New Side

New Side: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit New Side

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 New Side — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.51228, -108.86980. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near New Side

• Navajo Nation Museum · museum · McKinley · ~30 km · Must-see
• Window Rock Dam · church · McKinley · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Wingate Historical Marker · fort · McKinley · ~38 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~61 km · Must-see
• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano · cave · McKinley · ~3 km
• Torrivio Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~3 km
• Twin Knoll Buttes · viewpoint · McKinley · ~5 km
• Refuge Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~8 km
• Purty Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~11 km
• Chief Theater · fort · McKinley · ~14 km
• Historic El Morro Theatre · fort · McKinley · ~15 km
• Remnant Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~16 km
• Babe Ruth Park · park · McKinley · ~16 km
• Red Rock Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~17 km
• Crown Point · viewpoint · McKinley · ~18 km
• Manuelito Area Historical Marker · fort · McKinley · ~22 km
• Umbrella Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of New Side

Other hill stations & viewpoints near New Side

• volcanic caldera rim of Narbona Pass Volcan · viewpoint · San Juan · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bat Canyon · viewpoint · Apache · ~98 km · Must-see
• Mount Sedgwick · viewpoint · Cibola · ~100 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~107 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~121 km · Must-see
• Ford Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~123 km · Must-see
• Fajada Gap · viewpoint · San Juan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~130 km · Must-see
• Roof Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~134 km · Must-see
• Beautiful Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~136 km · Must-see

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