El Toro

El Toro: 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 Toro

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 Toro — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.64929, -110.13396. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Toro

• Puerto El Dividido · viewpoint · Bacoachi · ~4 km
• Barranca Aguilar · viewpoint · Bacoachi · ~17 km
• Cañada Los Güérigos · viewpoint · Arizpe · ~22 km
• Puerto Las Cuerdas · viewpoint · Arizpe · ~24 km
• Barranca El Sauz · viewpoint · Arizpe · ~25 km
• Barranca El Palmillalito · viewpoint · Cucurpe · ~26 km
• Puerto La Botella · viewpoint · Arizpe · ~27 km
• Barranca La Cueva · viewpoint · Cucurpe · ~27 km
• Cañada El Pinoso · viewpoint · Cananea · ~27 km
• Puerto Los Calzoncillos · viewpoint · Arizpe · ~30 km
• Cañada El Gato · viewpoint · Arizpe · ~35 km
• Puerto Mababi · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~37 km
• Puerto Figueroa · viewpoint · Cananea · ~37 km
• Cañada Calerita · viewpoint · Arizpe · ~38 km
• Cañada La Higuera · viewpoint · Arizpe · ~39 km
• Cañón Hondo · viewpoint · Bacoachi · ~39 km
• Puerto Las Hachas · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~41 km
• Cerro Colorado · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~42 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Toro

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Toro

• Parker Canyon Lake · lake · Cochise · ~115 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~146 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake State Park · lake · Santa Cruz · ~146 km · Must-see
• Parker Canyon Dam · lake · Cochise · ~115 km
• El Tonelito · lake · Bacoachi · ~2 km
• Peñas Blancas · lake · Bacoachi · ~8 km
• El Solito · lake · Bacoachi · ~11 km
• El Mosco · lake · Cananea · ~40 km
• Número Tres · lake · Cananea · ~43 km
• El Represo · lake · Cananea · ~44 km

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