Bud Canyon

Bud 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 Bud 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 Bud Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.70216, -120.39905. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bud Canyon

• Polonio Pass · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Kings · ~32 km · Must-see
• Paso Robles Veterans Park · church · San Luis Obispo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Fresno · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mission San Miguel Arcángel · church · San Luis Obispo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rios-Caledonia Adobe · park · San Luis Obispo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Long Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mustang Peak · viewpoint · Fresno · ~38 km · Must-see
• Zwang Peak · viewpoint · Kings · ~38 km · Must-see
• California Coastal Trail · trek · Kern · ~39 km · Must-see
• Los Padres National Forest · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Atascadero Lake Park · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~45 km · Must-see
• Charles Paddock Zoo · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~45 km · Must-see
• Antelope Valley · viewpoint · ~46 km · Must-see
• Santa Margarita Lake · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~52 km · Must-see
• La Panza Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cerro Alto · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cuesta Ridge Botanical Special Interest Area · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bud Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bud Canyon

• Polonio Pass · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Kings · ~32 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Fresno · ~34 km · Must-see
• Long Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mustang Peak · viewpoint · Fresno · ~38 km · Must-see
• Zwang Peak · viewpoint · Kings · ~38 km · Must-see
• Antelope Valley · viewpoint · ~46 km · Must-see
• La Panza Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cerro Alto · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bishop Peak · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~65 km · Must-see

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