7 Nature Parks in Puebla, Mexico: Map & Photos

7 parks and reserves

Puebla has 7 parks and reserves with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Teziutlán, Cholula, and Zacatlán. The closest to a pueblo is Manantiales de Chignautla, 5 km from Teziutlán; the farthest out is Africam Safari, 23 km from Cholula.

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: Feb, Mar, Apr, May.

The Nature Parks 7

Manantiales de Chignautla · Nature reserve · 5 km from Teziutlán
Nine Springs park: cold, crystal-clear spring pools below the Cerro de Chignautla, with rowboats and antojito stands.
Valle de Piedras Encimadas · Nature reserve · 14 km from Zacatlán
A pine-forest valley of huge stacked volcanic rocks shaped like towers and faces; cabins, horses and camping on site.
Río Filobobos · Nature reserve · 21 km from Teziutlán
Rafting river in Veracruz below Tlapacoyan, with waterfalls, tropical forest and the Cuajilote ruins along its banks.
Africam Safari · Nature reserve · 23 km from Cholula
A drive-through wildlife park south of Puebla where giraffes, rhinos and zebras roam large open enclosures.
Cerro Zapotecas · Nature reserve · San Pedro Cholula
Volcanic hill of 2,380 m, 3 km from central Cholula, a state park since 2008, with pre-Hispanic remains and trails for hiking and biking.
Cuenca del Valsequillo · Nature reserve · Municipio de Puebla
Basin south of Puebla city with the Valsequillo reservoir, the state's most important, and sites such as Hueyatlaco, at the heart of a long debate about the first Americans.
Reserva de la Biosfera Tehuacán-Cuicatlán · Nature reserve · Caltepec
Reserve of almost half a million hectares across Puebla and Oaxaca, a mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2018, with forests of columnar cacti and traces of maize domestication.