Cargyle Meadow

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

Best time to visit Cargyle Meadow

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

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 Cargyle Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.57415, -119.15799. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cargyle Meadow

• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~9 km · Must-see
• Devils Postpile National Monument · sanctuary · Madera · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ritter Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~14 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cabin Lake · lake · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Minaret Summit · viewpoint · Mono · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Mountain · viewpoint · Mono · ~16 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Altha Lake · lake · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sharktooth Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Thousand Island Lake · lake · Madera · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thousand Island Lake · lake · Mineral · ~21 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Pass · lake · Mineral · ~21 km · Must-see
• Electra Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~21 km · Must-see
• Foerster Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Ansel Adams · viewpoint · Mineral · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Ansel Adams · viewpoint · Madera · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cargyle Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Cargyle Meadow

• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~9 km · Must-see
• Devils Postpile National Monument · sanctuary · Madera · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kaiser Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sierra National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dana Meadows · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~47 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~51 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~52 km · Must-see
• Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Mono · ~55 km · Must-see
• Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dinkey Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~56 km · Must-see

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