HomeProtected Areas
Cascada de Bassaseachic
Chihuahua
About Cascada de Bassaseachic
Cascada de Bassaseachic National Park. This natural protected area is a meeting place with the two highest waterfalls in North America, the Bassaseachic Waterfall, 246 meters of f...
How to get there?
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Most important locality
Basaseachi at 4 Km.
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Airport
Chihuahua International Airport 'General Roberto Fierro Villalobos' - Chihuahua
References and Transportation
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Ways to get there
Leaving Chihuahua City, take the highway to Cuauhtémoc, from there to La Junta, municipality of Guerrero, then the highway to Hermosillo, So...
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Transportation facilities
Private car, passenger bus or through service providers.
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Mobility within the protected area
Through marked trails.
How to get there?
References and Transportation
- Ways to get there
Leaving Chihuahua City, take the highway to Cuauhtémoc, from there to La Junta, municipality of Guerrero, then the highway to Hermosillo, Sonora, until you reach the town of Las Estrellas, then turn left, continuing straight until the next junction, about 6 km, where you turn left again.
- Transportation facilities
Private car, passenger bus or through service providers.
- Mobility within the protected area
Through marked trails.
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Schedules
Every day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Summer hours 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Entrance fee
$60.37 MXN
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Average weather in the area
Tempering
Protected Area map
View map
Activities and recommendations
Activities
- Bird watching
- Camping
- Canyoning
Recommendations
- A good time to visit the Protected Area is during the summer.
- Comfortable tennis shoes and clothing, hat are recommended.
Services
Services within the PA
Handicrafts, sustainable products and souvenirs stores
Interpretive trails
Signage
Toilets
Viewpoints
Lodging near the PA
Cabins
Camping areas
Hotel
Food service near the PA
Fast food
Restaurants
Street food
Available services in the nearest locality to the PA
Bank ATMs
Banks
Hospital
Market / Super Market
Pharmacy
Transportation services
Nearest locality to the PA
Basaseachi at 4 Km.
Admission fee
Protected Area entrance fee
$60.37 MXN Entrance prices per person, per day, as collection of rights.
Senior citizens, pensioned and retired persons, disabled persons, and minors under 12 years of age will be exempt from the payment of fees, whose status will be accredited once they enter the Protected Area, if applicable, with the corresponding valid credential. A 50% discount will be applied to students and teachers with a valid credential, which must be presented upon entering the Protected Area.
More about Cascada de Bassaseachic
Interesting facts
It is the highest active waterfall in Mexico, 'Cascada de Basaseachic', or also known as 'cola de caballo', with a height of 246 meters of f...
Attractions
The El Gigante monolith and the Basaseachi and Piedra Volada waterfalls.
Representative species of PA
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Cougar (Puma concolor), North American Beaver (Castor canadensis mexicanus), American Black Bear...
You can see more representative species of Cascada de Bassaseachic on the web site
Representative Species of PA
Representative Species of PA
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Cougar (Puma concolor), North American Beaver (Castor canadensis mexicanus), American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Northern Neotropical River Otter (Lontra longicaudis annectens), Pines (Pinus arizonica, P. chihuahuana, P. engelmannii, P. durangensis), Oaks (Quercus sideroxila, Quercus rugosa, Quercus arizonica), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga), Cypresses (Cupressus), Junipers (Juniperus)
Visitor regulations
Follow these indications to conserve the Protected Area
1. Not to feed or make loud noises that alter the behavior of wildlife.
2. Not to alter or destroy by any means or action the feeding, ...
Visitor regulations
Protected Area Regulations
Visitor regulations in the Protected Area
1. Not to feed or make loud noises that alter the behavior of wildlife.
2. Not to alter or destroy by any means or action the feeding, nesting, shelter or reproduction sites of wildlife species.
3. Not to open new trails or roads.
4. Not to throw, dump or discharge any type of organic or inorganic, solid or liquid waste, or any other type of pollutant into the soil, subsoil or bodies of water.
5. Not to capture, remove, extract, retain or appropriate wildlife and its products.
6. Not to introduce exotic and invasive species.
7. Not to use all-terrain vehicles.
8. Not to use lamps or any other light source for the observation or exploitation of wildlife.
9. Use only the access and exit booths, as well as the established routes and trails to travel through the National Park.
10. Motorized vehicles should only use the established roads.
11. Park vehicles exclusively in designated parking areas.
12. Deposit the garbage generated in the places provided for this purpose.
13. To consume food in the areas provided for this purpose.
14. Not to leave materials that pose a fire risk to the National Park.
15. Not to alter the order and conditions of the place they visit (disturb, disturb, remove, extract, retain, collect or appropriate wildlife and its products, take fossils or archeological pieces, or alter sites with historical and cultural value).
16. Access with domestic or companion animals is prohibited.
17. Rappelling may only be done in the public use subzone in the following sites: El Gigante, Rancho San Lorenzo and Cerro Bassaseachic.
18. Campfires may only be made in the Public Use Subzone, in the sites designated for that purpose by the Management through the corresponding signage.
19. Camping activities may only be carried out in the sites designated for this purpose by the Management.
