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    Balneario Ejidal El Bosque

    Hot springs Yautepec, Morelos Municipality of Yautepec Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl Northern Morelos

    Oaxtepec's ejido-run balneario: pools, slides, the Poza Azul spring, a suspension bridge, cabins and camping. Adult entry 150 pesos since March 2026.

    From Cuautla: 20 min by car (14 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Balneario Ejidal El Bosque

    • From Cuautla: about 20 min by road (~14 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (MEX), 1 h 33 min by car to Tlayacapan
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    About Balneario Ejidal El Bosque

    El Bosque is the ejido-run balneario of Oaxtepec, in the municipality of Yautepec; the entrance is through the Lomas de Cocoyoc subdivision, on the boulevard of the same name. The ejido's company runs it, and according to its official site the river that flows through it begins at the Poza Azul, the spring where Moctezuma Ilhuicamina is said to have bathed. Besides pools and water slides it has a children's area, a suspension bridge, cabins, a camping zone, family grills and changing rooms, and parking inside the grounds.

    The water is what sets it apart from the area's water parks: the official site speaks of clear, mineral-rich water, and Infobae describes it as sulphurous, though neither gives a temperature. There are also archaeological remains in the grounds; Wikipedia mentions pyramids and carved stones at El Bosque and on Cerro de los Huajes, some still unexplored by INAH.

    Oaxtepec was a rest place for the Mexica nobility. Sources disagree on the year Moctezuma Ilhuicamina conquered it (1438 or 1496), and the balneario's own site says he had plants gathered from across the empire for what it calls the first botanical garden in the Americas. The Spanish later built the Hospital de la Santa Cruz on the hill, and its ruins lie next to the balneario. Do not mix it up with the former IMSS vacation centre Oaxtepec, which is now a different park.

    The published rates have applied since 15 March 2026: 150 pesos for adults, 100 for children and 75 with an INAPAM card; groups of more than 30 pay 95. Camping is 180 pesos for adults and 135 for children, plus 60 for tent space, and a cabin for two is 600 pesos.

    How to get to Balneario Ejidal El Bosque

    Drive from Cuautla: 20 min, 14 km

    By car from Mexico City take the México–Cuautla autopista (95D and 115D, about 100 km and roughly 1 h 30 min according to Wikipedia) and exit for Oaxtepec; the old federal highway from Mexico City to Cuautla also runs through the town, at km 78. The balneario is reached through the Lomas de Cocoyoc subdivision, Boulevard Lomas de Cocoyoc s/n. From Cuautla it is about 14 km and roughly 20 minutes; from Cuernavaca, about 44 km and 45 minutes.

    By bus, the official site suggests the Terminal Sur (Taxqueña): Pullman de Morelos, Cristóbal Colón and Estrella Roja run to Oaxtepec about every 25 minutes, and from Oaxtepec you take a taxi to the balneario. The cheaper, slower way is Taxqueña to Xochimilco, then the Xochimilco–Tlayacapan–Cuautla bus, getting off in Oaxtepec. Tlayacapan, the nearest pueblo, is about 6 km away in a straight line.

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    Before you go to Balneario Ejidal El Bosque: hours, prices and tips

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    Open every day of the year. The official site gives no times; Apple Maps lists 8:00 to 18:00. Apple Maps · checked Oct 2026
    Entry
    Adults 150 pesos, children 100, INAPAM card 75, groups of more than 30 people 95 each (rates from 15 March 2026). Camping 180 adults / 135 children; cabin for two 600; parking inside 75. Balneario Ejidal El Bosque (official site) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Balneario Ejidal El Bosque: what to see and do

    Go down to the Poza Azul, the spring where the balneario's river begins.
    Swim in the pools and ride the water slides.
    Cross the suspension bridge.
    Look for the archaeological remains inside the grounds.
    Use the family grills or stay overnight in a cabin or the camping area.
    See the ruins of the Hospital de la Santa Cruz, next to the balneario, separately.

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    When to go to Balneario Ejidal El Bosque mild

    Balneario Ejidal El Bosque shares the climate of Tlayacapan, 6 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

    Warm water feels best when the nights are coldest here (January, February, and December), and those are also the busiest weekends at Balneario Ejidal El Bosque.

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