Spencer Meadow

Spencer 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 Spencer 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 Spencer Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.42036, -121.48149. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spencer Meadow

• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Works · attraction · Shasta · ~7 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~10 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Park Headquarters · sanctuary · Tehama · ~17 km · Must-see
• Manzanita Lake · lake · Shasta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~19 km · Must-see
• Nobles-Emigrant Trail · trek · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spencer Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Spencer Meadow

• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Park Headquarters · sanctuary · Tehama · ~17 km · Must-see
• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~30 km · Must-see
• Latour Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~41 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Shasta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~77 km · Must-see
• William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park · sanctuary · Tehama · ~85 km · Must-see
• Turtle Bay Exploration Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~97 km · Must-see

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