Padres Mesa

Padres Mesa: 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 Padres Mesa

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 Padres Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.26411, -109.54767. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Padres Mesa

• Painted Desert Community Complex · fort · Apache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Petrified Forest National Park · sanctuary · Apache · ~48 km · Must-see
• Puerco Pueblo · fort · Apache · ~49 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site · park · Apache · ~62 km · Must-see
• Agate House · fort · Navajo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Water Dog Springs · attraction · Apache · ~23 km
• Territorial Government Formation Site Historical Monument · fort · Apache · ~23 km
• Painted Desert Trading Post · fort · Apache · ~28 km
• Kachina Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~37 km
• Painted Desert Inn · museum · Apache · ~37 km
• Flattop Site · fort · Apache · ~38 km
• Whipple Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~40 km
• Pilot Rock · viewpoint · Navajo · ~40 km
• Francisco Lake · lake · Apache · ~47 km
• Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area · sanctuary · Apache · ~48 km
• The Tepees · attraction · Apache · ~51 km
• Martinez Spring · lake · Navajo · ~55 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Padres Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Padres Mesa

• Newspaper Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bat Canyon · viewpoint · Apache · ~119 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Navajo · ~136 km · Must-see
• volcanic caldera rim of Narbona Pass Volcan · viewpoint · San Juan · ~138 km · Must-see
• Ecks Mountain · viewpoint · Apache · ~147 km · Must-see
• Kachina Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~37 km
• Whipple Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~40 km
• Pilot Rock · viewpoint · Navajo · ~40 km
• Jasper Forest Viewpoint · viewpoint · Apache · ~60 km
• Zuñi Buttes · viewpoint · McKinley · ~75 km

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