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- El Palmar Trail: A short loop through a caranday palm stand that looks nothing like the surrounding quebracho forest, a strange, striking contrast.
- Laguna Carpincho: A marsh lagoon where broad-snouted caimans and capybaras gather, especially reliable in the dry season when water is scarce elsewhere.
- Quebracho Colorado Forest: Stands of red quebracho, some of the last old-growth patches of this slow-growing, dense hardwood left in the region.
- Sendero Interpretativo: A short interpretive path near the visitor area, good for orientation before tackling longer routes.
- Bird Watching Along the Trails: Over 340 recorded species, including the black-legged seriema, whose call sounds like nothing else in the forest.
- Aguará Guazú Sightings: The maned wolf turns up occasionally at dawn or dusk, though sightings
- El Palmar Trail: A short loop through a caranday palm stand that looks nothing like the surrounding quebracho forest, a strange, striking contrast.
- Laguna Carpincho: A marsh lagoon where broad-snouted caimans and capybaras gather, especially reliable in the dry season when water is scarce elsewhere.
- Quebracho Colorado Forest: Stands of red quebracho, some of the last old-growth patches of this slow-growing, dense hardwood left in the region.
- Sendero Interpretativo: A short interpretive path near the visitor area, good for orientation before tackling longer routes.
- Bird Watching Along the Trails: Over 340 recorded species, including the black-legged seriema, whose call sounds like nothing else in the forest.
- Aguará Guazú Sightings: The maned wolf turns up occasionally at dawn or dusk, though sightings aren't guaranteed.
- Campground by the Ranger Station: Camping near the ranger station and listening to the forest wake up with howler monkeys at first light is worth the mosquito bites.
- Termitero Fields: Scattered termite mounds across open savanna sections, oddly sculptural and a good photo stop.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.