Local favourite lake · El Oro, Ecuador
Puente de Vargas
Puente de Vargas is a lake in El Oro, Ecuador.
Puente de Vargas: 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 Puente de Vargas
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 Puente de Vargas — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -3.06771, -79.85040. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Puente de Vargas
- Isla Boca Tenguel · river spot · Guayas · ~11 km
- Cascadas de Manuel · waterfall · El Oro · ~25 km
- Palmar · viewpoint · El Oro · ~28 km
- San Antonio · viewpoint · El Oro · ~28 km
- Marquitos Cabrera · fort · El Oro · ~31 km
- Cerro Mirador · viewpoint · Azuay · ~31 km
- Estero Jambelí · lake · El Oro · ~36 km
- Estero Quiriquinchal · lake · El Oro · ~36 km
- Cordillera de Mullepungo · viewpoint · El Oro · ~37 km
- Isla Barbascal · river spot · Guayas · ~39 km
- Estero el Bravito · lake · El Oro · ~40 km
- Minas · viewpoint · El Oro · ~40 km
- Pailones del Río Tobar · waterfall · El Oro · ~41 km
- Cerro Mala · viewpoint · Guayas · ~42 km
- Isla Puná · river spot · Guayas · ~44 km
- Capillaloma · viewpoint · Azuay · ~44 km
- Narihuiña · viewpoint · Azuay · ~46 km
- Cascada - Lugar turístico · waterfall · Azuay · ~46 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Puente de Vargas
- Estero Jambelí · lake · El Oro · ~36 km
- Estero Quiriquinchal · lake · El Oro · ~36 km
- Estero el Bravito · lake · El Oro · ~40 km
- Laguna Lechuza · lake · Guayas · ~47 km
- Laguna Narihuiña · lake · Azuay · ~51 km
- Poza del Bermejo · lake · El Oro · ~73 km
- Poza de Dumas · lake · El Oro · ~73 km
- Poza de Caimitos · lake · El Oro · ~75 km
- Laguna Cóndor Cocha · lake · Azuay · ~75 km
- Poza de Tono · lake · El Oro · ~75 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Puente de Vargas full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Puente de Vargas yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Puente de Vargas?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Puente de Vargas?
Nearby: Isla Boca Tenguel (river spot, 11 km), Cascadas de Manuel (waterfall, 25 km), Palmar (viewpoint, 28 km), San Antonio (viewpoint, 28 km), Marquitos Cabrera (fort, 31 km), Cerro Mirador (viewpoint, 31 km).