Gold Basin

Gold Basin: 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 Gold Basin

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 Gold Basin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.15837, -114.84524. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gold Basin

• Indian Pass Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~14 km · Must-see
• Picacho Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trigo Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · La Paz · ~25 km · Must-see
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · La Paz · ~31 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tumco · attraction · Imperial · ~39 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~45 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ogilby Hills · sanctuary · Arizona · ~49 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~54 km · Must-see
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~55 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~62 km · Must-see
• Old Plank Road · attraction · Imperial · ~63 km · Must-see
• Palo Verde Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~63 km · Must-see
• West Wetlands Park · park · Yuma · ~64 km · Must-see
• Morelos Dam · lake · Yuma · ~64 km · Must-see
• Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park · park · Yuma · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gold Basin

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gold Basin

• Palo Verde Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chuckwalla Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~70 km · Must-see
• Imperial Valley · viewpoint · Imperial · ~77 km · Must-see
• Red Hill · viewpoint · Imperial · ~89 km · Must-see
• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~100 km · Must-see
• Tyson Wash · viewpoint · La Paz · ~101 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~116 km · Must-see
• Cerro Prieto · viewpoint · Mexicali Municipality · ~116 km · Must-see
• Black Dome · viewpoint · Yuma · ~120 km · Must-see
• Ibex Peak · viewpoint · La Paz · ~127 km · Must-see

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