Alerce Costero National Park

The park spans 13,975 hectares of temperate rainforest in the Coastal Range, featuring extensive networks of hiking trails through ancient Fitzroya forest landscapes.

The Chilean government established this protected area as a National Monument in 1987, later converting it to National Park status in 2010.

The park preserves ancestral territories where indigenous communities maintained connections with Fitzroya trees, using them for traditional purposes until 1976.

Visitors can access the park via route T-80 from La Union, with entrance fees varying between 2,500 and 4,000 Chilean pesos for nationals.

The Great Grandfather Fitzroya tree stands at 4.26 meters in diameter, growing less than one millimeter annually and reaching an estimated age of 3,500 years.

Location: Provincia de Ranco

GPS coordinates: -40.03877,-73.36944

Latest update: March 4, 2025 09:38