El Piloncillo

El Piloncillo: 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 Piloncillo

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 Piloncillo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.66377, -99.97611. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Piloncillo

• Lamar Bruni Vergara Environmental Science Center · sanctuary · Webb · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort McIntosh · fort · Webb · ~60 km · Must-see
• Laredo Center For the Arts · church · Webb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Republic of the Rio Grande Museum · museum · Webb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of San Agustin · church · Webb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Parque la Junta · park · Nuevo León · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Casa Blanca · lake · Webb · ~69 km · Must-see
• Camp Huisache · park · Webb · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cañada Gálvez · viewpoint · Nuevo León · ~17 km
• Johnson Waterhole Number One · lake · Webb · ~30 km
• Coal Mining in Las Minas: San Tomas Coal Field · fort · Webb · ~31 km
• Big Apache Hill · viewpoint · Webb · ~38 km
• Cerritos Blancos · viewpoint · Webb · ~43 km
• El Pico · viewpoint · Webb · ~51 km
• Middle Pasture Lake Dam · lake · Webb · ~56 km
• Capilla San Agustín · attraction · Nuevo Laredo · ~58 km
• Cruz con Camapana · attraction · Nuevo Laredo · ~58 km
• Leona Vicario · fort · Nuevo Laredo · ~58 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Piloncillo

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Piloncillo

• Lake Casa Blanca · lake · Webb · ~69 km · Must-see
• Johnson Waterhole Number One · lake · Webb · ~30 km
• Middle Pasture Lake Dam · lake · Webb · ~56 km
• High Lonesome Dam · lake · Dimmit · ~88 km
• Jesse McNeel Lake Number 2 Dam · lake · Zapata · ~98 km
• Mecom Ranch Lake Dam · lake · Zapata · ~103 km
• Killam Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Webb · ~105 km
• La Rosita Tank · lake · Zapata · ~109 km
• Frank Nunley Lake Dam · lake · Webb · ~109 km
• Quiros Lake Dam · lake · Webb · ~113 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Nuevo León

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