La Campana National Park
Mountains, Native Palms and unique wildlife at the Coastal Range
Description
Experiencia en detalle
We will visit this National Park created in 1967 and declared a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 1985.
It is located 110 km from Santiago in the middle of the coastal mountain range.
Charles Darwin visited this park in 1834 and was amazed at the geography and biodiversity that can be found.
The good thing about this experience is that you can decide how to spend the day: there are options for demanding trekkers, photographers, or also if you just want to spend a day relaxing in nature and having a picnic.
Depending on the season, we will choose the best sector to spend the day.
In the Ocoa sector, you can walk to a 20-meter waterfall in 12 kilometers round trip.
In this sector is found 50% of the species of Jubaea chilensis, a native and endemic palm tree that is the southernmost in the world and is in danger.
Another option is to make a journey from one sector of the park to the other, we will start in Ocoa, go up to the portezuelo and then go down to the Granizo sector with a very different vegetation with a native sclerophyllous forest that appears there due to the influence of the sea.
Total distance 12 km.
Group option (Máx. 12)
From: US$100
Private option
Fron: US$300
Highlights
- Incredible biodiversity
- One of the last protected chilean palm tree forests
- Two options for hiking
- Beautiful viewpoint with a waterfall rounded by native vegetation
Itinerary
1. Pick up Santiago
We will pick you up at your place of lodging or the one that we previously coordinated, to go to the coastal mountain range in the Valparaíso region.
2. Entrace to the park
We enter the park and we will choose the route to follow depending on the weather and our energy. We can reach the Ocoa sector where there is a beautiful waterfall surrounded by protected vegetation, or take the Ocoa route to the Granizo sector, surrounded by native forest.
3. Return
From the waterfall the descent is 1.5 hrs. Then from the parking to Santiago 2 hrs approx.
Practical information
Distance
12 km / 7.4 miles roundtrip
Horas
4.5 hrs of hiking roundtrip
Elevación
425 mts entrance - 843 mts waterfall
Elevation gain
500 mts / 1600 ft
Difficulty
Low
Meeting point
Santiago
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