.svg)
Laguna Parrillar National Reserve is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Its name comes from the shrub known as zarzaparrilla, abundant throughout the area and characteristic of the lower layer of the lenga and Magallanes coigüe forests. It is also possible to observe shrubs such as calafate and michay, as well as several species of orchids, mosses, and lichens.
Toward higher-altitude areas, where soils are more challenging, trees become smaller and take on twisted shapes, known as stunted forests. In these areas, in addition to the species already mentioned, ñirre appears frequently. Another abundant plant community is the peat bog, where the most characteristic species is pompón. The landscape is dominated by jarillas, tough grasses, and mata negra.
In the mountain ranges grow algarrobos, caldenes, and molles. In spring, the steppe is covered with wildflowers that contrast with the reddish soil and rocky formations.
The vegetation is adapted to drought and withstands extreme temperatures.
In general, the reserve has a low diversity of wildlife species. However, some species of special interest stand out, such as the huemul, puma, black woodpecker, peuquito, and concón.
Other species, due to heavy snowfall during the winter period, move to other areas in search of food and are therefore observed only during the summer season. These include culpeo foxes, chilla foxes, and a wide variety of birds such as ducks, huairavos, hualas, caiquenes, canquenes, snipes, tiuques, thrushes, among others.
