Chicaque Natural Park
Colombia
Chicaque is a privately owned cloud-forest reserve on the south-western rim of the high plateau on which Bogotá stands,…
3 tickets & tours
South America
Smallest national parks in South America
South America's smallest parks in the catalogue lie close to cities. Chicaque is a private cloud-forest reserve half an hour from Bogota; Tijuca, at about forty square kilometres, is a forest inside Rio de Janeiro and the most visited national park in Brazil; La Campana is a day trip from Santiago and Valparaiso, climbed by Darwin in 1834. Rapa Nui National Park covers much of Easter Island, and Huerquehue and Tayrona are small parks with outsize reputations.
| # | Park | Country | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicaque Natural Park | Colombia | 2.9 km² |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | Brazil | 39.6 km² |
| 3 | Rapa Nui National Park | Chile | 66.7 km² |
| 4 | La Campana National Park | Chile | 80 km² |
| 5 | Huerquehue National Park | Chile | 125 km² |
| 6 | Tayrona National Natural Park | Colombia | 180 km² |
| 7 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | Brazil | 200 km² |
| 8 | Itatiaia National Park | Brazil | 281 km² |
| 9 | El Cajas National Park | Ecuador | 288 km² |
| 10 | Cotopaxi National Park | Ecuador | 334 km² |
| 11 | Conguillío National Park | Chile | 608 km² |
| 12 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | Colombia | 614 km² |
| 13 | Villarrica National Park | Chile | 630 km² |
| 14 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | Argentina | 630 km² |
| 15 | Los Cardones National Park | Argentina | 650 km² |
| 16 | Iguazú National Park | Argentina | 676 km² |
| 17 | Villavicencio Nature Reserve | Argentina | 720 km² |
| 18 | Los Katios National Park | Colombia | 720 km² |
| 19 | Sierra de las Quijadas National Park | Argentina | 735 km² |
| 20 | Chingaza National Natural Park | Colombia | 766 km² |
Tijuca National Park
Brazil
Tijuca is the rainforest inside the city of Rio de Janeiro, and it is visited on half-day and full-day tours from the…
30 tickets & tours
Rapa Nui National Park
Chile
Rapa Nui National Park is most of Easter Island, and the park ticket, bought online before travel or on arrival at the…
33 tickets & tours
La Campana National Park
Chile
La Campana is a park of the coastal range of central Chile, midway between the capital, Santiago, and the port of…
1 ticket or tour
Huerquehue National Park
Chile
Huerquehue is a small park of ancient forest and mountain lakes thirty-five kilometres, about forty-five minutes,…
3 tickets & tours
Tayrona National Natural Park
Colombia
Tayrona is the park of jungle-backed beaches east of Santa Marta on Colombia's Caribbean coast, an hour from the…
19 tickets & tours
Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Brazil
The Serra dos Órgãos is the mountain range that closes the northern horizon of Guanabara Bay, whose granite needles are…
5 tickets & tours
Itatiaia National Park
Brazil
Itatiaia is the oldest national park in Brazil, in the Mantiqueira mountains on the border of the states of Rio de…
3 tickets & tours
El Cajas National Park
Ecuador
El Cajas is the high, wet, lake-strewn moorland above the colonial city of Cuenca in southern Ecuador, thirty to…
5 tickets & tours
Cotopaxi National Park
Ecuador
Cotopaxi is the perfect snow cone south of Quito, two hours from the capital, and it is Ecuador's most visited…
26 tickets & tours
Conguillío National Park
Chile
Conguillío is the park of monkey-puzzle forests, lakes and fresh lava around the Llaima volcano, in the Andes of the…
3 tickets & tours
Los Nevados National Natural Park
Colombia
Los Nevados is the high volcanic crest of the Cordillera Central of Colombia, rising directly above the coffee region,…
2 tickets & tours
The list ranks by recorded area, smallest first.