El Huerfano

El Huerfano: 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 El Huerfano

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 El Huerfano — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.08095, -106.91882. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Huerfano

• Puerto Almirez · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~24 km
• C. Banco del Carnicero · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~38 km
• Puerto El Rey del Cobre · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~39 km
• Cañón El Calvo · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~42 km
• Cañón El Nopaloso · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~43 km
• C. El Indio · viewpoint · Ascensión · ~45 km
• Cañón La Tinajita · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~46 km
• Cañón El Piloncillo · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~47 km
• Cañón El Oso · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~48 km
• Puerto El Bebedero · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~48 km
• Cañón El Aura · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~48 km
• Puerto La Luz · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~50 km
• Área Natural Protegida Médanos de Samalayuca · beach · Juárez · ~52 km
• Sierra San Miguel · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~53 km
• C. El Boleo · viewpoint · Ascensión · ~54 km
• Médanos de Samalayuca · attraction · Ascensión · ~55 km
• Cerro Redondo · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~55 km
• C. El Piloncillo · viewpoint · Ascensión · ~55 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Huerfano

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Huerfano

• Riverside Diversion Dam · lake · El Paso · ~107 km
• American Diversion Dam · lake · New Mexico · ~108 km
• Portland Cement Dam · lake · El Paso · ~110 km
• Northgate Dam · lake · El Paso · ~124 km
• Apodaca Arroyo Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~145 km
• El Chango · lake · Ahumada · ~34 km
• El Calvo · lake · Ahumada · ~41 km
• Maravillitas · lake · Ahumada · ~52 km
• Bordo Bola · lake · Ahumada · ~54 km
• Rancheria · lake · Ahumada · ~55 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Chihuahua

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