4 lakes and lagoons
Chihuahua has 4 lakes and lagoons with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblo Mágico of Creel. Only Lago de Arareko has a pueblo nearby, 7 km away in Creel.
Lakes and lagoons are at their best early in the morning, when the water is calm. Many have boat rides and lakeside fish restaurants, and get busy on weekends.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.
The Lakes and Lagoons 4
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Lago de Arareko · Lake · 7 km from Creel
A horseshoe-shaped lake in pine forest run by the Rarámuri ejido of San Ignacio, with rowboats, cabins and lakeside trails. -
El Granero · Lake · Aldama
Luis L. León Dam, a 1968 reservoir on the Río Conchos in Aldama; bass, catfish and carp fishing among bare desert hills, reached by dirt road. -
Lago Colina · Lake · San Francisco de Conchos
A Río Conchos reservoir by San Francisco de Conchos: boats, waterskiing, bass fishing, cabins and lakeshore camping, half an hour from Camargo. -
Presa Chuvíscar · Lake · Chihuahua
A 1908 dam on the Río Chuvíscar at the western edge of Chihuahua City, next to El Rejón; a small reservoir that still stores drinking water.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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