13 Nature Parks near Cuautla, Mexico: Map & Photos

13 parks and reserves · within 60 km

There are 13 parks and reserves within 60 km of Cuautla in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Cañón de Lobos, 19 km away; the farthest, Cerro de la Estrella, is 60 km. They are all listed under Tlaltizapán, a Pueblo Mágico that makes a good base.

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, Dec.

The Nature Parks 13

Cañón de Lobos · Nature reserve · 19 km from Cuautla · Morelos
Dry-forest canyon between Cuernavaca and Yautepec, crossed by Federal Highway 138; 148 butterfly species and a favourite climb for road cyclists.
Las Estacas · Nature reserve · 21 km from Cuautla · Near Tlaltizapán
A spring-fed river so clear you can see the bottom, inside a park where you swim, snorkel and float downstream.
Reserva Estatal Sierra de Montenegro · Nature reserve · 21 km from Cuautla · Morelos
A 7,724 ha state reserve across Jiutepec, Yautepec, Emiliano Zapata and Tlaltizapán, with some of Morelos's best tropical dry forest left.
Parque Nacional El Tepozteco · Nature reserve · 25 km from Cuautla · Morelos
About 23,000 ha of volcanic sierra between Tepoztlán and southern Mexico City: pine and oak forest, dry tropical woods and the Tepozteco pyramid.
Bosque Mirador · Nature reserve · 31 km from Cuautla · Morelos
About 22 ha of pine forest in Ahuatepec, north of Cuernavaca; a municipal protected area since 2016, next to the Chichinautzin corridor.
Parque Estatal Cerro de la Tortuga · Nature reserve · 34 km from Cuautla · Morelos
A 310 ha state park (2012) between Zacatepec and Puente de Ixtla, one of the last patches of tropical dry forest in south-central Morelos.
Parque Nacional Sacromonte · Nature reserve · 38 km from Cuautla · Estado de México
A 45-hectare sacred hill above Amecameca, a national park since 1939: the black Christ's cave shrine, a hilltop chapel and views of both volcanoes.
Corredor Biológico Chichinautzin · Nature reserve · 39 km from Cuautla · Morelos
Federal protected area of 37,302 ha, decreed in 1988: pine, oak and fir forest between Cuernavaca, Tepoztlán and Huitzilac, linking Zempoala and El Tepozteco.
Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de Huautla · Nature reserve · 46 km from Cuautla · Near Tlaltizapán
A UNESCO-recognized reserve of tropical dry forest in Morelos' far south, best explored with a local guide.
Bosque de Agua · Nature reserve · 53 km from Cuautla · Estado de México
The forest corridor between Mexico City, Toluca and Cuernavaca that feeds all three cities' aquifers; visit it at Zempoala, La Marquesa or Ajusco.
Parque nacional Fuentes Brotantes de Tlalpan · Nature reserve · 56 km from Cuautla · Ciudad de México
National park declared in 1936, with Ajusco springs, a lake of ducks and turtles, trails and food stalls; about 8 of its 129 hectares remain.
Bosque de Tlalpan · Nature reserve · 58 km from Cuautla · Ciudad de México
A 253-hectare urban park on Xitle lava: running tracks, mountain trails, a duck lake and traces of Cuicuilco. Open daily.
Cerro de la Estrella · Nature reserve · 60 km from Cuautla · Ciudad de México
Iztapalapa's hill, where the Mexica lit the New Fire every 52 years and where the Iztapalapa Passion play ends each Good Friday.