Best places in Sierra County
Discover the best places in Sierra County, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. Please note that certain places categories are intentionally excluded to ensure a refined selection. Ratings are based from 30 places in the city.
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Elephant Butte Lake State Park
State park
The state's largest park features camping & hiking, plus a huge lake with marinas & sandy beaches.
4.50 (3.3K reviews)
3
Sardine Lake Resort
Restaurant
Cozy log cabins in a rustic getaway featuring a restaurant, a bar, boat rentals & fishing.
4.80 (199 reviews)
4
Caballo Lake State Park
State park
Picturesque, lakeside state park featuring activities such as boating, fishing, swimming & camping.
4.50 (365 reviews)
5
Elephant Butte Reservoir
Lake
Jet-skiing, kayaking & fishing, plus campgrounds & birdlife like grebes & American white pelicans.
4.60 (229 reviews)
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South Monticello Campground
Campground
👍👍 Pros - Quiet. Beautiful vistas. Excellent campground hosts. Dispersed rv sites are great. Clean restrooms with hot showers. The campground is kept very clearn. Nice shelters for picnic tables. Sandhill cranes are passing through this time of the year. Walking down from Three Sisters one ca...
4.60 (152 reviews)
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Percha Dam State Park
Campground
👍👍 Very nice place. We're from Pennsylvania. Be mindful this is rattlesnake country. I'm very cautious but my son and wife not so much. We're heading to the stream back to check things out. I'm twenty feet from them and I calmly say there's a rattlesnake just as their stepping over it lol they though...
4.30 (294 reviews)
9
Sierra Buttes Trailhead
Hiking area
👍👍 It is difficult to describe the pleasant feeling of being in this place. It is too beautiful
4.90 (66 reviews)
12
Cedar Cove RV Park
RV park
👍👍 My wife and I are staying in the area for several months. The monthly rate at Cedar Cove is good. The park is clean and well kept with spacious sites.
There are a few price points available with options for basic sites, or sites with covered patios, or even storage sheds. Our motor home is 36', a...
4.60 (93 reviews)
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Caballo Lake State Park
Lake
Mountain lake dotted with campgrounds, a popular spot for boating, fishing & hiking.
4.40 (122 reviews)
14
Caballo Tavern
Bar
👍👍 An amazing Hidden bar amazing bartenders just an amazing atmosphere welcoming I'll be going back....
$ $$$
4.40 (115 reviews)
17
White Sands Missile Range
Military base
The U.S. Army's largest military installation offers a museum with indoor & outdoor rocket exhibits.
4.60 (64 reviews)
18
Stampede Reservoir
Lake
👍👍 U.S. taxpayers made coldwater resevor with camping, fishing, boating, swimming and good old recreation. California fish and game trout stock every spring. Truckee and Little Truckee rivers contribute to this high Sierra Federal Resavor constructed in the sixties. Flows East through Reno on to Nevad...
4.50 (67 reviews)
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Independence Lake Preserve
Nature preserve
👍👍 We love the outdoors, especially when there is water in some form to enjoy and this was an ideal place for us. It was very quiet, the surroundings were beautiful and lots of critters to see.
There were butterflies everywhere along the shore either resting on the banks, on fallen logs or plants or th...
4.70 (48 reviews)
