El Peñascal

El Peñascal: 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 El Peñascal

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 El Peñascal — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.28155, -111.07228. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Peñascal

• Peña Blanca Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pajarita Wilderness · sanctuary · Santa Cruz · ~21 km · Must-see
• Guevavi Mission · fort · Santa Cruz · ~27 km · Must-see
• Calabazas Mission · fort · Santa Cruz · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tumacácori National Historical Park · sanctuary · Santa Cruz · ~32 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~39 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake State Park · lake · Santa Cruz · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tumacácori Mission · fort · Santa Cruz · ~40 km · Must-see
• Arivaca Dam · lake · Pima · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tubac Presidio State Historic Park · park · Santa Cruz · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tubac Presidio · fort · Santa Cruz · ~46 km · Must-see
• San Rafael Valley · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Hopkins · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Wrightson · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~63 km · Must-see
• Madera Canyon Picnic Area · viewpoint · Pima · ~66 km · Must-see
• Canelo Hills · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Bells · cave · Santa Cruz · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cerro Colorado · viewpoint · Nogales · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Peñascal

Other hill stations & viewpoints near El Peñascal

• San Rafael Valley · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Hopkins · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Wrightson · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~63 km · Must-see
• Madera Canyon Picnic Area · viewpoint · Pima · ~66 km · Must-see
• Canelo Hills · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cienega Valley · viewpoint · Pima · ~88 km · Must-see
• Carr Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~93 km · Must-see
• Miller Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~94 km · Must-see
• KYWD-FM (Green Valley) · viewpoint · Pima · ~97 km · Must-see
• Montezuma Canyon · viewpoint · Cochise · ~97 km · Must-see

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