Big Park Loop

Big Park 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 trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Park 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 Big Park Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.79495, -111.75376. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Park Loop

• Courthouse Butte · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~1 km · Must-see
• Bell Rock · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~1 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Holy Cross · church · Coconino · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Rock · church · Yavapai · ~6 km · Must-see
• Munds Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~7 km · Must-see
• House Mountain · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~12 km · Must-see
• Oak Creek Vista · viewpoint · Coconino · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wilson Mountain Spur D · viewpoint · Coconino · ~14 km · Must-see
• Capitol Butte · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~14 km · Must-see
• Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site · fort · Yavapai · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sacred Mountain · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~20 km · Must-see
• Montezuma Well · lake · Yavapai · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~22 km · Must-see
• Montezuma Castle National Monument · sanctuary · Yavapai · ~24 km · Must-see
• Palatki Heritage Site · fort · Yavapai · ~24 km · Must-see
• Odell Lake · lake · Coconino · ~24 km · Must-see
• East Pocket Knob · viewpoint · Coconino · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wet Beaver Wilderness · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Park Loop

Other treks near Big Park Loop

• Arizona Trail · trek · Gila · ~106 km · Must-see
• Middle #135B · trek · Yavapai · ~0 km
• Courthouse Butte Loop #135 · trek · Yavapai · ~1 km
• Pine Valley #148 · trek · Yavapai · ~1 km
• Agave #173B · trek · Yavapai · ~1 km
• Bell Rock #214 · trek · Yavapai · ~2 km
• Made in the Shade #173C · trek · Yavapai · ~2 km
• Bell Rock Loop Extension #657 · trek · Coconino · ~2 km
• Phone #96A · trek · Coconino · ~2 km
• Baby Bell #655 · trek · Coconino · ~2 km

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