5 parks and reserves
Guanajuato has 5 parks and reserves with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Yuriria, Jalpa de Cánovas, and Mineral de Pozos. The closest to a pueblo is Lago-Cráter La Joya, 2 km from Yuriria; the farthest out is Cráter Rincón de Parangueo, 27 km from Yuriria.
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, Feb, Mar, Apr.
The Nature Parks 5
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Lago-Cráter La Joya · Nature reserve · 2 km from Yuriria
A protected crater lake on the edge of town, good for kayaking, birdwatching and cycling. -
Cañada de Negros · Nature reserve · 9 km from Jalpa de Cánovas
A family park by the village of Cañada de Negros with a lake for kayaking, cabins, camping and a zip line. -
Paso de Vaqueros · Nature reserve · 19 km from Mineral de Pozos
A canyon in the semi-desert near San Luis de la Paz for guided canyoning, with pools, rock slides and rappels. -
Hoya La Alberca · Nature reserve · 21 km from Yuriria
The best known of Valle de Santiago's Siete Luminarias craters, its once-swimmable lake now mostly gone. -
Cráter Rincón de Parangueo · Nature reserve · 27 km from Yuriria
A dry volcanic crater with a white salt floor, reached on foot through a 400 m tunnel.
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.