Near Cuernavaca there are several areas where you can observe plant and animal species amid oak and fir forests. You’ll also see waterfalls, springs and beautiful hills.

Corredor Biologico Ajusco-Chichinautzin – A good place to enter this 65722-hectare (162,333-acre) national park is at Km 38, north of Cuernavaca. On these grounds you can visit the parks of Lagunas de Zempoala and Tepozteco. You also can explore fir, pine and oak forests that are home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including the volcano rabbit and white-tailed deer.

Lagunas de Zempoala National Park – Located 25 km (15 mi) northwest of Cuernavaca, off Highway 95. This 4669-hectare (11,523-acre) park has seven lagoons and pine and fir forests. Here you can observe more than 190 mushroom species and a wide array of fauna, such as squirrels, skunks, reptiles, birds, bats and white-tailed deer.

Tepozteco National Park – Located 21 km (13 mi) northeast of Cuernavaca, off the Ocotepec-Tepoztlan Highway. This 24000-hectare (59,280-acre) park has five climates ranging from semi-cold to hot, which allows widely diverse plant and animal species to flourish in the region.

 

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