Conguillio NP: Plan Your Visit

Plan Your Visit

Location
Region of Araucanía, 148 km (92.5 mi) northeast of Temuco. Curacautín is located 28 (17 mi) km northwest.

How to get there
Santiago – Temuco by air, public and private transportation.
From Temuco the park has two entrances:
Temuco – Curacautín in public and private transportation. Leave Curacautín heading southeast (Perez Canto Ave.) and at about 23 kilometers (14 mi) you will find the entrance to the park by the area ‘Laguna Captren.’
Temuco – Melipeuco by public or private transportation. From Melipeuco take the road to ‘Paso de Icalma’, and after two kilometers you will find the detour to Conguillio,

When to go
Year round.

Opening hours
High and low season: from 8:30 to 18:00 from Mondays to Sundays

Other nearby attractions
China Muerta National Reserve, Lago Galletue National Reserve.

Activities
Fishing, trekking, mountaineering, wildlife observation, swimming, skiing, cultural tours, photography.

Climate
The park has two types of climate: warm- temperate with less than four dry months and ice, high climate.
The former is present in lower areas, with maximum temperatures of 6º and 15ºC in June and January respectively, frequent frosts between May and October, precipitations ranging between 1.500 and 2.500 mm a year, and snow reaching up to three meters in winter.
The latter type of climate is present above 1.400 mts, where the temperatures are below 0º both in winter and summer, and precipitation indexes reach 3.000 mm.

Services
Park ranger, accommodation, restaurants, roads.

Rates
Chileans
Adults: CLP 3.000
Children: CLP 1.000
Foreigners
Adults: CLP 4.000
Children: CLP 2.000