Local favourite lake · Calakmul, Campeche
El Chorro
El Chorro is a lake in Calakmul, Campeche.
El Chorro: 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 Chorro
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 Chorro — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 18.62087, -89.29968. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near El Chorro
- Zona arqueológica de Xpujil · fort · Calakmul · ~21 km · Must-see
- Zona arqueológica de Becán · fort · Calakmul · ~26 km · Must-see
- Chicanna Ruins · fort · Calakmul · ~29 km · Must-see
- Zona arqueológica de Chicanná · sanctuary · Calakmul · ~29 km · Must-see
- Río Bec · fort · Calakmul · ~34 km · Must-see
- Chactún · fort · Calakmul · ~36 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica Hormiguero · fort · Calakmul · ~39 km · Must-see
- El Resbalón · fort · Bacalar · ~71 km · Must-see
- Zona arqueológica de Dzibanché · fort · Othón P. Blanco · ~71 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica de Kohunlich · fort · Othón P. Blanco · ~73 km · Must-see
- Namac · fort · Calakmul · ~13 km
- Monticulo 1 · fort · Calakmul · ~20 km
- La Campechana · fort · Calakmul · ~20 km
- Xaxbil · fort · Calakmul · ~20 km
- City Letters · attraction · Calakmul · ~20 km
- Estructura V · fort · Calakmul · ~21 km
- Estructura VI · fort · Calakmul · ~21 km
- Maqueta Zona Arqueologica Xpujil · fort · Calakmul · ~21 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Chorro
- Lake Bacalar · lake · Othón P. Blanco · ~134 km · Must-see
- Honey Camp Lagoon · lake · Orange Walk · ~139 km · Must-see
- Sapote Lagoon · lake · Corozal · ~108 km
- Four Mile Lagoon · lake · Quintana Roo · ~121 km
- Ranchito Lagoon · lake · Corozal · ~123 km
- Chan Laguna · lake · Orange Walk · ~127 km
- Saltillo Lagoon · lake · Corozal · ~127 km
- Cudjoe Lagoon · lake · Corozal · ~128 km
- Progresso Lagoon · lake · Corozal · ~131 km
- Cocos Lagoon · lake · Corozal · ~131 km
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Frequently asked
Is El Chorro full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for El Chorro yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit El Chorro?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near El Chorro?
Nearby: Zona arqueológica de Xpujil (fort, 21 km), Zona arqueológica de Becán (fort, 26 km), Chicanna Ruins (fort, 29 km), Zona arqueológica de Chicanná (sanctuary, 29 km), Río Bec (fort, 34 km), Chactún (fort, 36 km).