El Refugio

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: 24.01325, -100.28722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Refugio

• Cascada El Salto · waterfall · General Zaragoza · ~67 km · Must-see
• times square matehuala · church · Matehuala · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cañón El Quiote · viewpoint · Doctor Arroyo · ~5 km
• Cañón La Cruz · viewpoint · Doctor Arroyo · ~16 km
• Cañón La Rosa · viewpoint · Doctor Arroyo · ~16 km
• Cañón El Cuervo · viewpoint · Doctor Arroyo · ~27 km
• Cañón de Minillas · viewpoint · Doctor Arroyo · ~35 km
• Cañón El Salto · viewpoint · Doctor Arroyo · ~36 km
• Cerro Bandera · viewpoint · Aramberri · ~39 km
• Cañón San Marcos · viewpoint · Aramberri · ~42 km
• Sierra La Papa · viewpoint · General Zaragoza · ~42 km
• Cueva el Enjambre · cave · Aramberri · ~43 km
• Sierra San Francisco · viewpoint · General Zaragoza · ~44 km
• Cerro El Encinal · viewpoint · Aramberri · ~45 km
• Cañón El Agua · viewpoint · Doctor Arroyo · ~46 km
• Cañón La Lagrima · viewpoint · Aramberri · ~47 km
• Sierra de Montelongo · viewpoint · Aramberri · ~48 km
• Cañada Felipe · viewpoint · Doctor Arroyo · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Refugio

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Refugio

• Sapos Barrenos · lake · Jaumave · ~131 km
• Tanque Providencia · lake · Doctor Arroyo · ~23 km
• Bordos La Luz · lake · Aramberri · ~45 km
• El Represón · lake · Aramberri · ~48 km
• Las Jarillas · lake · Galeana · ~52 km
• La Manzanilla · lake · Aramberri · ~53 km
• El Chiquihuitillo · lake · Aramberri · ~54 km
• El Bordo · lake · Doctor Arroyo · ~55 km
• Bartolo · lake · Aramberri · ~56 km
• Padilla · lake · Galeana · ~61 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Nuevo León

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