Yendegaia National Park

Parque Nacional Yendegaia is a large nature reserve in the far south of Patagonia comprising mountains, glaciers, and numerous waterways. The landscape features lakes, canals, rivers, and fjords spreading from the Darwin Range toward the Argentine border.

The park was established in 2013 through cooperation between the Chilean government, a conservation foundation, and private conservationists. This partnership made it possible to protect one of the last untouched natural areas in South America.

The Selknam people lived here and shaped how the land was used through hunting across these valleys and coastlines. Today the waterways and forests still hold traces of their presence in this remote place.

The best access is by boat from Puerto Williams or by road heading south from Porvenir. Visitors should prepare for remote terrain, changeable weather, and very few facilities or services.

The area holds one of the world's oldest forest ecosystems, southern beech woodlands that are millions of years old. These forests are now rare and serve as living witnesses to an ancient geological past.