National parks in Chihuahua
Chihuahua has 2 national parks: Basaseachic Falls and Cumbres de Majalca.
National parks in Chihuahua
- Basaseachic Falls National Park
Basaseachic Falls and pine–oak canyon country in the western Sierra Madre of Chihuahua. One of Mexico’s tallest waterfalls in a high desert setting.
- Cumbres de Majalca National Park
Pine forest and rock towers in the Sierra de Majalca above Chihuahua city. Cool mountain country in the northern Sierra Madre.
Other parks within reach of Chihuahua
| Park | Straight-line distance | Estimated drive | Realistic trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbres de Majalca National Park | 130 km (80.7 mi) | 2 hr 22 min | Doable as a day trip |
| Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 258 km (160 mi) | 4 hr 15 min | Best as a weekend |
| Basaseachic Falls National Park | 276 km (172 mi) | 4 hr 31 min | Best as a weekend |
| Carlsbad Caverns National Park | 304 km (189 mi) | 4 hr 55 min | Best as a weekend |
| Big Bend National Park | 308 km (191 mi) | 4 hr 59 min | Best as a weekend |
| White Sands National Park | 313 km (195 mi) | 5 hr 3 min | Best as a weekend |
| Los Novillos National Park | 528 km (328 mi) | 8 hr 13 min | Worth a longer road trip |
| Saguaro National Park | 529 km (329 mi) | 8 hr 14 min | Worth a longer road trip |
| Petrified Forest National Park | 639 km (397 mi) | 9 hr 51 min | Worth a longer road trip |
| Bahía de Loreto National Park | 655 km (407 mi) | 10 hr 5 min | Worth a longer road trip |
Biggest towns and cities in Chihuahua
- Ciudad Juárez
- Chihuahua
- Cuauhtémoc
- Ciudad Delicias
- Hidalgo del Parral
- Nuevo Casas Grandes
- Santa Rosalía de Camargo
- Ojinaga
- Manuel Ojinaga
- Juan Aldama
- Madera
- Guachochi
- Ascensión
- Ascención
- San Juanito
- La Junta
- Adolfo López Mateos
- Lázaro Cárdenas
- Miguel Ahumada
- Ciudad Guerrero
- San Buenaventura
- Benito Juárez
- Guadalupe y Calvo
- Ejido Benito Juárez
- Puerto Palomas de Villa
- Valentín Gómez Farías
- Creel
- El Largo
- Naica
- Valle de Ignacio Allende
- Praxédis Guerrero
- Ignacio Zaragoza
- San Isidro
- Baborigame
- Guadalupe
- Santa Ana
- Tomochi
- Janos
- Constitución
- El Terrero
- Valle de Zaragoza
- El Molino
- San Rafael
- Octaviano López
- Praxedis G. Guerrero
- Bachíniva
- Témoris
- Ejido el Vergel
- Benito Juárez
- Chínipas de Almada
- Nicolás Bravo
- Temósachic
- Moris
- Namiquipa
- Matachí
- Carichí
- Cerocahui
- El Sauz
- Samalayuca
- Las Varas (Estación Babícora)
- Santa Isabel
- Guadalupe Victoria
- San Agustín
- La Quemada
- Nonoava
- Basaseachi
- Samachique
- Batopilas de Manuel Gómez Morín
- Cruces
- Uruachi
- Boquilla de Babisas (La Boquilla de Conchos)
- San Francisco de Borja
- José Esteban Coronado
- Urique
- Independencia
- Monte Verde
- Milpillas
- Manuel Benavides
- Morelos
- El Tule
- Maguarichi
- San Nicolás de Carretas
- Santiago de Coyame
- Valle del Rosario
All municipalities in Chihuahua
- Delicias
- Namiquipa
- Meoqui
- Guerrero
- Juárez
- Madera
- Saucillo
- Ascensión
- Bocoyna
- Buenaventura
- Cuauhtémoc
- Guadalupe y Calvo
- Praxedis G. Guerrero
- Rosales
- Urique
- Allende
- Aquiles Serdán
- Balleza
- Casas Grandes
- Chihuahua
- Galeana
- Gómez Farías
- Guachochi
- Ignacio Zaragoza
- Janos
- López
- Ocampo
- Ojinaga
- San Francisco de Conchos
- Ahumada
- Aldama
- Bachíniva
- Camargo
- Carichí
- Coronado
- Coyame del Sotol
- La Cruz
- Cusihuiriachi
- Chínipas
- Dr. Belisario Domínguez
- Santa Isabel
- Gran Morelos
- Guadalupe
- Guazapares
- Hidalgo del Parral
- Huejotitán
- Julimes
- Maguarichi
- Manuel Benavides
- Matachí
- Matamoros
- Morelos
- Moris
- Nonoava
- Nuevo Casas Grandes
- Riva Palacio
- Rosario
- San Francisco de Borja
- San Francisco del Oro
- Santa Bárbara
- Temósachic
- El Tule
- Uruachi
- Valle de Zaragoza
Common questions
How many national parks are in Chihuahua?
2: Basaseachic Falls National Park and Cumbres de Majalca National Park.
What is the closest national park to Chihuahua?
Cumbres de Majalca National Park, roughly 130 km (80.7 mi) out and about 2 hr 22 min of driving from the centre of Chihuahua.