chaco verde

chaco verde: 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 chaco verde

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 chaco verde — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 11.48125, -85.63025. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near chaco verde

• Museos El Ceibo · museum · Rivas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ometepe Island · river spot · Rivas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Volcán Concepción · viewpoint · Rivas · ~8 km · Must-see
• Volcán Maderas · viewpoint · Rivas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Nicaragua · lake · Chontales · ~39 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Archipiélago de Zapatera · sanctuary · Granada Department · ~45 km · Must-see
• Isla Zapatera · river spot · Granada Department · ~45 km · Must-see
• Plazoleta Isla El Muerto · fort · Granada Department · ~52 km · Must-see
• Volcán Mombacho · viewpoint · Granada Department · ~66 km · Must-see
• Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bahía Junquillal · sanctuary · Guanacaste · ~72 km · Must-see
• Volcán Orosí · viewpoint · Guanacaste · ~73 km · Must-see
• Parque Ecológico Charco Verde · sanctuary · Rivas · ~1 km
• Ensenada Venecia · beach · Rivas · ~1 km
• Isla de Quiste · river spot · Rivas · ~1 km
• Punta Gorda · beach · Rivas · ~1 km
• Ensenada Sinacapa · beach · Rivas · ~2 km
• Reserva de Biósfera Isla de Ometepe · sanctuary · Rivas · ~6 km
• Reserva Natural Volcán Concepción · sanctuary · Rivas · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of chaco verde

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near chaco verde

• Lake Nicaragua · lake · Chontales · ~39 km · Must-see
• Laguna de Nejapa · lake · Managua · ~129 km · Must-see
• Laguna de Asososca · lake · Managua · ~130 km · Must-see
• Río de Enmedio · lake · Rivas · ~22 km
• Estero Nacascolo · lake · Rivas · ~35 km
• Laguna Ñocarime · lake · Rivas · ~36 km
• Estero Acotoste · lake · Rivas · ~38 km
• Charco Las Mesas · lake · Rivas · ~43 km
• Laguna de Zapatera · lake · Granada Department · ~50 km
• Estero El Zancudiento · lake · Granada Department · ~56 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Nicaragua

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