El Junco

El Junco: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Junco

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach El Junco — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -0.89523, -89.48002. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Junco

• Isla San Cristóbal · river spot · Galápagos · ~12 km · Must-see
• Española Island · river spot · Galápagos · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cerro El Tropezón (El Niño) · viewpoint · Galápagos · ~3 km
• Cerro San Joaquín 896m · viewpoint · Galápagos · ~3 km
• Playa Puerto Chino · beach · Galápagos · ~8 km
• Cerro Mundo · viewpoint · Galápagos · ~12 km
• Playa Manglecito · beach · Galápagos · ~13 km
• Isla Lobos · river spot · Galápagos · ~13 km
• Playa Ochoa · beach · Galápagos · ~13 km
• Playa Veinte Varas · beach · Galápagos · ~15 km
• Baquerizo · beach · Galápagos · ~16 km
• Kicker Rock · river spot · Galápagos · ~17 km
• Playa Mann · beach · Galápagos · ~18 km
• Centro de Interpretaciones · museum · Galápagos · ~18 km
• Playa de Oro · beach · Galápagos · ~18 km
• Playa Punta Carola · beach · Galápagos · ~18 km
• La Loberia · beach · Galápagos · ~19 km
• Cerro Brujo · viewpoint · Galápagos · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Junco

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Junco

• Laguna · lake · Galápagos · ~20 km
• flamingo lake · lake · Galápagos · ~149 km

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