Kettleman Hills

Kettleman Hills: 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 hill: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Kettleman Hills

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 Kettleman Hills — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.75220, -119.93485. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kettleman Hills

• Antelope Valley · viewpoint · ~19 km · Must-see
• California Coastal Trail · trek · Kern · ~24 km · Must-see
• Polonio Pass · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lost Hills · sanctuary · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tulare Lake · lake · Kings · ~34 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Kings · ~44 km · Must-see
• Zwang Peak · viewpoint · Kings · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Fresno · ~51 km · Must-see
• Long Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~55 km · Must-see
• La Panza Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mustang Peak · viewpoint · Fresno · ~62 km · Must-see
• Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park · park · Tulare · ~63 km · Must-see
• Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~63 km · Must-see
• Corcoran · church · Esmeralda · ~64 km · Must-see
• Los Padres National Forest · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wasco · church · ~71 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake (San Luis Obispo County) · lake · ~73 km · Must-see
• Coalinga Memorial Bowl · park · Fresno · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kettleman Hills

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Kettleman Hills

• Antelope Valley · viewpoint · ~19 km · Must-see
• Polonio Pass · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Kings · ~44 km · Must-see
• Zwang Peak · viewpoint · Kings · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Fresno · ~51 km · Must-see
• Long Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~55 km · Must-see
• La Panza Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mustang Peak · viewpoint · Fresno · ~62 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Fresno · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cuyama Valley · viewpoint · Santa Barbara · ~101 km · Must-see

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