Most of National Parks of Argentina are in Patagonia. Learn all about them in our exclusive articles.
The Glaciers National Park, created in 1937, is the kingdom of continental ices and the Glaciers. It comprises 2320 square miles in the southwestern part of Santa Cruz Province. In the imposing heart of Southern Patagonia, where the wind whispers...
Located in southwestern Tierra del Fuego province, over the borderline with Chile, this National Park is the southernmost example of the Andean - Patagonian forest. It was created in 1960 and has a surface of 63.000 hectares. In this area...
Lenga woods, two lacustrine systems, a part of the Patagonian steppe, fossils and a very rich fauna are part of this Park, which occupies 115,000 hectares on the northeast of Santa Cruz province. At this part of the cordillera, the...
Located in the Northwest of the Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia National Park has 52 thousand hectares and was created after the donation of land to the State by Rewilding Argentina Foundation This foundation acquired, in 2015, 24 thousand hectares...
Patagonia has its first Sea National Park. This status is equivalent to that of the Coral wall in Australia or some areas in the Brazilian sea coastline. Here we tell you about the hidden treasures you will be able to...
Next to Lago Puelo National Park, you can find this beautiful Park, that comprises 263,000 hectares in western Chubut province, over the front-line with Chile. It was created in 1937 to protect the "lahuán" or larch, typical and massive tree of...
In the beginning this territory of 23,700 hectares, in the northwestern part of the Chubut Province, was part of Los Alerces National Park. But in 1971 it became independent of it, with the purpose of preserving the River Puelo basin....
It is the largest of the National Parks in the area, covering 705,000 hectares, and also the first one. It was created in 1934, after the land donation made in 1903 by Perito Francisco P. Moreno. It shelters an ecological...
Located in southwestern Neuquen Province, its area covers 379,000 hectares sheltering a very important part of the Andean/Patagonian Wood. At this Park you can enjoy species like Pellín Oak, the Pehuén and the Raulí. And best of all, all this...
It used to be part of Nahuel Huapi National Park until 1971, when it became an independent National Park. The reason for its creation was the preservation of a wood that is unique in the world: The Arrayanes Wood, at...
Patagonia shelters eleven National Parks and three National Monuments. It is also the region that most concentrates these type of natural reservations within Argentina. Here is a series of articles about the National Parks within Argentine Patagonia. Discover their general...
It has a total surface of 11,250 hectares in western Neuquen province, close to Zapala. It was created in 1945 with the purpose of controlling too many black necked swans that were building their nests in the area. The lagoon comes...
This province in Argentina offers many epic sites for hiking lovers and also offers the opportunity of mountain climbing for the more adventurous souls El Chaltén (Mt. Fitz Roy) The town of El Chaltén is rightly called the capital of...
This forest originated in the middle of different climatic conditions from the present ones. The Andean Range did not exist, winds from the Pacific Ocean caused copious rains over Patagonia, allowing the growth of exuberant vegetation, mostly of the "araucatis...
It is an activity carried out on foot, usually of long duration, whose scenario is the wild nature generally associated with mountainous areas. Patagonia offers too many amazing options, most of them mythical. The trails are, mostly, marked. In most...
Ushuaia is the end of the world. Every mountain top you reach is like touching the sky with your hands. Its climate is harsh in the altitude and proper clothing is necessary. The circuits to be considered are: Cerro Alvear...