Forests
Research 4 forests within weekend reach of Chico, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Chico. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Chico. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Chico, closest first. Distance bands: day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Mendocino National Forest is a national forest reachable from Chico as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mendocino National Forest, about 86 km (53 mi) from Chico
Image credit: Image: USFS Region 5 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Plumas National Forest is a national forest reachable from Chico as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Plumas National Forest, about 104 km (64 mi) from Chico
Image credit: Image: Plumas National Forest / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Lassen National Forest is a national forest reachable from Chico as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lassen National Forest, about 110 km (69 mi) from Chico
Image credit: Image: User:Marcia Wright / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Tahoe National Forest is a national forest reachable from Chico as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tahoe National Forest, about 111 km (69 mi) from Chico
Image credit: Image: Wouter Kiel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0