Chilean national parks
Photo: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Chile is one of the most ecologically diverse countries in the world – no other country is as elongated but narrow as Chile. Desert, glaciers, volcanoes, fjords or mountains, almost all Chilean national parks contain at least one of these landscapes. As of 2024, there are 42 national parks in Chile.
National parks are maintained by CONAF, or the National Forest Corporation (Corporación Nacional Forestal). Up-to-date information on parks, including fees and permits, can be found on conaf.cl. The official website is in Spanish only; English translations are not provided, even in documents (except in some headings) – you will need to do the translations yourself if you do not speak Spanish.
Many national parks will require you to pay a fee. The fee isn't an exorbitant amount of money (rarely above CLP 50,000), but they are usually higher for foreigners than Chilean citizens. Up-to-date fees can be found on the CONAF website.
DestinationsThis list of national parks have been categorized into the regions which are used by Wikivoyage with the regions listed from north to south (individual parks are listed alphabetically).
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Chilean national parks" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons