Local favourite lake · Boaco, Nicaragua
Embalse Boaco
Embalse Boaco is a lake in Boaco, Nicaragua.
Embalse Boaco: 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 Embalse Boaco
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 Embalse Boaco — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 12.47116, -85.66507. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Embalse Boaco
- Cerro Santa Blanca · viewpoint · Boaco · ~10 km
- Lomas El Ojoche · viewpoint · Boaco · ~16 km
- Reserva Natural Cerro Mombachito – La Vieja · sanctuary · Boaco · ~16 km
- Lomas San Andrés · viewpoint · Boaco · ~18 km
- Cerro Mombachito · viewpoint · Boaco · ~18 km
- Filete La Fila Verde · viewpoint · Boaco · ~18 km
- Cerro Cuisaltepe · viewpoint · Chontales · ~19 km
- Cerro Monte Fresco · viewpoint · Boaco · ~21 km
- Cerro Alegre · viewpoint · Boaco · ~22 km
- Nature Reserve Cerro Cumaica – Cerro Alegre · sanctuary · Boaco · ~22 km
- Río Quizaltepe · river spot · Boaco · ~24 km
- Río La Coca · river spot · Boaco · ~25 km
- Loma El Tigre · viewpoint · Boaco · ~27 km
- Loma Santa Teresa · viewpoint · Chontales · ~27 km
- Lomas de Mapacha · viewpoint · Boaco · ~30 km
- Cerro Peña Blanca · viewpoint · Matagalpa · ~31 km
- Río Malacatoya · river spot · Boaco · ~31 km
- Embalse Las Canoas · lake · Boaco · ~33 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Embalse Boaco
- Lake Managua · lake · Managua · ~96 km · Must-see
- Laguna de Asososca · lake · Managua · ~100 km · Must-see
- Laguna de Nejapa · lake · Managua · ~102 km · Must-see
- Lago de Apanás · lake · Jinotega · ~109 km · Must-see
- Lake Nicaragua · lake · Chontales · ~132 km · Must-see
- Embalse Las Canoas · lake · Boaco · ~33 km
- Presa Las Canoas · lake · Managua · ~39 km
- Río Malacatoya · lake · Managua · ~46 km
- Presa El Genízaro · lake · Managua · ~46 km
- Laguna Las Playitas · lake · Matagalpa · ~54 km
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Frequently asked
Is Embalse Boaco full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Embalse Boaco yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Embalse Boaco?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Embalse Boaco?
Nearby: Cerro Santa Blanca (viewpoint, 10 km), Lomas El Ojoche (viewpoint, 16 km), Reserva Natural Cerro Mombachito – La Vieja (sanctuary, 16 km), Lomas San Andrés (viewpoint, 18 km), Cerro Mombachito (viewpoint, 18 km), Filete La Fila Verde (viewpoint, 18 km).