Local favourite lake · Jiménez, Tamaulipas
La Escondida
La Escondida is a lake in Jiménez, Tamaulipas.
La Escondida: 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 Escondida
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 Escondida — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 24.35865, -98.72694. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near La Escondida
- Paso El Puerto · viewpoint · San Carlos · ~7 km
- Cañon El Sauz · viewpoint · San Carlos · ~8 km
- Cañón Los Banquetes · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~14 km
- Cañón La Loba · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~16 km
- Cañon Carrillo · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~17 km
- Cañón El Diablo · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~19 km
- Gruta Cueva el Guano · cave · Jiménez · ~20 km
- Cañon Tio Pancho · viewpoint · Cruillas · ~22 km
- Paso de Coyotes · viewpoint · Padilla · ~26 km
- Cañon Ortiz · viewpoint · San Nicolás · ~27 km
- Cañón de Tulio · viewpoint · Padilla · ~36 km
- Paso Los Ojos De Agua · viewpoint · San Carlos · ~36 km
- Cañon Carricitos · viewpoint · San Nicolás · ~37 km
- Cerro del Diente · viewpoint · San Carlos · ~37 km
- Cañon Agua Grande · viewpoint · Cruillas · ~40 km
- Monumento a los Niños Héroes · fort · San Carlos · ~41 km
- Benito Juárez · fort · San Carlos · ~41 km
- Cañon Quijano · viewpoint · Cruillas · ~48 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near La Escondida
- Embalse Cerro Prieto · lake · Linares · ~118 km · Must-see
- Presa Vicente Guerrero · lake · Padilla · ~56 km
- Presa León · lake · Montemorelos · ~135 km
- Sapos Barrenos · lake · Jaumave · ~140 km
- Loma Blanca · lake · San Carlos · ~9 km
- La Manguita · lake · San Carlos · ~10 km
- La Loba · lake · Jiménez · ~13 km
- Rayito · lake · San Carlos · ~19 km
- Chiquita · lake · San Carlos · ~20 km
- Cebruno · lake · San Carlos · ~21 km
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Frequently asked
Is La Escondida full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for La Escondida yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit La Escondida?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near La Escondida?
Nearby: Paso El Puerto (viewpoint, 7 km), Cañon El Sauz (viewpoint, 8 km), Cañón Los Banquetes (viewpoint, 14 km), Cañón La Loba (viewpoint, 16 km), Cañon Carrillo (viewpoint, 17 km), Cañón El Diablo (viewpoint, 19 km).