Must-see fort · Apache, Arizona
Painted Desert Community Complex
Painted Desert Community Complex is a fort in Apache, Arizona.
Painted Desert Community Complex: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Painted Desert Community Complex
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Painted Desert Community Complex — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.06569, -109.78147. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Painted Desert Community Complex
- Petrified Forest National Park · sanctuary · Apache · ~13 km · Must-see
- Puerco Pueblo · fort · Apache · ~13 km · Must-see
- Newspaper Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~15 km · Must-see
- Agate House · fort · Navajo · ~37 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 · ~53 km · Must-see
- Whipple Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~2 km
- Painted Desert Inn · museum · Apache · ~3 km
- Kachina Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~3 km
- Flattop Site · fort · Apache · ~4 km
- Painted Desert Trading Post · fort · Apache · ~11 km
- Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area · sanctuary · Apache · ~11 km
- The Tepees · attraction · Apache · ~16 km
- Pilot Rock · viewpoint · Navajo · ~16 km
- Goodwater Road · fort · Navajo · ~22 km
- Agate Bridge · sanctuary · Apache · ~24 km
- Jasper Forest · fort · Apache · ~24 km
See everything within a day’s drive of Painted Desert Community Complex
Other forts & heritage near Painted Desert Community Complex
- Puerco Pueblo · fort · Apache · ~13 km · Must-see
- Agate House · fort · Navajo · ~37 km · Must-see
- Hawikuh Pueblo Ruins · fort · Cibola · ~93 km · Must-see
- Awatovi · fort · Navajo · ~108 km · Must-see
- Flattop Site · fort · Apache · ~4 km
- Painted Desert Trading Post · fort · Apache · ~11 km
- Goodwater Road · fort · Navajo · ~22 km
- Jasper Forest · fort · Apache · ~24 km
- Territorial Government Formation Site Historical Monument · fort · Apache · ~33 km
- Holbrook Bridge · fort · Navajo · ~45 km
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Frequently asked
Is Painted Desert Community Complex open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Painted Desert Community Complex yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Painted Desert Community Complex?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Painted Desert Community Complex?
Nearby: Petrified Forest National Park (sanctuary, 13 km), Puerco Pueblo (fort, 13 km), Newspaper Rock (viewpoint, 15 km), Agate House (fort, 37 km), KZUA-FM (hOLBROOK (attraction, 45 km), KDJI-AM (Holbrook) (attraction, 52 km).
Is Painted Desert Community Complex worth visiting?
Painted Desert Community Complex is listed as a must-see fort in Arizona on Spotwander.