Laguna Samaima

Laguna Samaima: 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 Samaima

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 Samaima — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 3.01553, -77.48892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Laguna Samaima

• Playa Candelaria · beach · Cauca · ~21 km
• Playa Santa Bárbara · beach · Cauca · ~25 km
• Playa Punte Coco · beach · Cauca · ~31 km
• Playa La Concepción · beach · Cauca · ~32 km
• Playa Bubuey · beach · Cauca · ~34 km
• Isla Ají · river spot · Valle del Cauca · ~35 km
• Playa Chacón · beach · Cauca · ~42 km
• Bancos de arena · beach · ~52 km
• El Salto · waterfall · Cauca · ~54 km
• Playa Blanca · beach · Cauca · ~64 km
• Playa Los Obregones · beach · Cauca · ~75 km
• Noanamito · church · Cauca · ~11 km
• Isla San Jose · beach · Cauca · ~16 km
• Iglesia · church · Cauca · ~27 km
• Parque · park · Cauca · ~27 km
• Isla Los Brazos · river spot · Cauca · ~28 km
• Isla del Gallo · river spot · Cauca · ~29 km
• Soledad · river spot · Cauca · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Laguna Samaima

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Laguna Samaima

• Represa de Salvajina · lake · Cauca · ~109 km · Must-see
• Embalse de Salvajina · lake · Cauca · ~110 km · Must-see
• Represa Alto Anchicayá · lake · Valle del Cauca · ~112 km
• Suares, Cauca, Republic Of Colombia · lake · Cauca · ~109 km
• Vertedero · lake · Valle del Cauca · ~112 km
• Presa · lake · Valle del Cauca · ~112 km
• lago Bajo Anchicayá · lake · Valle del Cauca · ~121 km
• Laguna Aguacatal · lake · Nariño · ~129 km
• Lago Zarzal ( El Tambo Cauca) · lake · Cauca · ~131 km
• Lago Calima Darien · lake · Valle del Cauca · ~134 km

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