6 Nature Parks in Michoacán, Mexico: Map & Photos

6 parks and reserves

Michoacán has 6 parks and reserves with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Angangueo and Tacámbaro. The closest to a pueblo is Parque Ecológico Cerro Hueco, 2 km from Tacámbaro; the farthest out is Santuario Cerro Pelón, 26 km from Angangueo.

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 6

Parque Ecológico Cerro Hueco · Nature reserve · 2 km from Tacámbaro
A wooded hilltop park with views over La Alberca and down to Tierra Caliente, and a spot for carnitas.
Santuario El Rosario · Nature reserve · 4 km from Angangueo
The largest and busiest monarch butterfly sanctuary, a steep forest climb above Angangueo, open roughly November to March.
Santuario Sierra Chincua · Nature reserve · 6 km from Angangueo
A quieter monarch sanctuary north of Angangueo, with a gentler trail, horses, and a visitor center with food stalls and a zip line.
Santuario Cerro Pelón · Nature reserve · 26 km from Angangueo
The wildest monarch sanctuary, reached on horseback from the village of Macheros; where the colonies were first documented in 1975.
Bosque Cuauhtémoc · Nature reserve · Morelia
A tree-filled 19th-century promenade beside the aqueduct, with the Alfredo Zalce contemporary art museum and a small natural history museum, both free.
Parque Nacional Barranca del Cupatitzio · Nature reserve · Uruapan
The ravine where the Cupatitzio, the 'singing river', springs from the rock, with fountains, falls and stone bridges inside the city of Uruapan.