Local favourite sanctuary · Mérida, Yucatán
El Pinar
El Pinar is a sanctuary in Mérida, Yucatán.
El Pinar: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit El Pinar
Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.
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 Pinar — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 20.98486, -89.62031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near El Pinar
- Museum of Light · museum · Mérida · ~1 km · Must-see
- Gran Parque La Pancha · park · Mérida · ~2 km · Must-see
- Mérida Mexico Temple · church · Mérida · ~3 km · Must-see
- Monument Commemorating the Centennial of Korean Immigration to Mexico · fort · Mérida · ~7 km · Must-see
- Parque Nacional Dzibilchantún · sanctuary · Mérida · ~15 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica de Dzibilchaltún · fort · Mérida · ~15 km · Must-see
- Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica "Reserva Cuxtal" · sanctuary · Mérida · ~18 km · Must-see
- Kukab · fort · Tixpéhual · ~28 km · Must-see
- Zona arqueológica de Acanceh · fort · Acanceh · ~32 km · Must-see
- Casa comisarial de Yaxcopoil · museum · Umán · ~36 km · Must-see
- Zona arqueológica de Aké · fort · Tixkokob · ~42 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica de Mayapán · fort · Tecoh · ~54 km · Must-see
- Oxkintoc · fort · Maxcanú · ~73 km · Must-see
- Monumento a Justo Sierra O’Reilly · fort · Mérida · ~0 km
- Monumento a Felipe Carrillo Puerto · fort · Mérida · ~1 km
- Eligio Ancona Castillo · fort · Mérida · ~1 km
- Monumento a la Patria · fort · Mérida · ~1 km
- Monumento a José Dolores Patrón Peniche · fort · Mérida · ~1 km
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near El Pinar
- Parque Nacional Dzibilchantún · sanctuary · Mérida · ~15 km · Must-see
- Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica "Reserva Cuxtal" · sanctuary · Mérida · ~18 km · Must-see
- Jardin Botánico CICY · sanctuary · Mérida · ~7 km
- Chichí Suárez · sanctuary · Mérida · ~8 km
- Dzityá · sanctuary · Mérida · ~17 km
- Río Salvaje Balneario · sanctuary · Mérida · ~22 km
- El Corchito · sanctuary · Progreso · ~41 km
- ring of cenotes · sanctuary · Cuzamá · ~53 km
- Cenotes Cuzama · sanctuary · Cuzamá · ~53 km
- Parque Ecoturistico Jaltun · sanctuary · Celestún · ~101 km
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Frequently asked
Is the park open?
No visitor has reported the opening & safari status for El Pinar yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit El Pinar?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near El Pinar?
Nearby: Museum of Light (museum, 1 km), Gran Parque La Pancha (park, 2 km), Mérida Mexico Temple (church, 3 km), Monument Commemorating the Centennial of Korean Immigration to Mexico (fort, 7 km), Parque Nacional Dzibilchantún (sanctuary, 15 km), Zona Arqueológica de Dzibilchaltún (fort, 15 km).