3 parks and reserves
Aguascalientes has 3 parks and reserves with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of San José de Gracia and Calvillo. The closest to a pueblo is Boca de Túnel, 10 km from San José de Gracia; the farthest out is Sierra Fría, 22 km from San José de Gracia.
Parks and reserves are best on weekdays and early in the day. Bring water, and check the opening hours, since some close one day a week.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov.
The Nature Parks 3
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Boca de Túnel · Nature reserve · 10 km from San José de Gracia
An adventure park in the Potrerillo canyon: hanging bridges over the reservoir, zip lines, via ferrata and cabins. -
Sierra del Laurel · Nature reserve · 11 km from Calvillo
The protected oak-forest range around Calvillo, named for its wild laurel, with rainy-season waterfalls like El Garruño and trails. -
Sierra Fría · Nature reserve · 22 km from San José de Gracia
Aguascalientes' big protected pine and oak forest west of town, with cabins, hiking and the Los Alamitos environmental center.
On the map
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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Names and locations from OpenStreetMap; notes and write-ups are our own.