4 Nature Parks in Durango, Mexico: Map & Photos

4 parks and reserves

Durango has 4 parks and reserves with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Mapimí and Nombre de Dios. The closest to a pueblo is Ojo de Agua de Los Berros, 11 km from Nombre de Dios; the farthest out is Zona del Silencio, 95 km from Mapimí.

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, Dec.

The Nature Parks 4

Ojo de Agua de Los Berros · Nature reserve · 11 km from Nombre de Dios
Spring-fed pools under giant sabino trees where, tradition says, the first Mass in the region was said in 1555; several family balnearios.
Zona del Silencio · Nature reserve · 95 km from Mapimí
The legendary desert of the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve, famed for UFO tales and a 1970 US rocket crash; visit with a local guide.
Parque Ecológico El Tecuán · Nature reserve · Durango
Pine and oak forest in the sierra off the old Mazatlán road: elk, white-tailed deer, captive Mexican wolves, cabins and a campground.
Reserva de la Biosfera La Michilía · Nature reserve · Súchil
Pine and oak forest between the Michis and Urica ranges, one of Mexico's first biosphere reserves, where Mexican wolves and black bears were brought back.