Big Eye Mine

Big Eye Mine: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Eye Mine

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Big Eye Mine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.04058, -114.09774. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Eye Mine

• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Yuma · ~17 km · Must-see
• Black Dome · viewpoint · Yuma · ~37 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~45 km · Must-see
• Muggins Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Yuma · ~46 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~46 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~48 km · Must-see
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~51 km · Must-see
• San Cristobal Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~54 km · Must-see
• McPhaul Suspension Bridge · attraction · Yuma · ~54 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~55 km · Must-see
• Texas Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~55 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~56 km · Must-see
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · La Paz · ~58 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort Horn Monument · fort · Yuma · ~64 km · Must-see
• Trigo Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · La Paz · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Eye Mine

Other forts & heritage near Big Eye Mine

• Fort Horn Monument · fort · Yuma · ~64 km · Must-see
• Quartzite Figures · fort · La Paz · ~87 km · Must-see
• Painted Rock Petroglyph Site · fort · Maricopa · ~122 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hill Highway Bridge · fort · Yuma · ~46 km
• TC-497 · fort · Yuma · ~47 km
• Old Senator Mine · fort · Imperial · ~49 km
• Kofa Cabin · fort · La Paz · ~70 km
• Fortuna Mine Resevoir · fort · Yuma · ~73 km
• Guard Tower · fort · Yuma · ~74 km
• Cell Blocks · fort · Yuma · ~74 km

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