Chalillo Dam

Chalillo Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Chalillo Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Chalillo Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 16.86146, -89.01335. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chalillo Dam

• Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Cayo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Caracol · fort · Cayo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Rock Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Belize Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Cayo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Cave · cave · Cayo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cahal Pech Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument · cave · Cayo · ~41 km · Must-see
• St. Andrew's Church · church · Cayo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ucanal · fort · Petén · ~45 km · Must-see
• Doyle's Delight · viewpoint · Cayo · ~51 km · Must-see
• Victoria Peak · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~53 km · Must-see
• Laguna de Yaxhá · lake · Petén · ~60 km · Must-see
• Topoxté · fort · Petén · ~62 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Yaxhá - Nakúm - Naranjo · sanctuary · Petén · ~63 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral · church · Cayo · ~63 km · Must-see
• Aguacate Lagoon · lake · Cayo · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chalillo Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chalillo Dam

• Laguna de Yaxhá · lake · Petén · ~60 km · Must-see
• Aguacate Lagoon · lake · Cayo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Peten Itza Lake · lake · Petén · ~111 km · Must-see
• More Force Run · lake · Cayo · ~49 km
• Barton Creek Run · lake · Cayo · ~51 km
• Laguneta El Camalote · lake · Petén · ~56 km
• Laguneta La Colorada · lake · Petén · ~59 km
• Five Blues Lake · lake · Cayo · ~67 km
• Crique Blanco Zibal · lake · Orange Walk · ~76 km
• Cara Blanca Pool 15 · lake · Orange Walk · ~79 km

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