5 lakes and lagoons
Michoacán has 5 lakes and lagoons with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Tacámbaro, Paracho, and Santa Clara del Cobre. The closest to a pueblo is La Alberca de Tacámbaro, 3 km from Tacámbaro; the farthest out is Lago de Camécuaro, 33 km from Paracho.
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, Mar, Apr, Nov.
The Lakes and Lagoons 5
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La Alberca de Tacámbaro · Lake · 3 km from Tacámbaro
A round, emerald lake filling an extinct volcanic crater just south of town, protected as a natural area. -
Laguna La Magdalena · Lake · 3 km from Tacámbaro
A larger lake on the edge of town, used for fishing and visited by migratory birds in winter. -
Lago de Zirahuén · Lake · 11 km from Santa Clara del Cobre
A deep, clear mountain lake ringed by pine forest, with lakeside restaurants, boat rides and cabins in Zirahuén village. -
Lago de Camécuaro · Lake · 33 km from Paracho
A spring-fed national park lake of clear, turquoise water among ancient ahuehuete cypresses, near Tangancícuaro. -
Lago de Cuitzeo · Lake · Cuitzeo
Mexico's second-largest freshwater lake, a shallow, shifting sheet of water north of Morelia crossed by highway causeways and visited by winter birds.
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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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