Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock: 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 Jailhouse Rock

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 Jailhouse Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.90747, -120.55817. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jailhouse Rock

• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~7 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~7 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Knights Ferry Covered Bridge · church · Stanislaus · ~17 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~17 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sonora United Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~23 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~25 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~27 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~27 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Reservoir · lake · Tuolumne · ~29 km · Must-see
• New Don Pedro Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~35 km · Must-see
• Oakdale Recreation Area · church · Stanislaus · ~39 km · Must-see
• Twain Harte Evangelical Free Church · church · Tuolumne · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jailhouse Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jailhouse Rock

• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~49 km · Must-see
• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~77 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~77 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~90 km · Must-see
• Central Valley · viewpoint · San Joaquin · ~93 km · Must-see
• Tiltill Valley · viewpoint · Lyon · ~95 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~96 km · Must-see
• Kern Canyon · viewpoint · Stanislaus · ~96 km · Must-see

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