Buck Meadow

Buck Meadow: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buck Meadow

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Buck Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.34682, -120.08475. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buck Meadow

• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~6 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~9 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Washoe · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Rose Relay Station · viewpoint · Washoe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rose Knob Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Houghton · viewpoint · Washoe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Pluto · viewpoint · Placer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Burnt Cedar Beach · beach · Washoe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Slide Mountain · viewpoint · Washoe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak Park · viewpoint · Washoe · ~25 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buck Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Buck Meadow

• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Huffaker Hills Open Space · sanctuary · Washoe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~43 km · Must-see
• Emerald Bay State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~54 km · Must-see
• Eldorado National Forest · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~85 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~87 km · Must-see
• Grover Hot Springs · sanctuary · Douglas · ~94 km · Must-see

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