El Salto

El Salto is a town of 24,000 people (2015) in the state of Durango, Mexico.

Understand

Grace's Warbler in El Salto, Durango

El Salto is a town and seat of the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Durango. It is situated on a pine-forested plateau about 8,465 ft (2,580 m) above sea level in the Sierra Madre Mountain range, the town is home to a large lumber industry and a military base. The pine forests around the area provide habitat for a large number of birds, mammals and reptile species.

Climate

Thanks to its location in the high plateau of the Sierra Madre Occidental it receives abundant rain during the summer months. The town experiences mild but rainy summers, and relatively dry and chilly winters with freezing night temperatures. Winter months witness the occasional snow shower.

Get in

The town can be accessed on the Old Mexican Federal Route 40. It is approximately 100 km from the capital of Durango.

Do

El Salto has places to practice rappelling, mountaineering and zip-lining.

Eat

• 1 Las Cañas 1919, De Hidalgo, Juárez, ☏ +52 6756880113. 09:00 - 15:00 (closed Monday). Good place for breakfast, specializes in chilaquiles. Good molletes. M$150. (updated Mar 2023)
• 2 Doña Nico, Canelas, Juárez, ☏ +52 6182161395. 09:00 - 19:30. Traditional home-cooked Mexican cuisine as well as fried chicken. (updated Mar 2023)

Drink

• 1 Bar El Ancla, Aserraderos 872, Maderera. (updated Mar 2023)

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Los Pinos, Carretra libre, ☏ +52 675 876 0337. (updated Mar 2018)
• 2 Hotel Laguna de las Joyas, Cam. Piste a Aeropuerto, El Brillante, ☏ +52 675 876 1147. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. Modern, comfortable hotel with on-site restaurant. (updated Mar 2023)
• 3 Hotel Pueblo de Madera, 16 de Septiembre 10, Juárez, ☏ +52 675 876 4471. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. Clean, comfortable rooms and a convenient location in the center of town. Some rooms have shared bath. (updated Mar 2023)
• 4 Real de Bosque, Azucena at Carr. Durango-El Salto (50 meters from the main highway (MEX 40)), ☏ +52 675 876 0314. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. Clean, comfortable mid-range hotel. On-site restaurant. (updated Mar 2023)

Connect

As of Dec 2021, El Salto has a basic mobile signal from Telcel but nothing from other carriers. 4G has not reached this area.