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Places near Placitas by type
All 288 places by distance →One day from Placitas
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:02 pm
81 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Placitas
- Sandia Man Cavecave · 1 hrs
- Tinkertown Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Sandia Mountain Wildernessnature spot · 2 hrs
- Coronado State Monumentmonument · 2 hrs
- Jemez Canyon Damdam · 45 min
- Back in Placitas
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Placitas?
Sandia Man Cave (cave, about 8 km), Coronado State Monument (monument, about 15 km), TWA Flight 260 (attraction, about 16 km), Sandia Mountain Wilderness (nature spot, about 17 km), Jemez Canyon Dam (dam, about 18 km), Tinkertown Museum (museum, about 20 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Placitas?
232 places on Spotwander: 89 parks, 39 hill stations & viewpoints, 29 forts & heritage, 17 churches, 13 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest park to Placitas?
Bernalillo Watershed Withdrawal, about 7 km by road; Sandia Mountains Historical Marker (14 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Placitas?
Lomos Altos, about 3 km by road; Crest of Montezuma (3 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Placitas?
Start in Placitas, visit Sandia Man Cave, then Tinkertown Museum, then Sandia Mountain Wilderness, then Coronado State Monument, then Jemez Canyon Dam, and drive back — about 81 km by road in all.