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Attractions near Sanders

A day out from Sanders: Petrified Forest National Park, 18 mi away

Petrified Forest National Park draws about 316K visitors a year. There is no place to visit inside Sanders; there are 6 within 40 miles. The commonest are a national park, an ancient site and a national historic site. Further afield, Canyon de Chelly National Monument is 54 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
9
within 60 miles
The big one
18 mi
Petrified Forest National Park
National park units
4
parks & monuments
National Park · 18 mi southwest

Petrified Forest National Park

National park of the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

The farthest of them, Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, is 37 mi out.

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Orange: Sanders. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

9 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Sanders → · Sanders’ history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Petrified Forest National Park: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canyon de Chelly National Monument: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Wingate: Elias Olcott Beaman / James Fennemore / John Karl Hillers, Public domain · El Morro National Monument: Joel Mills, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hawikuh Ruins: Smithsonian Institution from United States, No restrictions · Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site: Jsweida, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Painted Desert Inn: TheCatalyst31, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Navajo Nation Museum: Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park: Taken by Staff of the Navajo Nation Zoo, Public domain

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