Local favourite lake · Cortazar, Guanajuato
"Las Pilas"
"Las Pilas" is a lake in Cortazar, Guanajuato.
"Las Pilas": 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 "Las Pilas"
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 "Las Pilas" — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 20.37401, -100.94526. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near "Las Pilas"
- Jardin Salvatierra · museum · Salvatierra · ~23 km · Must-see
- Alameda de Celaya · church · Celaya · ~28 km · Must-see
- Laguna de Yuriria · lake · Yuriria · ~29 km · Must-see
- Centro Histórico · church · Uriangato · ~44 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica Peralta · fort · Abasolo · ~62 km · Must-see
- Lake Cuitzeo · lake · Uriangato · ~64 km · Must-see
- Nuestra Señora de la Soledad · church · Irapuato · ~67 km · Must-see
- Chupícuaro · fort · Acámbaro · ~67 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica Cañada de la Virgen · fort · San Miguel de Allende · ~67 km · Must-see
- Huandacareo · fort · Moroleón · ~69 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica Huandacareo La Nopalera · attraction · Huandacareo · ~69 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica de El Cerrito · fort · Corregidora · ~70 km · Must-see
- Monumento al Padre Nieves · fort · Cortazar · ~1 km
- Cerro de Culiacan · viewpoint · Cortazar · ~6 km
- Cerro Gordo · viewpoint · Cortazar · ~7 km
- Fosa de extracción de arena · viewpoint · Cortazar · ~17 km
- Arcos de Villagran · fort · Villagrán · ~20 km
- Bola de Agua · fort · Villagrán · ~20 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near "Las Pilas"
- Laguna de Yuriria · lake · Yuriria · ~29 km · Must-see
- Lake Cuitzeo · lake · Uriangato · ~64 km · Must-see
- Parque líneal "Riviera del Río San Juan" · lake · San Juan del Río · ~123 km · Must-see
- Alberca de Los Espinos · lake · Jiménez · ~126 km · Must-see
- Lake Pátzcuaro · lake · Tzintzuntzan · ~138 km · Must-see
- Presa de Quihuayo · lake · Moroleón · ~52 km
- Presa de Cepio · lake · Moroleón · ~54 km
- Laguna de Cuitzeo · lake · Cuitzeo · ~59 km
- Presa Solís · lake · Acámbaro · ~64 km
- Ignacio Allende · lake · San Miguel de Allende · ~80 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit "Las Pilas"?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near "Las Pilas"?
Nearby: Jardin Salvatierra (museum, 23 km), Alameda de Celaya (church, 28 km), Laguna de Yuriria (lake, 29 km), Centro Histórico (church, 44 km), Zona Arqueológica Peralta (fort, 62 km), Lake Cuitzeo (lake, 64 km).