El Túnel

El Túnel: 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 Túnel

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 Túnel — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.15316, -109.17724. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Túnel

• Alamos Seminary · viewpoint · Álamos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Purisima Concepcion · church · Álamos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Museo Costumbrista · museum · Álamos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cerro El Barcelo · viewpoint · Álamos · ~12 km
• Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortines · lake · Álamos · ~13 km
• Cerro El Atravesaño · viewpoint · Álamos · ~14 km
• Cerro El Garabato · viewpoint · Álamos · ~16 km
• Puerto Chinojaque · viewpoint · Álamos · ~17 km
• Cerro El Caracol · viewpoint · Álamos · ~18 km
• Cerro El Aguaje · viewpoint · Álamos · ~18 km
• Cerro El Cochi · viewpoint · Álamos · ~19 km
• Cerro El Copal · viewpoint · Álamos · ~19 km
• Cerro Cholugo · viewpoint · Álamos · ~22 km
• Cerro El Camion · viewpoint · Álamos · ~22 km
• Cerro Altamira · viewpoint · Álamos · ~22 km
• Cerro El Aura · viewpoint · Álamos · ~23 km
• Cerro Blanco · viewpoint · Álamos · ~24 km
• Cerro El Masigui · viewpoint · Álamos · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Túnel

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Túnel

• Lake Oviáchic · lake · Baja California Sur · ~136 km · Must-see
• Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortines · lake · Álamos · ~13 km
• Presa Huites · lake · Choix · ~109 km
• Presa Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla · lake · El Fuerte · ~117 km
• Álvaro Obregón · lake · Cajeme · ~138 km
• La presa del mocuzarit, Alamos, Son · lake · Álamos · ~12 km
• Presa El Veranito · lake · Álamos · ~21 km
• Tetagiosa · lake · Álamos · ~26 km
• Tamaura · lake · Baja California Sur · ~29 km
• La Sienega · lake · Baja California Sur · ~30 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Sonora

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