OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES
In Monterrey?s environs you?ll find
beautiful natural settings where you can do various outdoor recreational
activities, such as hiking and horseback riding. In addition, you can climb up
mountain peaks and cliffs that are more than 700 meters (2,310 feet) high.
Cascada Cola de Caballo Ecotourism Park. At this park you can go horseback riding to explore the surrounding areas. Open
daily from 9:00 to 7:00.
Chipinque
Ecological Park. Located about 8 km (5 mi) south of Monterrey, in
the town of San Pedro Garza Garcia. This is a nature reserve
that covers an area of 1625 hectares (4,013 acres). The forest area is home to 120
bird species and 22 mammal varieties. This is the ideal place to go hiking or
horseback riding with a tour guide. Open daily from 6:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Cañon de la Huasteca (Huasteca Canyon). Located
9.5 km (6 mi) from the city, in the Cumbres de Monterrey National Park. In this giant canyon,
which is 305 meters (1006 feet) deep, you?ll see curious rock
formations and mountain crests. This is the perfect place for rock climbing.
Cañon de Portero
Chico (Portero Chico Canyon). Located
41 km (25 mi) northeast of Monterrey. At this place you?ll
find two canyon mouths; one faces the southwest and has two caverns, while the
other, known as Cerro de San Miguel, faces the opposite direction. The latter, which has huge cliffs, drops 890 meters (2,937 feet), making it the deepest canyon in
the nation and one of the best places for rock climbing. Here you also can do
Tyrolean rappelling.
Grutas de Bustamente
(Bustamante Caverns). Located
105 km (65 mi) north of Monterrey, in
the Cumbres de Monterrey National Park. These are the most
beautiful and largest caverns in Mexico?s
northern region. They lie 225 meters (742
feet) below the surface.
Grutas de Garcia
(Garcia Caverns). Located
45 km (28 mi) northeast of Monterrey. At this group of
caverns, which is more than 500,000 years old, you can appreciate the
stalactite and stalagmite formations, as well as marine fossils.
