La Cueva

La Cueva: 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 La Cueva

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 La Cueva — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 24.88839, -98.84411. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near La Cueva

• Embalse Cerro Prieto · lake · Linares · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cañón La Noria · viewpoint · Burgos · ~7 km
• Cañón El Zopilote · viewpoint · Burgos · ~14 km
• Cañón El Bronce · viewpoint · San Nicolás · ~15 km
• Cañón El Aguamiel · viewpoint · San Nicolás · ~16 km
• Cañón San Nicolás · viewpoint · San Nicolás · ~17 km
• Puerto Las Pintas · viewpoint · Burgos · ~20 km
• Cañón El Huasteco · viewpoint · San Nicolás · ~21 km
• Cañón Agua de Lumbre · viewpoint · San Nicolás · ~22 km
• Cueva el Salitre · cave · San Nicolás · ~23 km
• Cañón El Tigre · viewpoint · Burgos · ~27 km
• Cueva Tío Marcos · cave · San Nicolás · ~30 km
• Cañon Angosto · viewpoint · San Carlos · ~36 km
• Cañon Galindo · viewpoint · Cruillas · ~40 km
• Cañon Quijano · viewpoint · Cruillas · ~41 km
• Cañon Agua Grande · viewpoint · Cruillas · ~41 km
• Monumento a los Niños Héroes · fort · San Carlos · ~44 km
• Benito Juárez · fort · San Carlos · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of La Cueva

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near La Cueva

• Embalse Cerro Prieto · lake · Linares · ~75 km · Must-see
• Presa León · lake · Montemorelos · ~89 km
• Presa Vicente Guerrero · lake · Padilla · ~131 km
• Laguna Hinojosa · lake · Burgos · ~4 km
• La Curtidera · lake · Burgos · ~6 km
• Las Tetillas · lake · Burgos · ~10 km
• Las Candelillas · lake · Burgos · ~15 km
• La Barretosa · lake · Burgos · ~20 km
• La Carreta · lake · Burgos · ~22 km
• Presa Nueva · lake · Burgos · ~49 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Tamaulipas

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