Local favourite lake · Chalchihuites, Zacatecas
La Vaca
La Vaca is a lake in Chalchihuites, Zacatecas.
La Vaca: 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 La Vaca
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 La Vaca — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 23.34866, -104.24902. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near La Vaca
- Alta Vista · fort · Chalchihuites · ~43 km · Must-see
- Reserva de la Biosfera La Michilía · sanctuary · Súchil · ~17 km
- Puerto La Parra · viewpoint · Chalchihuites · ~20 km
- Balneario La Joya · beach · Mezquital · ~22 km
- Puerto La Desgraciada · viewpoint · Súchil · ~32 km
- El Peyote · viewpoint · Mezquital · ~34 km
- Puerto del Nopal · viewpoint · Huajicori · ~40 km
- Alta Vista (Chalchihuites) Zona Arqueológica · fort · Chalchihuites · ~43 km
- Artesanias Cheny · museum · Vicente Guerrero · ~63 km
- Puerto de Arena · viewpoint · Municipio de Durango · ~64 km
- Area Religiosa · beach · Vicente Guerrero · ~70 km
- Los Lobos · viewpoint · Municipio de Durango · ~71 km
- Los Pinos · viewpoint · Municipio de Durango · ~71 km
- Cerro El Papantón · viewpoint · Sombrerete · ~75 km
- El Fretón · viewpoint · Municipio de Durango · ~75 km
- Cristo Rey · fort · Sombrerete · ~75 km
- Mogotes · lake · Chalchihuites · ~7 km
- Pico El Cuije · viewpoint · Chalchihuites · ~25 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near La Vaca
- Laguna Colorines · lake · Municipio de Durango · ~100 km
- Presa del hielo · lake · Municipio de Durango · ~114 km
- Presa las Mangas · lake · Municipio de Durango · ~116 km
- Calderas del Diablo · lake · Cuencamé · ~148 km
- Mogotes · lake · Chalchihuites · ~7 km
- El Pedernal · lake · Chalchihuites · ~42 km
- El Coronel · lake · Chalchihuites · ~43 km
- Presa los Charcos · lake · Chalchihuites · ~48 km
- Bordo La Joya · lake · Vicente Guerrero · ~73 km
- Charco Rojo · lake · Sombrerete · ~77 km
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Frequently asked
Is La Vaca full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for La Vaca yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit La Vaca?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near La Vaca?
Nearby: Alta Vista (fort, 43 km), Reserva de la Biosfera La Michilía (sanctuary, 17 km), Puerto La Parra (viewpoint, 20 km), Balneario La Joya (beach, 22 km), Puerto La Desgraciada (viewpoint, 32 km), El Peyote (viewpoint, 34 km).