3 parks and reserves · within 60 km
There are 3 parks and reserves within 60 km of Jalpan in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Las Adjuntas, 23 km away; the farthest, Nacimiento de Huichihuayán, is 58 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Jalpan, Xilitla, and Zimapán, which make good bases.
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 3
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Las Adjuntas · Nature reserve · 23 km from Jalpan
Where the cold, clear Ayutla River meets the warm, green Santa María at the Ayutla bridge, with river pools and acamaya dishes. -
Parque Nacional Los Mármoles · Nature reserve · 45 km from Jalpan · Near Zimapán
A mountain national park of oak and pine forest, a 600-meter-deep marble gorge and the 3,000-meter Cerro Cangandhó. -
Nacimiento de Huichihuayán · Nature reserve · 58 km from Jalpan · Near Xilitla
The source of the Huichihuayán River, where crystal-clear water flows out of caves into shallow pools in the jungle.
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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.