El Amarillo

El Amarillo: 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 Amarillo

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 Amarillo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.89417, -111.15944. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Amarillo

• Pajarita Wilderness · sanctuary · Santa Cruz · ~70 km · Must-see
• Peña Blanca Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cañada Pastoria · viewpoint · Imuris · ~7 km
• Cañada El Carrizo · viewpoint · Nogales · ~13 km
• Cañada Honda · viewpoint · Magdalena · ~15 km
• Cañada El Pescadito · viewpoint · Magdalena · ~15 km
• Cañada Las Cuatas · viewpoint · Imuris · ~17 km
• Cañada Sopalpia · viewpoint · Imuris · ~18 km
• Cañada El Injerto · viewpoint · Imuris · ~20 km
• Cañada Los Chigüis · viewpoint · Imuris · ~20 km
• Cañada Nogalitos · viewpoint · Nogales · ~20 km
• Cañada El Tecolote · viewpoint · Imuris · ~21 km
• Cañada El Lobo · viewpoint · Imuris · ~21 km
• Cañada La Mayatera · viewpoint · Imuris · ~22 km
• Cañada Las Panochas · viewpoint · Imuris · ~22 km
• Cañón El Guacomea · viewpoint · Imuris · ~23 km
• Cerro El Peñasco · viewpoint · Nogales · ~24 km
• Cañada Lomita de Enmedio · viewpoint · Tubutama · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Amarillo

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Amarillo

• Peña Blanca Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~71 km · Must-see
• Arivaca Dam · lake · Pima · ~90 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~91 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake State Park · lake · Santa Cruz · ~91 km · Must-see
• Parker Canyon Lake · lake · Cochise · ~112 km · Must-see
• Peña Blanca Dam · lake · Santa Cruz · ~72 km
• Oro Blanco Dam · lake · Santa Cruz · ~85 km
• Parker Canyon Dam · lake · Cochise · ~112 km
• Las Chivas · lake · Magdalena · ~3 km
• Las Argamasas · lake · Magdalena · ~4 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Sonora

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