8 lakes and lagoons · within 60 km
There are 8 lakes and lagoons within 60 km of Villa del Carbón in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Presa del Llano, 9 km away; the farthest, Presa Ñadó, is 55 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Villa del Carbón, Aculco, Jilotepec, and Tepotzotlán, 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 8
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Presa del Llano · Lake · 9 km from Villa del Carbón
A forest reservoir and ecotourism park south of Villa del Carbón with cabins, rowboats, trout, zip lines and campsites. -
Presa Taxhimay · Lake · 14 km from Villa del Carbón
A reservoir that swallowed the village of San Luis de las Peras in the 1930s; two church towers still rise from the water. -
Presa Danxhó · Lake · 19 km from Villa del Carbón · Near Jilotepec
A reservoir south of Jilotepec, built to supply the town with water, where locals picnic, paddle kayaks and take boat rides. -
Lago de Guadalupe · Lake · 24 km from Villa del Carbón · Estado de México
A 1930s reservoir on the west side of Cuautitlán Izcalli, a state protected area and a refuge for waterbirds within reach of Mexico City. -
Presa Requena · Lake · 28 km from Villa del Carbón · Hidalgo
A 1922 reservoir on the Tepeji river below Tepeji del Río: carp and tilapia fishing, migrating birds and fishing tournaments. -
Laguna de Zumpango · Lake · 36 km from Villa del Carbón · Near Tepotzotlán
A remnant of the Valley of Mexico's old lakes, with boat rides and fried fish stands on the shore at San Pedro de la Laguna. -
Presa Endhó · Lake · 46 km from Villa del Carbón · Hidalgo
Large reservoir in the Mezquital Valley between Tepetitlán and Tula, built 1947-1951 and now fed by Mexico City wastewater. -
Presa Ñadó · Lake · 55 km from Villa del Carbón · Near Aculco
A reservoir below the rocky Peña de Ñadó, a peak above 3,000 meters known for climbing, with fishing and camping by the water.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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