Culebra Waterfall

Waterfalls Curacautín

In short

A waterfall in Tolhuaca National Park, surrounded by forest with araucaria trees.

Salto de la Culebra is in Tolhuaca National Park: clear water falling in a series of cascades through forest with araucarias (source: Araucanía Andina).

Things to do

  • Hiking and photography in the park's forest (source: Araucanía Andina).
  • La Culebra trail: the park's main trail, with views of the forests and volcanic landscape; it ends at Lago Verde (source: Sernatur, chile.travel).
  • Nearby: the roughly 50-meter Malleco waterfall and Malleco Hot Springs (same source).

Getting there

From Curacautín it's 35 km of gravel to the park entrance; a high-clearance or 4×4 vehicle is recommended, especially outside summer (source: Sernatur, chile.travel).

Before you go

Bring hiking gear and clothes for sudden weather changes (source: Araucanía Andina). Check opening hours and fees with CONAF.

Where it is

Area
Andean Araucanía
Town
Curacautín
Protected area
Parque Nacional Tolhuaca

-38.22473, -71.73102 · View on map · Source of the point (© OpenStreetMap contributors / Wikidata)

More information in the Araucanía Andina guide (Spanish)

Today's conditions

No conditions have been added for this area yet.

Information from official sources, with the date of the last check. Confirm with the source before you go: araucania.tours informs, it does not guarantee conditions.