El Cimarrón

El Cimarrón: 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 El Cimarrón

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 El Cimarrón — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.19787, -111.98271. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Cimarrón

• Cerro El Cimarron · viewpoint · Altar · ~1 km
• Cerro Atravesado · viewpoint · Altar · ~37 km
• Puerto El Zoquete · viewpoint · Pitiquito · ~45 km
• Cerro El Alamo · viewpoint · Pitiquito · ~46 km
• Cerro Cuadrado · viewpoint · Altar · ~52 km
• Cerro Amarillo · viewpoint · Altar · ~54 km
• Cerro La Zorra · viewpoint · Caborca · ~63 km
• Cañada Ancha · viewpoint · Tubutama · ~67 km
• Cañada Cerrito Colorado · viewpoint · Tubutama · ~67 km
• Cerro La Aguileña · viewpoint · Pitiquito · ~71 km
• Cerro Cañedo · viewpoint · Caborca · ~72 km
• Cerro Pitiquin · viewpoint · Pitiquito · ~73 km
• Presa Vilmo · lake · Altar · ~7 km
• Cerro San Pedro · viewpoint · Altar · ~8 km
• Picacho de San Rafael · viewpoint · Altar · ~9 km
• Cerro El Peñasco · viewpoint · Altar · ~14 km
• El Llano · lake · Altar · ~15 km
• Dolores · lake · Altar · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Cimarrón

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Cimarrón

• Arivaca Dam · lake · Pima · ~98 km · Must-see
• Peña Blanca Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~110 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~140 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake State Park · lake · Santa Cruz · ~140 km · Must-see
• Oro Blanco Dam · lake · Santa Cruz · ~93 km
• Menagers Dam · lake · Pima · ~109 km
• Peña Blanca Dam · lake · Santa Cruz · ~111 km
• Presa Vilmo · lake · Altar · ~7 km
• El Llano · lake · Altar · ~15 km
• Dolores · lake · Altar · ~16 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Sonora

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