4 parks and reserves · within 60 km
There are 4 parks and reserves within 60 km of Martínez de la Torre in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Río Filobobos, 19 km away; the farthest, Parque Ecológico Los Tecajetes, is 60 km. They are all listed under Teziutlán, 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: Feb, Mar, Apr, May.
The Nature Parks 4
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Río Filobobos · Nature reserve · 19 km from Martínez de la Torre · Near Teziutlán
Rafting river in Veracruz below Tlapacoyan, with waterfalls, tropical forest and the Cuajilote ruins along its banks. -
Manantiales de Chignautla · Nature reserve · 44 km from Martínez de la Torre · Near Teziutlán
Nine Springs park: cold, crystal-clear spring pools below the Cerro de Chignautla, with rowboats and antojito stands. -
Cerro de Macuiltépetl · Nature reserve · 59 km from Martínez de la Torre · Veracruz
A wooded extinct volcano in the middle of Xalapa, now an ecological park with spiral paths, a lookout tower and a small fauna museum. -
Parque Ecológico Los Tecajetes · Nature reserve · 60 km from Martínez de la Torre · Veracruz
A sunken spring-fed park near central Xalapa, with ponds, channels, bridges and shady paths, open daily and free.
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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