La Tortuga

La Tortuga: 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 Tortuga

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 Tortuga — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.60327, -110.19402. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near La Tortuga

• Museo Regional y Casa de la Cultura de Ures · museum · Ures · ~34 km · Must-see
• Puerto La Macana · viewpoint · San Felipe de Jesús · ~12 km
• Cañada Los Bueyes · viewpoint · San Felipe de Jesús · ~15 km
• Puerto Chihuahuilla · viewpoint · Moctezuma · ~27 km
• Puerto Zipigori · viewpoint · Cumpas · ~28 km
• Salto los Yaquis · waterfall · San Felipe de Jesús · ~29 km
• Templo de San Pedro y San Pablo · church · San Felipe de Jesús · ~31 km
• Antigua Casa del Coronel Ignacio Pesqueira · attraction · Ures · ~35 km
• Puerto Jonuco · viewpoint · Moctezuma · ~38 km
• Puerto La Chanza · viewpoint · Cumpas · ~40 km
• Puerto Los Jacales · viewpoint · Villa Pesqueira · ~42 km
• Puerto El Saltito · viewpoint · Moctezuma · ~43 km
• Puerto Cerro Maldonado · viewpoint · Cumpas · ~44 km
• Puerto Los Mojones · viewpoint · Cumpas · ~45 km
• Puerto Los Tres Mezquites · viewpoint · San Felipe de Jesús · ~46 km
• Cañada Las Sandias · viewpoint · Moctezuma · ~48 km
• Puerto Magueyitos · viewpoint · Villa Pesqueira · ~49 km
• Salto la Ferrosa · waterfall · Cumpas · ~49 km

See everything within a day’s drive of La Tortuga

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near La Tortuga

• Lake Novillo · lake · Bacanora · ~110 km · Must-see
• El Potrero · lake · Ures · ~3 km
• Las Pilitas · lake · Ures · ~5 km
• Peña Blanca · lake · Ures · ~6 km
• El Güero · lake · San Felipe de Jesús · ~6 km
• La Bellota · lake · Ures · ~7 km
• La Fortuna · lake · San Felipe de Jesús · ~8 km
• El Chico Domínguez · lake · Ures · ~10 km
• La Mula · lake · Ures · ~10 km
• El Lobo · lake · San Felipe de Jesús · ~10 km

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