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Take the Bus to Park Patagonia

Lago Tamango, Parque Nacional Patagonia, Chile

With wide sweeping plains and grasslands dotted with wild vicuña and red leafy forests, Patagonia Park reminds us of scenes from romantic Western films and is a hiker’s dream. It boasts many easier trails you can see the dramatic horizons in every direction, and covers so large a territory that there are several sectors with […]

Take the Bus to Park Cerro Castillo

Cerro Castillo and forest

While it is only open half of the year (the most pleasant spring and summer seasons), this majestic park is a prime objective of many mountain hiking enthusiasts, famous for its turquoise lagoon set against a backdrop of sharp sawtooth peaks dusted with snow and ice. Getting to the village that sits near the entrance […]

Take the Ferry to Park Isla Magdalena

A fjord on Isla Magdalena, Chile

A visit to Isla Magdalena is the most elusive of this entire park series, because it’s so unreachable, at least by land.  The entire island is a park, but it has no trails. There are no park rangers, either.  So, how do you visit it, and why would I even bother to talk about it? […]

Take the Bus to Park Queluat

Falls of Park Queulat

Welcome to Aysén, the northernmost region of the southern half of Chilean Patagonia, an astounding place of primeval beauty. I will be introducing you to five parks in this area alone, and I dare say you can’t afford to miss a single one, as each will leave you with indelible images and memories that will […]

Take the Bus to Park Chiloé

Cole Cole Beach, Park Chiloe

If you are limiting yourself to only parks maintained by the Chilean government’s park administration (CONAF), then your one stop on the archipelago can be the subject of this article, Parque Nacional Chiloé. Large, centrally located, and closest to the hub of town of Castro, this is a one-stop shop for experiencing a bit of […]

Take the Bus to Park Tepuhueico

Cascada Rio Bravo, Tepuhueico Park.

After visiting the stunning Tantauco Park, I’m sure you will not have had enough, and that’s good because what awaits you in the center of Chiloé is equally remarkable and unique.  Tepuheico is only 90 minutes in a direct vehicle from the northern access point of Tantauco.  But as this is a private reserve, they […]

Take the Bus to Park Tantauco

Parque Tantauco

Before heading to the parks further south, we’re going to take advantage of the easy and quick ferry connection from Chaitén to go west to the island of Chiloé.  There we will loop through four astounding parks of a completely different biozone, and then eventually take the same ferry back to Chaitén.  To be most […]

Take the Bus to Park Corcovado

Vista of Parque Nacional Corcovado, Chile.

While Pumalín is on the immediate eastern and northern boundaries of the town of Chaitén, our next park we are featuring in this post, Corcovado, is also closer to Chaitén than any other hub. So basically, plan on making Chaitén your base camp for two parks, not just one. Corcovado lies due south of Chaitén, […]

Take the Bus to Park Pumalín

Parque Nacional Pumalin

We’re now moving to the parks that surround the crown jewel of northern Chilean Patagonia, Chaitén. This article will treat you to Pumalín, the sweeping park on the interior or surrounding the eastern side of Chaitén, and you’ll quickly understand why many travelers of all varieties anchor themselves here. We are working our way south […]

Take the Bus to Park Hornopirén

The second park on our route through Chile’s national Patagonian parks takes us to the wild and mystical Hornopirén. We are working our way south from Puerto Montt as our starting base, and have first traveled to the Alerce Andino National Park in our previous chapter. If you haven’t yet read up on some of […]

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