Ojos del Caburgua and El Claro Waterfall: how to get there from Pucón

Ojos del Caburgua and El Claro Waterfall are two waterfalls near Pucón that fit into a single morning or afternoon. Here is how to get there and how to combine them.

Getting to Ojos del Caburgua

• By car: take the road to Caburgua. Pucón's official tourism website places the left turn-off in the Carhuello area, 21 km from Pucón, then about 2 km more (source: puconchile.travel, Pucón Municipality). Interpatagonia puts it at about 15 km (source: Interpatagonia), so follow the road signs.
• By bus: we found no official timetable. According to a local guide, on the buses to Caburgua you ask to get off at the El Cristo area and walk about 2 km, 20 to 30 minutes, crossing the bridge toward Carhuello (source: El Camino Pucón, October 6, 2026). More in Getting around Araucanía without a car.
• By bike: you can also cycle there (source: Wikipedia, "Ojos del Caburgua").

Getting to El Claro Waterfall

It has two separate entrances, the Los Calabozos lane and Parque Salto del Claro (source: El Trancura, November 9, 2022):

• Via Los Calabozos: 8.5 km from Pucón, along the international road and Los Calabozos street. Without a car, shared taxis (colectivos) on lines 1, 2 and 4, at the corner of Ansorena and Brasil, drop you at the start of the lane, and from there it's about 5 km on foot (source: puconchile.travel).
• Via Parque Salto del Claro: 6 km from downtown along the international road; almost at the end of the airfield, turn right into Callejón Silva and continue about 2.8 km. The park warns that its entrance is not via Los Calabozos and recommends a high-clearance vehicle or pickup (source: park website, archived version from December 2024; it was offline when we reviewed this guide).
• By bike: the gravel road via Los Calabozos is steep (source: Interpatagonia).
• Not in Pucón yet? See How to get to Pucón.

Entry, management and parking

• Ojos del Caburgua: a local guide describes it as a private park that charges an entrance fee and has parking (source: El Camino Pucón). A travel blog says the main entrance is on land belonging to the Mapuche Colipe family (source: Quiero Viajar Sola, March 11, 2026); we found no official source confirming this.
• El Claro via Los Calabozos: payment is cash only (source: puconchile.travel). We found no official source on who runs this entrance or on parking there.
• Parque Salto del Claro: a family business with restrooms, private parking, a guided walk and a limit of 50 people a day; it asks you to book (source: park website, 2024).
• Prices and opening hours: they change; check puconchile.travel or each site.

Trails and difficulty

• Ojos del Caburgua: a trail of about 700 m (source: puconchile.travel) with wooden boardwalks (source: Quiero Viajar Sola).
• El Claro Waterfall: an 800 m round-trip trail (source: puconchile.travel). It's short, but the way down to the viewpoints is steep, can be muddy and is not recommended for people with reduced mobility (source: El Trancura).

Can you swim?

• Ojos del Caburgua: two local guides from 2026 say it's not allowed (sources: El Camino Pucón; Datos Turísticos, June 5, 2026), although older guides such as Interpatagonia mention swimming in summer. We found no official rules: follow the signs. To swim, see Playa Blanca and Playa Negra on Caburgua Lake.
• El Claro Waterfall: we found no official source on swimming in the pool.

How to combine them in half a day

Both lie east of Pucón: El Claro is closer (6 to 8.5 km depending on the entrance) and the Ojos are on the Caburgua road (sources: puconchile.travel; Parque Salto del Claro). El Claro takes no more than half a day (source: El Trancura) and the Ojos trail is short. By car, start early at El Claro, go on to the Ojos and finish at Caburgua Lake. More ideas in Pucón itinerary in 2 or 3 days.

Season and safety

• Rain: October averages almost 13 rainy days and February about 5 (source: DGA Pucón station, 1991-2020, in Pucón weather month by month). In spring, expect mud on the way down to El Claro; in summer, more people.
• Pets: not allowed at the Ojos, according to local guides from 2026 (sources: El Camino Pucón; Datos Turísticos).
• News: when reviewing this guide we found no news of closures or accidents at either site in 2024-2026.

Information reviewed on October 15, 2026. Access, entry and rules are set by those who run each site and may change: confirm them with Pucón Tourism (puconchile.travel) before you go.