Embalse El Yeso

Embalse El Yeso: 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 Embalse El Yeso

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 Embalse El Yeso — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -33.64597, -70.06169. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Embalse El Yeso

• Cerro El Morado · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Glaciar San Francisco · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cerro Arenas · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• El Morado Natural Monument · sanctuary · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Punta Hoff · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Volcán La Engorda · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• Marmolejo · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Volcán San José · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~27 km · Must-see
• Nevado de los Piuquenes · viewpoint · ~32 km · Must-see
• Iglesia San José de Maipo · church · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~34 km · Must-see
• Santuario de la Naturaleza Cascada de las Ánimas · waterfall · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~34 km · Must-see
• Volcán Tupungatito · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cajón del Maipo · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~47 km · Must-see
• Río Clarillo National Reserve · sanctuary · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cerro San Ramón · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~49 km · Must-see
• Santuario de la Naturaleza Yerba Loca · sanctuary · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tupungato · viewpoint · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cerro Provincia · viewpoint · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Embalse El Yeso

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Embalse El Yeso

• Parque Bicentenario · lake · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~71 km · Must-see
• Laguna Carén · lake · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~96 km · Must-see
• Laguna Negra · lake · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~7 km
• Laguna Lo Encañado · lake · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~9 km
• Laguna Los Morros · lake · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~72 km
• Laguna del Durazno · lake · O'Higgins Region · ~80 km
• Presa Tranque Barahona · lake · O'Higgins Region · ~80 km
• Laguna del Diamante · lake · Departamento San Carlos · ~83 km
• Tranque Los Leones · lake · Valparaiso Region · ~96 km
• Humedal Urbano Estero Pintué - Santa Marta - Laguna Aculeo · lake · Santiago Metropolitan Region · ~102 km

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