Local favourite lake · López, Chihuahua
El Refugio
El Refugio is a lake in López, Chihuahua.
El Refugio: 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 Refugio
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 Refugio — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 26.90899, -104.86560. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near El Refugio
- C. Los Reyes · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~19 km
- C. Prieto · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~21 km
- C. Corrales · viewpoint · López · ~23 km
- Arco de bienvenida · fort · López · ~24 km
- Puerto La Lucha · viewpoint · Ocampo · ~28 km
- C. Peñascudo · viewpoint · Coronado · ~31 km
- Antiguo Ex Cuartel Militar · fort · Jiménez · ~32 km
- Abejas · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~39 km
- Puerto Batueca · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~39 km
- C. Blanco · viewpoint · López · ~40 km
- Puerto Las Presitas · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~43 km
- Ex Normal Rural de Salaices · fort · López · ~45 km
- Capilla Exhacienda Salaices · fort · López · ~45 km
- C. Los Machos · viewpoint · López · ~46 km
- C. Blanco · viewpoint · Allende · ~47 km
- C. El Huerfano · viewpoint · López · ~47 km
- C. Cebollin · viewpoint · López · ~47 km
- Cueva del Diablo · cave · López · ~49 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Refugio
- Ventanillas · lake · Mapimí · ~11 km
- La Mula · lake · López · ~27 km
- Los Novios · lake · Ocampo · ~47 km
- Bordos Laguna el Cairo · lake · López · ~48 km
- Presa de la porreña · lake · López · ~50 km
- San Isidro · lake · López · ~50 km
- Laguna la Estacada · lake · Mapimí · ~51 km
- Terreros · lake · Jiménez · ~54 km
- El Jarro · lake · López · ~56 km
- Charco el Potrillo · lake · Allende · ~56 km
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Frequently asked
Is El Refugio full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for El Refugio yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit El Refugio?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near El Refugio?
Nearby: C. Los Reyes (viewpoint, 19 km), C. Prieto (viewpoint, 21 km), C. Corrales (viewpoint, 23 km), Arco de bienvenida (fort, 24 km), Puerto La Lucha (viewpoint, 28 km), C. Peñascudo (viewpoint, 31 km).