El Pejo

El Pejo: 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 Pejo

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 Pejo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 18.68991, -100.94884. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Pejo

• Cascada Quenchendio · waterfall · Huetamo · ~13 km
• Cañada Puerto El Guayabo · viewpoint · Huetamo · ~14 km
• Barranca Las Minitas · viewpoint · Huetamo · ~16 km
• fosiles · museum · San Lucas · ~26 km
• Cerro El Molcajete · viewpoint · Cutzamala de Pinzón · ~31 km
• Cerro El Cordoncillo · viewpoint · Cutzamala de Pinzón · ~32 km
• Barranca El Lambedero · viewpoint · Huetamo · ~35 km
• Salto El Hurón · waterfall · San Lucas · ~35 km
• Barranca Barrabás · viewpoint · San Lucas · ~38 km
• Barranca El Limón · viewpoint · Huetamo · ~40 km
• Cerro El Platanillo · viewpoint · Cutzamala de Pinzón · ~40 km
• Cerro El Moscón · viewpoint · Cutzamala de Pinzón · ~43 km
• Barranca El Curindal Caido · viewpoint · San Lucas · ~44 km
• Barranca Charapo · viewpoint · Huetamo · ~44 km
• Cerro Los Lobos · viewpoint · Cutzamala de Pinzón · ~45 km
• Cerro El Limón · viewpoint · Cutzamala de Pinzón · ~45 km
• Cerro Carboneras · viewpoint · Cutzamala de Pinzón · ~45 km
• Barranca El Carpintero · viewpoint · Huetamo · ~45 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Pejo

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Pejo

• Cerro Gordo · lake · Valle de Bravo · ~121 km · Must-see
• Infiernillo Dam · lake · Arteaga · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Zirahuén · lake · Salvador Escalante · ~147 km · Must-see
• Embarcadero Municipal · lake · Valle de Bravo · ~128 km
• Bordos el Bañito · lake · Morelia · ~130 km
• Presa El Chihuero · lake · Huetamo · ~8 km
• El Gallo · lake · San Lucas · ~37 km
• Presa La Calera · lake · Huetamo · ~39 km
• El Cirián · lake · Cutzamala de Pinzón · ~41 km
• Hermenegildo Galeana · lake · San Lucas · ~48 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Michoacán

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