El Álamo

El Álamo: 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 Álamo

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 Álamo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.59481, -109.71528. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Álamo

• Bajio El Alamo · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~2 km
• Puerto El Pinalito · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~5 km
• Cañada El Serrucho · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~5 km
• Puerto El Jarazo · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~6 km
• Puerto La Valdeza · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~10 km
• Puerto Las Hachas · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~13 km
• Turicachi Valley · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~16 km
• Puerto El Varilleros · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~20 km
• Puerto La Nacha · viewpoint · Nacozari de García · ~23 km
• Puerto La Estufa · viewpoint · Nacozari de García · ~27 km
• Cañada Ancha · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~29 km
• Cerro Colorado · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~29 km
• Puerto Mababi · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~30 km
• El Diablo · viewpoint · Nacozari de García · ~30 km
• Cañada El Cordoncito · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~30 km
• Museo Silvestre Rodriguez · museum · Nacozari de García · ~30 km
• Cañada El Bejucal · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~31 km
• Cañada El Ojito · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Álamo

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Álamo

• Parker Canyon Lake · lake · Cochise · ~146 km · Must-see
• Parker Canyon Dam · lake · Cochise · ~146 km
• La Valdeza · lake · Fronteras · ~6 km
• El Borbollón · lake · Fronteras · ~27 km
• El Huacal · lake · Nacozari de García · ~30 km
• Presa La Angostura · lake · Nacozari de García · ~44 km
• La Mesa · lake · Fronteras · ~49 km
• El Toro · lake · Bacoachi · ~51 km
• El Tonelito · lake · Bacoachi · ~51 km
• Presa de Jales La Caridad · lake · Villa Hidalgo · ~52 km

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