Camping Los West Winds sign, Patagonia National Park, near Cochrane, Chile, South America.

Camping Los West Winds sign. Patagonia National Park preserves the Chacabuco Valley, Patagonian steppe, lenga forest, and wetlands, located 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. It’s home to ten percent of the global population of huemul, the endangered south Andean deer. Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top notch infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.

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Camping Los West Winds sign. Patagonia National Park preserves the Chacabuco Valley, Patagonian steppe, lenga forest, and wetlands, located 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. It’s home to ten percent of the global population of huemul, the endangered south Andean deer. Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top notch infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.