5 parks and reserves · within 60 km
There are 5 parks and reserves within 60 km of Sisal in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is La Carbonera, 16 km away; the farthest, Reserva Cuxtal, is 54 km. They are all listed under Sisal, 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, Nov, Dec.
The Nature Parks 5
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La Carbonera · Nature reserve · 16 km from Sisal · Yucatán
Mangrove lagoon west of Chuburná, opened to the sea by Hurricane Gilbert, with flamingos, pelicans and the Dzul-Ha freshwater spring. -
Reserva Estatal El Palmar · Nature reserve · 17 km from Sisal
The wetland reserve around Sisal: boat and kayak trips through mangroves to clear freshwater springs, with flamingos and herons. -
El Corchito · Nature reserve · 42 km from Sisal · Yucatán
A small mangrove reserve on the edge of Progreso, reached by a five-minute boat ride, with three clear freshwater pools to swim in and tame raccoons. -
Celestún · Nature reserve · 51 km from Sisal
A fishing town at the mouth of a long estuary where cooperative boats take you to flocks of flamingos, mangrove springs and a bleached ghost forest. -
Reserva Cuxtal · Nature reserve · 54 km from Sisal · Yucatán
Mérida's own protected forest just south of the city, which supplies about half its water and holds 161 bird species, old haciendas and Maya sites.
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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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