Patagonia National Park
The monumental Patagonia National Park encompasses 640,000 acres in Chilean Patagonia and represents one of the world’s most successful efforts to restore native flora and fauna in the Patagonian valley. Visitors can hike along vertiginous ridges, picnic beside hidden Andean lakes, and spend the night in a truly unsurpassed corner of the earth.
The monumental Patagonia National Park, envisioned and created by world renowned conservationists Kris and Doug Tompkins, encompasses 640,000 acres in Chilean Patagonia. The park represents one of the world’s most successful efforts to restore native flora and fauna in a formerly degraded, and stunningly beautiful, Patagonian valley.
Today it offers an incomparable experience for visitors in search of the ultimate wilderness experience with infrastructure that is unmatched in the Americas. Extending from glacier-capped Andean peaks, through steppe grasslands, to southern beech forests on the western edge of the preserve, the park harbors a spectacular array of wildlife and some of the most dramatic landscapes in the western hemisphere.
The valley was carved over millennia by the Chacabuco River. Butler Parklands helped construct eighty kilometers of trails that follow the river and extend thousands of feet up the slopes of the Andes. Visitors can hike along vertiginous ridges overlooking the valley, and picnic beside hidden Andean lakes. Hikers have the option of camping in remote but well-appointed campsites, or staying near the park headquarters in elegant, vernacular lodges.
Park Type:
Partner Park
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