Chile🇨🇱 | national parksAltos de Lircay National ReserveBasalt plateau, Descabezado views, Claro River, condor ridges | things to do and best time to go

Your best base is inside the reserve itself, at CONAF’s Antahuara campground near the administration or the Valle del Venado camping area, where you pay a small nightly fee per person for tent sites with basic toilets and cold showers. Backcountry camping is also allowed at designated spots such as the campsite on the Enladrillado route and Valle del Venado, which saves you a long hike back down. Just outside the gate, small private cabins and campsites along the road from San Clemente offer hot showers and simple meals for roughly US$10 to 20 per person (camping) or US$45 to 90 per cabin. Talca, … read more 👉

Your best base is inside the reserve itself, at CONAF’s Antahuara campground near the administration or the Valle del Venado camping area, where you pay a small nightly fee per person for tent sites with basic toilets and cold showers. Backcountry camping is also allowed at designated spots such as the campsite on the Enladrillado route and Valle del Venado, which saves you a long hike back down. Just outside the gate, small private cabins and campsites along the road from San Clemente offer hot showers and simple meals for roughly US$10 to 20 per person (camping) or US$45 to 90 per cabin. Talca, about 50 km west, is the nearest real city, with hostels and budget hotels from US$20 to 50 a night, plus supermarkets for stocking up. San Clemente is the closer town, with a few guesthouses, small shops and the transport links to the reserve. If you plan to hike early, sleep at the campground or in a cabin near the entrance, since reaching the trailhead from Talca depends on limited morning transport.