Local favourite lake · Gabriel Zamora, Michoacán
Jicalán
Jicalán is a lake in Gabriel Zamora, Michoacán.
Jicalán: 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 Jicalán
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 Jicalán — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 19.26698, -102.07976. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Jicalán
- Pico de Tancítaro · sanctuary · Tancítaro · ~38 km · Must-see
- Parícutin · viewpoint · Uruapan · ~39 km · Must-see
- Lake Zirahuén · lake · Salvador Escalante · ~50 km · Must-see
- Monumento José María Morelos Pavón · fort · Pátzcuaro · ~70 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica Ihuatzio · fort · Tzintzuntzan · ~74 km · Must-see
- Barranca El Calabozo · viewpoint · Gabriel Zamora · ~4 km
- Barranca El Fraile · viewpoint · Uruapan · ~11 km
- La Tzaráracua · waterfall · Uruapan · ~12 km
- Cascada el Salto · waterfall · Uruapan · ~12 km
- Barranca Carrizalillo · viewpoint · Gabriel Zamora · ~14 km
- Cerro Las Vueltas · viewpoint · Parácuaro · ~14 km
- Cerro de la Cruz · viewpoint · Gabriel Zamora · ~15 km
- Barranca El Coruco · viewpoint · Gabriel Zamora · ~16 km
- Cerro Jicalán · viewpoint · Uruapan · ~17 km
- Busto de Venustiano Carranza · fort · Uruapan · ~19 km
- Barranca El Chupadero · viewpoint · Parácuaro · ~20 km
- Cerro Chino · viewpoint · Uruapan · ~21 km
- Fabrica de San Pedro · fort · Uruapan · ~21 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jicalán
- Lake Zirahuén · lake · Salvador Escalante · ~50 km · Must-see
- Lake Pátzcuaro · lake · Tzintzuntzan · ~77 km · Must-see
- Alberca de Los Espinos · lake · Jiménez · ~98 km · Must-see
- Infiernillo Dam · lake · Arteaga · ~140 km · Must-see
- Lago de Camécuaro · lake · Tangancícuaro · ~90 km
- Presa Constitución de Apatzingán · lake · Región Sureste · ~93 km
- Bordos el Bañito · lake · Morelia · ~98 km
- La Lama · lake · Morelia · ~117 km
- Cupatitzio · lake · Uruapan · ~11 km
- Presas los Tanques · lake · Gabriel Zamora · ~16 km
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Frequently asked
Is Jicalán full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Jicalán yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Jicalán?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Jicalán?
Nearby: Pico de Tancítaro (sanctuary, 38 km), Parícutin (viewpoint, 39 km), Lake Zirahuén (lake, 50 km), Monumento José María Morelos Pavón (fort, 70 km), Zona Arqueológica Ihuatzio (fort, 74 km), Barranca El Calabozo (viewpoint, 4 km).