Big Bend

Big Bend: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Bend

Season: October to February.

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 Big Bend — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.01970, -121.90780. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Bend

• Pit Six Dam · lake · Shasta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake McCloud · lake · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pit Number 7 97-122 Dam · lake · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Burney Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Little Round Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Burney Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Shasta Lake · lake · Shasta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Shasta Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Assembly of God Church of Dunsmuir · church · Siskiyou · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mossbrae Falls · waterfall · Siskiyou · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Shasta Caverns · lake · Shasta · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~52 km · Must-see
• Brushy Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~53 km · Must-see

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Other other attractions near Big Bend

• Sundial Bridge · attraction · Shasta · ~77 km · Must-see
• KQMS-AM (Redding) · attraction · Shasta · ~78 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Works · attraction · Shasta · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~89 km · Must-see
• Petroglyph Point · attraction · Modoc · ~127 km · Must-see
• Dad Lofton Spring · attraction · Shasta · ~19 km
• Indian Springs · attraction · Shasta · ~48 km
• Fall River Mills · attraction · Shasta · ~49 km
• Lakehead · attraction · Shasta · ~52 km
• Mount Shasta Ski Park · attraction · Siskiyou · ~52 km

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