El Palmar National Park

National Park Created 1965 To Protect The Largest Remaining Stands Of The Yatay Palm In Argentina · Ubajay, Entre Rios

El Palmar protects a landscape found nowhere else in the country on this scale: grassland scattered with thousands of yatay palms, some of them centuries old, along the western bank of the Uruguay river in Entre Rios. The park was created in 1965 when farming and cattle had already cleared most of the palm savanna that once covered the region. Today trails and gravel roads lead through the palms to viewpoints over streams, to the river beaches and to a lookout called La Glorieta, and the wildlife is easy to see: capybaras, rheas, viscachas, foxes and plenty of birds. Sunsets through the palm silhouettes are the park's famous image. It is a four-hour drive from Buenos Aires and a natural stop on the way to Iguazu or Uruguay, and there is a campsite and restaurant by the river. It is small and quiet rather than spectacular, and that is its appeal. Nearby are Colon, a river town with hot springs, and the San Jose palace of the nineteenth-century caudillo Urquiza.

Ruta Nacional 14, Ubajay, Entre Rios, Ubajay, Entre Rios, E3287, Argentina

Open daily; the visitor area and campsite are open all year. Some trails close after heavy rain. Confirm entry times.

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