Turtle Rock

Turtle Rock: 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 Turtle Rock

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 Turtle Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.50978, -109.20452. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Rock

• Apache National Forest · sanctuary · Greenlee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ackre Lake · lake · Greenlee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Blue Range Wilderness · sanctuary · Catron · ~27 km · Must-see
• Luna Lake · lake · Catron · ~46 km · Must-see
• Luna Lake · lake · Apache · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Apache · ~57 km · Must-see
• Escudilla Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hulsey Lake Dam · lake · Apache · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Apache · ~61 km · Must-see
• Grouse Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Spring · viewpoint · Catron · ~63 km · Must-see
• KCUZ-AM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Indian Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~67 km · Must-see
• Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Apache · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lee Valley Dam · lake · Apache · ~69 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~70 km · Must-see
• Center Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grand Enchantment Trail · trek · Catron · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Turtle Rock

• Escudilla Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~58 km · Must-see
• Grouse Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Spring · viewpoint · Catron · ~63 km · Must-see
• Indian Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~67 km · Must-see
• Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Apache · ~69 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~70 km · Must-see
• Center Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Ord · viewpoint · Apache · ~75 km · Must-see
• Butler Canyon Trail Spring · viewpoint · Apache · ~75 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~76 km · Must-see

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