Parks and the outdoors in Pachuca

9 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Pachuca.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Cerro del Lobo
Public park with steep trails and cobblestone paths leading up to a mirador featuring the best sunset views in the city. Unfortunately, the park is not well maintained and is in desperate need of a litter cleanup event.
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Cristo Rey
Large Jesus statue on a hilltop overlooking the city. Affords some fine views of the city if you walk around the terrace/stairwell.
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Cubitos Ecological Park
Eco-park focusing on the life and environment of the semi-desert ecosystem. Includes one of the largest cacti collections in the region. A petting zoo for children has goats, chickens, sheep and pigs. It's a big park with miles of pea-gravel surface trails, but there's very little shade and a whole lot of sunshine, so bring a hat and a water bottle.
Daily 08:30 - 15:00
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Jardin de Arte
Urban sculpture garden provides a peaceful oasis next to the state capitol (Palacio de Gobierno Estatal). Lots of colorful murals. Tianguis are here on Saturday market days.
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Museo El Rehilete
Pinwheel Museum
More or less a children's museum but fairly interactive with a dino park, planetarium, and botanical garden.
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Parroquia de San Francisco
Colonial Catholic temple also from 16th century with the adjacent St. Francis of Asisi convent, which once housed Franciscan missionaries. The church features a 3-level Baroque-style facade with a single bell tower with four bells. Lush gardens fill the grounds where plazas showcase statues. More statues and historic oil paintings, including a revered painting of St. Francis, are found inside the church. Many other saints are also portrayed in the church's artwork, including Saint Jude, Saint Joseph, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Martin of Tours. A side chapel is dedicated to Our Lady of Light.
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Pisal de Byron Gálvez
Parque David Ben Gurión
Outdoor plaza made up of pieced-together mosaics that you can walk upon.
08ː00-18ː00 daily
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Tuzoofari
A pretty dynamic safari experience with chances to feed the animals with supervision and tram car rides through the park, etc.
09ː00-17ː00 daily
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El Chico National Park
Dense pine forests in the mountains. Good for camping, hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Pachuca (CC BY-SA 4.0).