Laguna Macayan

Laguna Macayan: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Laguna Macayan

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Laguna Macayan — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 17.55554, -94.74528. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Laguna Macayan

• El Manatí · fort · Santa María Chimalapa · ~17 km · Must-see
• El Azuzul · fort · Santiago Yaveo · ~22 km · Must-see
• San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán · fort · Santiago Yaveo · ~26 km · Must-see
• San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan · fort · Texistepec · ~25 km
• Museo de Sitio · museum · Texistepec · ~27 km
• Cuevas Utrera · fort · Jesús Carranza · ~50 km
• Cuevas las Colmenas · cave · Jesús Carranza · ~52 km
• Cuevas de agua Fria · cave · Santa María Chimalapa · ~52 km
• Cuevas la Esmeralda · cave · Santa María Chimalapa · ~55 km
• Capilla "San Martín de Porres" · viewpoint · Cosoleacaque · ~63 km
• Angel de la Independencia · fort · Minatitlán · ~65 km
• Cabeza Olmeca · fort · Minatitlán · ~67 km
• Mirador del Puente Coatzacoalcos II · viewpoint · Minatitlán · ~74 km
• Laguna El Fortunio · lake · Santa María Chimalapa · ~6 km
• Lago Colorado · lake · Matías Romero Avendaño · ~11 km
• Laguna Manatí · lake · Santa María Chimalapa · ~17 km
• Laguna Tepache · lake · Matías Romero Avendaño · ~17 km
• Laguna la Palma · lake · Matías Romero Avendaño · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Laguna Macayan

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Laguna Macayan

• Laguna Sontecomapan · lake · Catemaco · ~140 km · Must-see
• Monkey Island · lake · Catemaco · ~130 km
• Laguna El Fortunio · lake · Santa María Chimalapa · ~6 km
• Lago Colorado · lake · Matías Romero Avendaño · ~11 km
• Laguna Manatí · lake · Santa María Chimalapa · ~17 km
• Laguna Tepache · lake · Matías Romero Avendaño · ~17 km
• Laguna la Palma · lake · Matías Romero Avendaño · ~19 km
• Laguna La Oaxaqueña · lake · Matías Romero Avendaño · ~23 km
• Laguna Buenavista · lake · Hidalgotitlán · ~40 km
• Laguna el Carrizal · lake · Santiago Yaveo · ~41 km

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