Torres del Paine Camping
Camping in Patagonia
Torres del Paine National Park has around 11 camp grounds. Of these, four are attached to Refugios, two are manned and six are free unmanned wilderness campsites.
Most are on the Park's two best-known treks, the Torres del Paine W and the Circuit.
Camp Seron
Run by Fantastico Sur
Manned campsite with a small shop where you can rent camping equipment and buy supplies on the Paine Circuit Trek.
Trekking Distances
Camp Séron to Torres Central 9 km, 4 hrs
Camp Séron to Camp Dickson 19 km, 6.5 hrs
Rates (For 2009/2010 and approximate)
Camping: $7
Sleeping bag rental: $6.50
Tent Rental: $11
Mat $3
Dickson Campsite
Run by Vertice Patagonia
Campsite with a refugio and a spectacular setting between Dickson Glacier and the high peaks of the Paine Massif.
Trekking Distances
Refugio Dickson to Camp Los Perros: 9 km, 4 hrs
Rates
Camping: $6
Tent hire: $13.50
Mat hire: $3
Sleeping bag hire: $8
Camp Los Perros
Run by Vertice Patagonia
Manned campsite, and last stop before the John Gardner Pass.
Rates
Camping $6
Tent hire $13.50
Mat hire $3
Sleeping bag hire $8
Trekking Distances
Camp Dickson to Camp Los Perros: 9 km, 4 hrs
Camp Los Perros to Camp El Paso: 12 km, 6 hrs
Camp El Paso
Free Campsite
Windswept, wilderness campsite on the way down from The Pass on the Paine Circuit Trek.
Trekking Distances
Camp Los Perros to Camp El Paso: 12 km, 6 hrs
Camp El Paso to Camp Los Guardas: 6 km, 3 hrs
Camp Los Guardas
Free Campsite
Another campsite on the way down from The Pass.
Trekking Distances
Camp El Paso to Camp Los Guardas: 6 km, 3 hrs
Camp El Paso to Camp Los Guardas: 6 km, 3 hrs
Refugio Grey Campsite
Run by Vertice Patagonia
Campsite next to Lago Grey Beach. Great views of Lago Grey and its icebergs. There's a refugio here too.
Trekking Distances
Camp Los Guardas to Camping Grey: 4km, 2 hrs
Camping Gray to Paine Grande Mountain Lodge Camping: 11 km, 3.5 hrs
Rates
Camping $6
Sleeping bag hire $8
Two-man tent hire $13.50
Mat hire $
Refugio Paine Grande Campsite
Run by Vertice Patagonia
Large campsite with views over Lago Pehoe. Paine Grande Mountain Lodge has hot showers and a restaurant. It's at the start of the Torres del Paine W Trek.
Trekking Distances
Refugio Gray to Paine Grande Mountain Lodge: 11 km, 3.5 hrs
Paine Grande to Camp Italiano: 2.5 hrs (7.6 km)
Paine Grande to Torres del Paine Administration Centre: 14 km, 5 hrs
Rates
Camping $6
Tent hire $13
Sleeping bag hire: $9
Camp Italiano
Free Campsite
This is a woodland campsite on the way to the French Valley, which is part of the Torres del Paine W Trek.
Trekking Distances
Paine Grande to Camp Italiano: 2.5 hrs (7.6 km)
Camp Italiano to French Valley Mirador: 3 hrs (5.5 km)
Camp Britannico
Free Campsite
Wild campsite about a kilometer from the French Valley Mirador.
Trekking Distances
Camp Britannico to French Valley Mirador: 2 km, 30 minutes
Camp Britannico to Refugio Los Cuernos: 7km, 2 hours
Refugio Los Cuernos Campsite
Run by FántasticoSur
This campsite is attached to Los Cuernos Refugio, which also has separate lodges. Facilities are therefore very good, and include hot showers, a restaurant and a shop.
Trekking Distances
French Valley to Refugio Los Cuernos: 2 hrs (9 km
Refugio Los Cuernos to Refugio Torres Central and Norte: 4 hrs (11 km)
Rates
Campng $8
Tent hire $11
Sleeping bag hire $6
Mat hire $3
Refugio Torres Central and Norte Campsites
Run by FántasticoSur
These two large campsites attached to adjacent refugios have plenty of facilities including hot showers, a restaurant, bars and sitting rooms.
Trekking Distances
Refugio Los Cuernos to Refugio Torres Central and Norte: 4 hrs (11 km)
Refugio Las Torres to Refugio Chileno: 1.5 hrs (5.5 km)
Rates
Campsite $8
Tent hire $11
Sleeping bag hire $6
Mat hire $3
Refugio Chileno Campsite
Run by FántasticoSur
Refugio campsite with a restaurant and hot showers in the Valley Ascencio on the way to the Towers (on the W Trek).
Trekking Distances
Refugio Chileno to Camp Torres: 1.5 hrs (3.2 km)
Refugio Las Torres to Refugio Chileno: 1.5 hrs (5.5 km)
Rates
Camping $8
Tent hire $11
Sleeping bag hire $6
Mat hire $3
Camp Torres
Free Campsite
This is as close as you can get to camping beneath the famous The Towers (Las Torres), which are about half a kilometer away.
Trekking Distances
Refugio Chileno to Camp Torres: 1.5 hrs (3.2 km
Camp Torres to The Towers and Back: 2 hrs (1.6 km)
How to Book Campsites
Manned campsites and refugios in Torres del Paine can be booked via the websites of FántasticoSur or Vertice Patagonia or through agents in Punta Arenas or Puerto Natales.
This is essential during the peak season - about November to February.
