Wallace Canyon

Wallace Canyon: 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 Wallace Canyon

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 Wallace Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.97831, -120.57375. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wallace Canyon

• Union Valley Reservoir · lake · El Dorado · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~24 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Francis Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~25 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pollock Pines Recreation Park · park · El Dorado · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704 · park · El Dorado · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tells Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sly Park Waterfall · waterfall · El Dorado · ~35 km · Must-see
• McConnell Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~36 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Eldorado National Forest · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~37 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~38 km · Must-see
• Red Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see
• Auburn State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Placer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lost Corner Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wallace Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Wallace Canyon

• Tells Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~35 km · Must-see
• McConnell Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~36 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~38 km · Must-see
• Red Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lost Corner Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~40 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Placer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Middle Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~43 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~43 km · Must-see

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