La Palma

La Palma: 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 La Palma

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 La Palma — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.93227, -105.23815. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near La Palma

• Puerto La Verde · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~5 km
• Cañada Grande · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~6 km
• Puerto La Mira · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~7 km
• Cañada La Jara · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~8 km
• Cañada La Travesía · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~9 km
• Cañada El Bocón · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~12 km
• Cañón El Venado · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~13 km
• Cañón El Tanquecito · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~13 km
• Cañada El Agrillal · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~22 km
• Cañada Los Postes · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~23 km
• Cañada Uribe · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~24 km
• Cañón La Sierra · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~27 km
• Cañada El Pujido · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~28 km
• Cañón El Sacrificio · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~30 km
• Cañón El Álamo · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~31 km
• Cañada El Castaño · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~34 km
• Cañada El Toro · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~35 km
• Cañón El Toro · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~41 km

See everything within a day’s drive of La Palma

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near La Palma

• El Granero · lake · Aldama · ~140 km · Must-see
• Presa Rincon · lake · Presidio · ~97 km
• La Joyita · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~9 km
• La Boquilla · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~9 km
• Bordo Chico · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~12 km
• El Espejo · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~13 km
• La Lágrima · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~13 km
• Bordo el Gobernador · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~13 km
• La Noria · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~13 km
• La Cueva · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~15 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Chihuahua

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