Blue Mesa Loop

Blue Mesa Loop: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Blue Mesa Loop

Season: October to February.

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 Blue Mesa Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.93267, -109.75569. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Mesa Loop

• Petrified Forest National Park · sanctuary · Apache · ~6 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~6 km · Must-see
• Puerco Pueblo · fort · Apache · ~7 km · Must-see
• Painted Desert Community Complex · fort · Apache · ~19 km · Must-see
• Agate House · fort · Navajo · ~21 km · Must-see
• KZUA-FM (hOLBROOK · attraction · Navajo · ~43 km · Must-see
• KDJI-AM (Holbrook) · attraction · Navajo · ~50 km · Must-see
• KJNN-LP-FM (Holbrook) · attraction · Navajo · ~50 km · Must-see
• Concho Springs Dam · lake · Apache · ~69 km · Must-see
• Snowflake Arizona Temple · church · Navajo · ~72 km · Must-see
• The Tepees · attraction · Apache · ~3 km
• Agate Bridge · sanctuary · Apache · ~7 km
• Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area · sanctuary · Apache · ~8 km
• Jasper Forest · fort · Apache · ~8 km
• Jasper Forest Viewpoint · viewpoint · Apache · ~8 km
• Whipple Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~19 km
• Stephen T. Mather Memorial Plaque · attraction · Navajo · ~21 km
• Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center · museum · Navajo · ~21 km

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Other other attractions near Blue Mesa Loop

• KZUA-FM (hOLBROOK · attraction · Navajo · ~43 km · Must-see
• KDJI-AM (Holbrook) · attraction · Navajo · ~50 km · Must-see
• KJNN-LP-FM (Holbrook) · attraction · Navajo · ~50 km · Must-see
• Glenn Frey · attraction · Navajo · ~108 km · Must-see
• Barringer Crater · attraction · Coconino · ~145 km · Must-see
• The Tepees · attraction · Apache · ~3 km
• Stephen T. Mather Memorial Plaque · attraction · Navajo · ~21 km
• Water Dog Springs · attraction · Apache · ~47 km
• Tees Toh · attraction · Navajo · ~100 km
• Lone Cottonwood Spring · attraction · Navajo · ~102 km

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