Notable lake · Pánuco de Coronado, Durango
El Caracol
El Caracol is a lake in Pánuco de Coronado, Durango.
El Caracol: 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 El Caracol
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 El Caracol — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 24.53977, -104.34737. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near El Caracol
- Lugar de Nacimiento del General "Pancho Villa" Doroteo arango · museum · San Juan del Río · ~32 km · Must-see
- Museo De Sitio. La Coyotada · museum · San Juan del Río · ~32 km · Must-see
- Durango volcanic field · viewpoint · Municipio de Durango · ~56 km · Must-see
- Cañón El Paxtle · viewpoint · Guadalupe Victoria · ~16 km
- Santa Cruz · fort · Pánuco de Coronado · ~19 km
- Nuestra Señora del Refugio · fort · Pánuco de Coronado · ~20 km
- Cruz de la Parroquia · fort · Pánuco de Coronado · ~20 km
- Monumento al Ing. Pastor Rouaix · fort · Pánuco de Coronado · ~20 km
- Nuestra Señora de Gaudalupe · fort · Pánuco de Coronado · ~20 km
- Monumento a Francisco I. Madero · fort · Pánuco de Coronado · ~20 km
- Cañón Ancho · viewpoint · Guadalupe Victoria · ~22 km
- Los Temporales · lake · Guadalupe Victoria · ~25 km
- La Presa Vieja · lake · Guadalupe Victoria · ~25 km
- Viborillas · viewpoint · Municipio de Durango · ~25 km
- El Pelón · viewpoint · Canatlán · ~26 km
- San Isidro Labrador · church · San Juan del Río · ~28 km
- iglesia · church · San Juan del Río · ~28 km
- Cañón El Cura · viewpoint · Guadalupe Victoria · ~28 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Caracol
- Los Temporales · lake · Guadalupe Victoria · ~25 km
- La Presa Vieja · lake · Guadalupe Victoria · ~25 km
- Presa Caboraca · lake · Canatlán · ~62 km
- Laguna Colorines · lake · Municipio de Durango · ~68 km
- Presa las Mangas · lake · Municipio de Durango · ~80 km
- Presa del hielo · lake · Municipio de Durango · ~82 km
- Calderas del Diablo · lake · Cuencamé · ~104 km
- Presa Santiago · lake · Santa Clara · ~112 km
- Presa Del Molino · lake · Santa Clara · ~117 km
- Presa Los Naranjeros · lake · General Simón Bolívar · ~132 km
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Frequently asked
Is El Caracol full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for El Caracol yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit El Caracol?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near El Caracol?
Nearby: Lugar de Nacimiento del General "Pancho Villa" Doroteo arango (museum, 32 km), Museo De Sitio. La Coyotada (museum, 32 km), Durango volcanic field (viewpoint, 56 km), Cañón El Paxtle (viewpoint, 16 km), Santa Cruz (fort, 19 km), Nuestra Señora del Refugio (fort, 20 km).
Is El Caracol worth visiting?
El Caracol is listed as a notable lake in Durango on Spotwander.