El Apache

El Apache: 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 Apache

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 Apache — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.98592, -108.85005. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Apache

• San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cochise · ~70 km · Must-see
• Black Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~71 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Canyon · viewpoint · Cochise · ~71 km · Must-see
• Taylor Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~73 km · Must-see
• Foster Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cañón Las Barras · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~15 km
• Cañón La Maseca · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~16 km
• Puerto Zumbido · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~22 km
• Puerto El Cerro · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~22 km
• Cañón El Púlpito · viewpoint · Bavispe · ~26 km
• Cañón La Cabellera · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~27 km
• Cerro El Aserradero · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~28 km
• Puerto La Joya · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~30 km
• Cañón Puerto Blanco · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~30 km
• Cerro El Peñasco · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~31 km
• Cerro El Pulpito · viewpoint · Bavispe · ~35 km
• Puerto Los Metates · viewpoint · Bavispe · ~39 km
• Cerro El Jaralito · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~42 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Apache

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Apache

• Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~127 km · Must-see
• La Vaca · lake · Agua Prieta · ~4 km
• Aguaje las Vacas · lake · Agua Prieta · ~7 km
• Bordo las Espuelas · lake · Agua Prieta · ~10 km
• Bordo el Centro · lake · Janos · ~13 km
• Bordo Chávez · lake · Agua Prieta · ~14 km
• Bordo la Travesía · lake · Agua Prieta · ~17 km
• Bordo Agua Cercada · lake · Bavispe · ~23 km
• Bordo el Revei · lake · Bavispe · ~24 km
• Bordo el Pino · lake · Bavispe · ~26 km

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