Palenque

Palenque: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Palenque

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Palenque — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 19.71366, -98.45205. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Palenque

• Zona Arqueológica de Tecoaque · fort · Calpulalpan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Museo del Ferrocarril en Otumba · museum · Calpulalpan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tuzoofari · park · Axapusco · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of the Moon · fort · Gustavo A. Madero · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of the Moon · attraction · Teotihuacán · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of the Sun · fort · Gustavo A. Madero · ~51 km · Must-see
• Quetzalpapálotl · fort · Gustavo A. Madero · ~52 km · Must-see
• Palace of the Jaguars · fort · Teotihuacán · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tepetlaoztoc · fort · Tepetlaoxtoc · ~52 km · Must-see
• Castillo de Chautla · fort · San Salvador el Verde · ~55 km · Must-see
• Texcotzingo · park · Texcoco · ~57 km · Must-see
• Zona Arqueológica Huapalcalco · fort · Tulancingo de Bravo · ~57 km · Must-see
• Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National Park · sanctuary · Iztapalapa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia · church · Apizaco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Casa de Piedra · museum · Apizaco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Laguna de los Cerros · fort · Tulancingo de Bravo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Zona Arqueológica de Ocotelulco · fort · Totolac · ~61 km · Must-see
• Zona Arqueológica de Tizatlán · fort · Municipio de Tlaxcala · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Palenque

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Palenque

• Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National Park · sanctuary · Iztapalapa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Barranca de los Jilgueros · sanctuary · Zacatlán · ~72 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional El Chico · sanctuary · Mineral del Chico · ~76 km · Must-see
• Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón · sanctuary · Gustavo A. Madero · ~90 km · Must-see
• Jardin · sanctuary · Venustiano Carranza · ~96 km · Must-see
• Zoológico de Chapultepec · sanctuary · Miguel Hidalgo · ~105 km · Must-see
• PARQUE · sanctuary · Tlalpan · ~105 km · Must-see
• Acuario Inbursa · sanctuary · Miguel Hidalgo · ~106 km · Must-see
• Parque Universitario deportivo · sanctuary · Coyoacán · ~109 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Desierto de los Leones · sanctuary · Álvaro Obregón · ~127 km · Must-see

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