List of national parks of Mexico
Encyclopedia
Mexico's National Parks are 67 federally recognized national park
s that are protected natural areas
administrated by the federal National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP). http://www.conanp.gob.mx/anp/anp.php
The following is a partial list of Mexico
's National Park's, ordered by state:
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
s that are protected natural areas
Mexican Protected Natural Areas
Mexico's Protected Natural Areas are 158 designated "Natural Areas" in Mexico, representing 11% of the nation's surface area, and are protected and administrated by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas , a federal agency...
administrated by the federal National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP). http://www.conanp.gob.mx/anp/anp.php
The following is a partial list of Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's National Park's, ordered by state:
Baja California
- San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National ParkSan Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National ParkSan Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of...
- Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National ParkSierra de San Pedro Mártir National ParkSierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park is a national park in the Mexican state of Baja California. The Park is part of the municipality of Ensenada, Baja California. The area was first explored by Europeans in 1701 by Eusebio Francisco Kino by Dominican orders.The park is known for its pine...
- Constitution 1857 National ParkConstitution 1857 National ParkConstitution 1857 National Park is located in the pine forests of Sierra de Juárez mountain range in the northern part of Baja California, Mexico. The park is an important preserve for a large number of native wild animals like Bighorn Sheep and Mule Deer...
- Baja California Desert National ParkBaja California DesertThe Baja California Desert is a Desert ecoregion of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.-Geography and climate:The ecoregion covers 77,700 square kilometers and includes most of the Peninsula's western slope. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the Peninsular Ranges...
- Vizcaino National ParkEl Vizcaíno Biosphere ReserveThe El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, created in 1988, is located in Mulegé Municipality in northern Baja California Sur, at the center of the Baja California Peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Cortez...
Baja California Sur
- Bahía de Loreto National Park
- Cabo Pulmo National Park
- Sierra de la Laguna National ParkSierra de la LagunaThe Sierra de la Laguna is a mountain range on the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico. It lies at the southern end of the peninsula in the state of Baja California Sur, and is the southernmost range of the Peninsular Ranges....
Chiapas
- Cañón del Sumidero National Park
- Montebello Lakes National Park
- Palenque National ParkPalenquePalenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date back to 100 BC to its fall around 800 AD...
Distrito Federal (Mexico City)
- Cerro de la Estrella National Park
- Cumbres del Ajusco National ParkCumbres del Ajusco National ParkCumbres del Ajusco National Park is one of many national parks near Mexico City, DF. The Ajusco is known for its high elevations reaching 3,900 meters above sea level and is visible from any part of Mexico city. The park is characterized by pine-oak forests and high mountain grassland...
- Desierto de los Leones National ParkDesierto de los Leones National ParkDesierto de los Leones National Park is located entirely within the limits of the Federal District, it stretches between Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón boroughs....
- El Tepeyac National ParkEl Tepeyac National ParkEl Tepeyac National Park is one of a number of federally recognized national parks in Mexico that are protected natural areas and administered by the federal National Commission of Protected Natural Areas , a subsidiary of SEMARNAT . It is one of the few green areas located north of the Mexico City...
- El Histórico Coyoacán National ParkCoyoacánCoyoacán refers to one of the sixteen boroughs of the Federal District of Mexico City as well as the former village which is now the borough’s “historic center.” The name comes from Nahuatl and most likely means “place of coyotes,” when the Aztecs named a pre-Hispanic village on the southern shore...
- Fuentes Brotantes de Tlalpan National Park
- Lomas de Padierna National Park
- Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla National Park
- Viveros de CoyoacánViveros de CoyoacánViveros de Coyoacán is a combination tree nursery and public park which covers 38.9 hectares in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City. The nursery was founded by Miguel Angel de Quevedo in the early 20th century as a way to provide seedlings for the reforestation of Mexico’s badly damaged forests,...
Guerrero
- El Veladero National Park
- General Juan N. Álvarez National Park
- Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National ParkGrutas de Cacahuamilpa National ParkThe Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park in Guerrero, Mexico, is best known for the Grutas de Cacahuamilpa Caverns, which are one of the largest cave systems in the world. It is also home to the Grutas of Carlos Pacheco, a smaller system, as well as two subterranean rivers which have carved out...
Hidalgo
- Los Marmoles National Park (composed of Barranca de San Vicente y Cerro de Cangando)
- Mineral del Chico National Park
- TulaTula, HidalgoTula, formally, Tula de Allende, is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 305.8 km² , and as of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 93,296, with 28,432 in the town...
Estado de México
- Desierto del Carmen National Park (also known as Nixcongo)
- Desierto de los Leones National ParkDesierto de los Leones National ParkDesierto de los Leones National Park is located entirely within the limits of the Federal District, it stretches between Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón boroughs....
- Iztaccíhuatl Popocatépetl National ParkIzta-Popo Zoquiapan National ParkIzta-Popo, Zoquiapan and Anexas National Park is a national park on the border of the Mexican states of México, Puebla, and Morelos.It covers Mexico's second and third-highest peaks, the Popocatépetl and Ixtaccíhuatl volcanoes, as well as the areas of the Hacienda de Zoquiapán and its annexed...
(includes Zoquiapan and annexed areas) (In Edo. de Mexico, Morelos, and Puebla) - La Marquesa National ParkLa Marquesa National ParkLa Marquesa is the common name for the Parque Nacional Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, situated west of Mexico City on the toll road heading towards Toluca, the capital of the State of Mexico. It lies in the municipalities of Ocoyoacac, Huixquilucan, and Lerma de Villada in the State of...
- Los Remedios National ParkLos Remedios National ParkLos Remedios National Park is located in the far west of the municipality of Naucalpan in Mexico State just northwest of Mexico City. This park was established by decrees in 1938 by the federal government with an area of 400 hectares. Within its borders is the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Los...
- Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National ParkMolino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National ParkMolino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National Park, which used to be the Hacienda Molino de Flores, is located in the Municipality of Texcoco in the State of Mexico and used to produce pulque and grains. Most of the buildings on the site, such as the main house, the church of San Joaquin and the Chapel...
- Nevado de Toluca National ParkNevado de Toluca National ParkThe Nevado de Toluca National Park is located southwest of the city of Toluca, Mexico State. It was decreed a park in 1936, primarily to protect the Nevado de Toluca volcano, which forms nearly the park’s entire surface and is the fourth highest peak in Mexico. It is 45 km from Toluca and 135...
- Sacromonte National Park
Michoacán
- Bosencheve National Park (partly in Estado de Mexico)
- Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park
- Cerro de Garnica National Park
- Insurgente José María Morelos y Pavón National Park
- Lago de Camécuaro National Park
- Pico de Tancítaro National Park
- Rayon National Park
Morelos
- El Tepozteco National Park (also in Distrito Federal)
- Lagunas de Zempoala National ParkLagunas de Zempoala National ParkLagunas de Zempoala National Park is a natural protected area which consists of a group of seven lagoons...
(also in Estado de Mexico)
Oaxaca
- Benito Juárez National ParkBenito Juárez National ParkThe Benito Juárez National Park is in the Valles Centrales Region of Oaxaca, Mexico, and includes parts of the municipalities of San Felipe Tejalapam and San Andres Huayapan.The southern boundary of the park is about 5 kilometers north of the City of Oaxaca....
- Huatulco National ParkHuatulco National ParkHuatulco National Park, also known as Bahias de Huatulco National Park is a national park of Oaxaca, Mexico. It was initially declared a protected area and later decreed as a National Park on July 24, 1998. Located in the Municipality of Santa María Huatulco, to the west of Cruz Huatulco, it...
- Lagunas de Chacahua National ParkLagunas de Chacahua National ParkThe Lagunas de Chacahua National Park , created in 1937,is a national park located in the Municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, about 54 km west of Puerto Escondido, near a village called Zapotalito. It can be reach via Federal Highway 200 or by boat...
Quintana Roo
- Arrecifes de Cozumel National ParkArrecifes de Cozumel National ParkThe Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park is off the coast of the island of Cozumel in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. The cozumel reef system is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second largest coral reef system in the world. Even though almost the entire island of Cozumel is...
- Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park
- Arrecifes de Xcalak National Park
- Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres National Park (includes Punta Cancún y Punta Nizuc)
- Isla Contoy National ParkIsla ContoyIsla Contoy is a small island in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, approximately 30 kilometers north of Isla Mujeres. The island is only 8.5 km in length and has an area of 3.17 square kilometres....
- Sian Ka'anSian Ka'anSian Ka'an is a non profit and non governmental organization biosphere reserve formed by a group of conservationists in the municipality of Tulum in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, whose mission is the conservation of the biodiversity...
- Tulum National Park
Veracruz
- Cañón del Río Blanco National Park
- Cofre de Perote National Park
- Pico de Orizaba National Park (in Veracruz and Puebla)
- Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano National Marine Park
External links
- Official List at CONANP
- The Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources
- National System of Natural Protected Areas (Sinap) - unofficial
Sources
- CONANP listing of parks (Spanish)
- Guia Roji: Por las carreteras de México, 2006