Palmito Hill

Palmito Hill: 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 Palmito Hill

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 Palmito Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 25.94175, -97.28359. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Palmito Hill

• Port Isabel Lighthouse · fort · Cameron · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sabal Palm Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cameron · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beach Park At Isla Blanca · beach · Cameron · ~24 km · Must-see
• Museo del Agrarismo Mexicano · museum · Matamoros · ~25 km · Must-see
• African American Troops at Fort Brown · museum · Cameron · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gladys Porter Zoo · sanctuary · Cameron · ~27 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral · church · Cameron · ~27 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Church · church · Cameron · ~28 km · Must-see
• Iglesia Católica Divino Pastor | Matamoros · church · Matamoros · ~28 km · Must-see
• Casa de arte y cultura Casamata · museum · Matamoros · ~28 km · Must-see
• Church of Advent · fort · Cameron · ~28 km · Must-see
• World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park · park · Cameron · ~36 km · Must-see
• Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cameron · ~50 km · Must-see
• Battle of Palmito Hill Historical Monument · fort · Cameron · ~4 km
• Battle of Palmito Ranch · fort · Cameron · ~4 km
• Camp Belknap · fort · Cameron · ~7 km
• B12 · fort · Cameron · ~13 km
• S20 · fort · Cameron · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Palmito Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Palmito Hill

• Rio Grande Valley · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~111 km · Must-see
• Arroyo Park · viewpoint · Cameron · ~59 km
• Divisadero · viewpoint · Kenedy · ~122 km
• El Toro · viewpoint · Kenedy · ~140 km
• Candelaria Hill · viewpoint · Kenedy · ~147 km
• El Aceitero Trap · viewpoint · Κομητεία Μπρουκς · ~149 km
• Loma Tio Alejos · viewpoint · Cameron · ~3 km
• Palmito Hill Battlefield · viewpoint · Cameron · ~4 km
• Loma de la Jauja · viewpoint · Cameron · ~4 km
• Loma Tia Tules · viewpoint · Cameron · ~5 km

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