Parque provincial Pampa del Indio, Natural reserve in Chaco Province, Argentina

Parque Provincial Pampa del Indio protects 8,633 hectares in the Libertador General San Martín department, about 20 km south of the town of the same name. The Riacho Nogueira crosses it from west to east, often dry in winter, dividing dense quebracho colorado and quebracho blanco forest to the north from lower, more open xerophilous woodland of chañar and mistol to the south. Gallery forest lines the creek banks.

The reserve was established in 1978 under Provincial Law 2311/78 as an untouched protected area. The protected area has been adjusted over time since its original designation.

The Qom people, traditionally called Toba, have lived in this territory as hunter-gatherers for generations and their communities remain active around the region today. Their connection to the land shapes how people experience and interact with the natural environment here.

The reserve lies about 20 km south of Pampa del Indio town, in Libertador General San Martín department, with its entrance at 26°16′37″S 59°58′3.57″W. The only watercourse, the riacho Nogueira, crosses the reserve from west to east and is often dry, especially in winter. Rain falls mostly from November to April, and summer temperatures can exceed 45 °C.

The reserve was created in 1978 covering 37,500 hectares, but 28,867 hectares were later removed for logging and handed to local settlers, leaving only 8,633 hectares under provincial fiscal ownership. The Riacho Nogueira, its only watercourse, often runs dry in winter after poor management of its basin upstream.