10 Nature Parks near Tlaltizapán, Morelos: Map & Photos

10 parks and reserves · within 60 km

There are 10 parks and reserves within 60 km of Tlaltizapán in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Las Estacas, 6 km away; the farthest, Bosque de Agua, is 56 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Tlaltizapán and Malinalco, 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 10

Las Estacas · Nature reserve · 6 km from Tlaltizapán
A spring-fed river so clear you can see the bottom, inside a park where you swim, snorkel and float downstream.
Parque Estatal Cerro de la Tortuga · Nature reserve · 8 km from Tlaltizapán · 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.
Reserva Estatal Sierra de Montenegro · Nature reserve · 12 km from Tlaltizapán · Morelos
A 7,724 ha state reserve across Jiutepec, Yautepec, Emiliano Zapata and Tlaltizapán, with some of Morelos's best tropical dry forest left.
Cañón de Lobos · Nature reserve · 19 km from Tlaltizapán · Morelos
Dry-forest canyon between Cuernavaca and Yautepec, crossed by Federal Highway 138; 148 butterfly species and a favourite climb for road cyclists.
Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de Huautla · Nature reserve · 26 km from Tlaltizapán
A UNESCO-recognized reserve of tropical dry forest in Morelos' far south, best explored with a local guide.
Bosque Mirador · Nature reserve · 32 km from Tlaltizapán · Morelos
About 22 ha of pine forest in Ahuatepec, north of Cuernavaca; a municipal protected area since 2016, next to the Chichinautzin corridor.
Parque Nacional El Tepozteco · Nature reserve · 35 km from Tlaltizapán · 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.
Corredor Biológico Chichinautzin · Nature reserve · 41 km from Tlaltizapán · 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.
Desierto del Carmen · Nature reserve · 49 km from Tlaltizapán · Near Malinalco
A forested national park around a secluded Carmelite convent, with clifftop lookouts over the Malinalco valley.
Bosque de Agua · Nature reserve · 56 km from Tlaltizapán · 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.