Las Moradas

Las Moradas: 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 Las Moradas

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 Las Moradas — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.97356, -111.20058. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Las Moradas

• Pajarita Wilderness · sanctuary · Santa Cruz · ~59 km · Must-see
• Peña Blanca Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~61 km · Must-see
• Guevavi Mission · fort · Santa Cruz · ~70 km · Must-see
• Calabazas Mission · fort · Santa Cruz · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cañada El Pescadito · viewpoint · Magdalena · ~4 km
• Cañada Honda · viewpoint · Magdalena · ~5 km
• Cañada El Carrizo · viewpoint · Nogales · ~12 km
• Cerro El Coyote · viewpoint · Magdalena · ~15 km
• Cañada Pastoria · viewpoint · Imuris · ~17 km
• Cañada Nogalitos · viewpoint · Nogales · ~19 km
• Cerro El Pinalito · viewpoint · Nogales · ~19 km
• Cerro El Peñasco · viewpoint · Nogales · ~19 km
• Cañada Los Saltos · viewpoint · Sáric · ~21 km
• Cañada El Tecolote · viewpoint · Imuris · ~21 km
• Cañada El Tapiro · viewpoint · Tubutama · ~22 km
• Cañada El Batamote · viewpoint · Tubutama · ~22 km
• Cañada El Injerto · viewpoint · Imuris · ~22 km
• Cañón El Guacomea · viewpoint · Imuris · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Las Moradas

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Las Moradas

• Peña Blanca Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~61 km · Must-see
• Arivaca Dam · lake · Pima · ~78 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~83 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake State Park · lake · Santa Cruz · ~84 km · Must-see
• Parker Canyon Lake · lake · Cochise · ~109 km · Must-see
• Sahuarita Lake · lake · Pima · ~141 km · Must-see
• Peña Blanca Dam · lake · Santa Cruz · ~62 km
• Oro Blanco Dam · lake · Santa Cruz · ~73 km
• Parker Canyon Dam · lake · Cochise · ~109 km
• San Bartolo · lake · Magdalena · ~4 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Sonora

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