Painted Desert Inn

Painted Desert Inn: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Painted Desert Inn

Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Painted Desert Inn — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.08386, -109.78879. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Painted Desert Inn

• Painted Desert Community Complex · fort · Apache · ~3 km · Must-see
• Puerco Pueblo · fort · Apache · ~15 km · Must-see
• Petrified Forest National Park · sanctuary · Apache · ~15 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~17 km · Must-see
• Agate House · fort · Navajo · ~40 km · Must-see
• KZUA-FM (hOLBROOK · attraction · Navajo · ~45 km · Must-see
• KDJI-AM (Holbrook) · attraction · Navajo · ~52 km · Must-see
• KJNN-LP-FM (Holbrook) · attraction · Navajo · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kachina Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~0 km
• Flattop Site · fort · Apache · ~2 km
• Whipple Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~3 km
• Painted Desert Trading Post · fort · Apache · ~11 km
• Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area · sanctuary · Apache · ~14 km
• Pilot Rock · viewpoint · Navajo · ~14 km
• The Tepees · attraction · Apache · ~19 km
• Goodwater Road · fort · Navajo · ~22 km
• Agate Bridge · sanctuary · Apache · ~27 km
• Jasper Forest · fort · Apache · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Painted Desert Inn

Other museums near Painted Desert Inn

• Navajo Nation Museum · museum · McKinley · ~116 km · Must-see
• Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum · museum · Apache · ~144 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center · museum · Navajo · ~38 km
• Hubbel Trading Post and Museum · museum · Apache · ~91 km
• Homolovi State Park Visitor Center · museum · Navajo · ~98 km
• Affeldt Mion Museum · museum · Navajo · ~103 km
• Old Trails Museum · museum · Navajo · ~104 km
• A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center · museum · McKinley · ~107 km
• Navajo Museum · museum · Apache · ~116 km
• Show Low Historical Museum · museum · Navajo · ~119 km

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