~38 km · Must-see
• Oroville Chinese Temple · museum · Butte · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~44 km · Must-see
• KIQS (Willows) · attraction · Glenn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Corning Community Park · park · Tehama · ~45 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~47 km · Must-see
• Willows Christian Church · church · Glenn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bidwell Mansion

Other forts & heritage near Bidwell Mansion

• Cottonwood Historic District · fort · Shasta · ~102 km · Must-see
• Black Diamond Mine · fort · Butte · ~33 km
• Bidwell Bar Bridge (1855) · fort · Butte · ~50 km
• Colusa County Courthouse · fort · Colusa · ~74 km
• Colusa Carnegie Library · fort · Colusa · ~74 km
• World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line · fort · Nevada · ~94 km
• Alleghany Road · fort · Yuba · ~94 km
• Reading Adobe Site · fort · Shasta · ~99 km
• Quincy Schoolhouse · fort · Plumas · ~100 km
• Nevada Theatre · fort · Nevada · ~110 km

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