9 lakes and lagoons · within 60 km
There are 9 lakes and lagoons within 60 km of Tulancingo in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Presa El Tejocotal, 24 km away; the farthest, Presa El Muerto, is 56 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Huauchinango, Mineral del Chico, Acaxochitlán, and Huasca de Ocampo, which make good bases.
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, Dec.
The Lakes and Lagoons 9
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Presa El Tejocotal · Lake · 24 km from Tulancingo · Near Acaxochitlán
A forest-ringed reservoir southeast of town with boat rides, kayaks, horseback rides and molote stands on the shore. -
Presa San Antonio · Lake · 26 km from Tulancingo · Near Huasca de Ocampo
The 1910s dam that feeds the prisms' waterfalls, built over a sunken hacienda; boat rides, horses and fishing. -
Presa El Jaramillo · Lake · 40 km from Tulancingo · Near Mineral del Chico
A small dam on the park's southern edge near San Miguel Cerezo, a quiet spot for a walk and a picnic. -
Presa Nexapa · Lake · 40 km from Tulancingo · Near Huauchinango
Forest-ringed reservoir east of Huauchinango with a little island holding a castle-like house; boatmen offer rides. -
Presa El Cedral · Lake · 41 km from Tulancingo · Near Mineral del Chico
A forest reservoir run by the local ejido, with rowboats, trout fishing, cabins, horses and zip lines. -
Presa Necaxa · Lake · 41 km from Tulancingo · Near Huauchinango
Mexico's first hydroelectric dam, opened in 1905, with a reservoir set among steep, forested mountains. -
Laguna de San Antonio de Atocha · Lagoon · 52 km from Tulancingo · Hidalgo
Laguna de Tochac, a remnant of the Basin of Mexico lakes in southern Apan, with endangered aquatic plants and carp fishing. -
Presa San Jerónimo · Lake · 53 km from Tulancingo · Hidalgo
Mountain reservoir in the El Arenal hills, with boat rides, suspension bridges and the trail up to Los Frailes. -
Presa El Muerto · Lake · 56 km from Tulancingo · Tlaxcala
A 63-hectare reservoir at 2,540 m, opened in 1987 beside José María Morelos Buenavista in Tlaxco.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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