Drop 5

Drop 5: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Drop 5

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Drop 5 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.67313, -115.39194. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drop 5

• Sol del Niño · museum · Mexicali Municipality · ~10 km · Must-see
• Monumento Pioneros de Mexicali · church · Mexicali Municipality · ~11 km · Must-see
• Iglesia la Casa del Señor · church · Mexicali Municipality · ~12 km · Must-see
• KICO-AM (Calexico) · church · Imperial · ~14 km · Must-see
• KUBO-FM (Calexico) · attraction · Imperial · ~22 km · Must-see
• KWST-FM (Brawley) · attraction · Imperial · ~25 km · Must-see
• El Centro Korean Church · church · Imperial · ~26 km · Must-see
• Imperial Chamber of Commerce · church · Imperial · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cerro Prieto · viewpoint · Mexicali Municipality · ~37 km · Must-see
• Brawley Foursquare Gospel Church · church · Imperial · ~45 km · Must-see
• Laguna Salada · lake · Mexicali Municipality · ~53 km · Must-see
• Old Plank Road · attraction · Imperial · ~55 km · Must-see
• Imperial Valley · viewpoint · Imperial · ~61 km · Must-see
• Calipatria Little League Park · park · Imperial · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Imperial · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tumco · attraction · Imperial · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ogilby Hills · sanctuary · Arizona · ~72 km · Must-see
• Jardín Las Cascadas · waterfall · Mexicali Municipality · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Drop 5

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• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~107 km · Must-see
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~112 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~113 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~113 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~115 km · Must-see
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