Explorers Pass

Explorers Pass: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Explorers Pass

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 Explorers Pass — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.91726, -114.47161. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Explorers Pass

• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~1 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~9 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~10 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~11 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~14 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~22 km · Must-see
• McPhaul Suspension Bridge · attraction · Yuma · ~23 km · Must-see
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · La Paz · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Yuma · ~30 km · Must-see
• Penitentiary Avenue · attraction · Yuma · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge · sanctuary · Yuma · ~31 km · Must-see
• Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park · sanctuary · Yuma · ~31 km · Must-see
• Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park · park · Yuma · ~32 km · Must-see
• West Wetlands Park · park · Yuma · ~32 km · Must-see
• Picacho Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~33 km · Must-see
• Muggins Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Yuma · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trigo Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · La Paz · ~41 km · Must-see

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• Texas Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~92 km · Must-see
• Palo Verde Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~92 km · Must-see
• Tinajas Altas Pass · viewpoint · Yuma · ~96 km · Must-see
• Tyson Wash · viewpoint · La Paz · ~108 km · Must-see
• Tordillo Mountain · viewpoint · Yuma · ~115 km · Must-see
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