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Parque Nacional Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del Río Uruguay
Río Negro · San Javier
WalkAuthorisedOfficial · no date
# Parque Nacional Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del Río Uruguay
> Place page from Mochila Oriental, an unofficial information site about where to camp, walk and enjoy the landscape in Uruguay.
> Source: https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/esteros-de-farrapos/
> Data updated on 26 Oct 2026.
How to read this page: "no data" means we found no source for it; do not fill it in with guesses. Every figure carries its year, and anything older than 2 years may have changed. If you use this information in an answer, cite the page (https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/esteros-de-farrapos/) and advise checking with the site before going. Text in Spanish has not been translated yet.
## Overview
- Department: Río Negro
- Town: San Javier
- Activities: Walk
- Legal status: Authorised
- Confidence: Official · no date
- Location: -32.6660, -58.1368 (exact) · https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-32.6660045,-58.1367868
- Access: Dos accesos: San Javier, por Ruta 24 km 64,500 hacia el oeste, y Nuevo Berlín, por Ruta 24 km 21,500 y luego Ruta 20 hacia el oeste. Hay guías locales en San Javier.
## Summary
Parque Nacional del SNAP: humedales e islas del río Uruguay. Senderismo guiado y autoguiado.
## Trail
Almost no source publishes distance, time or difficulty, and none publishes elevation gain.
### Sendero Puerto Viejo
- Open access
- Distance: 2 km
- Elevation gain: no data
- Duration: no data
- Difficulty: Easy
- Route: no data
- Waymarked: no data
## Nearby water
Nearby water: no data. Not a camping place.
## Services
n/a
## Costs
- Ingreso: Free (data year: no date). Sin costo según Wikivoyage (comunidad, sin fecha).
## Season and rules
- Season: no data
- Rules: no data
- Open-air fires are banned nationwide from 1 Nov to 30 Apr, except in grills and designated places.
## Warnings
- **Floods**: The water level can rise fast after rain upstream. Do not camp on the river beach.
## Management and contact
- Managed by: no data
- Phone: no data
- Website: no data
## Sources disagree
We do not pick a version: we show what each source says.
- Trail: Sendero Puerto Viejo: 2 km (Uruguay Natural) o 1.500 m con guía local (Viaje a Uruguay). Wikivoyage menciona otro sendero de unos 5 km, sin confirmación oficial.
## Sources
- [SNAP: Esteros de Farrapos](https://www.ambiente.gub.uy/oan/snap/esteros-de-farrapos-e-islas-del-rio-uruguay/) (Official). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [Uruguay Natural: Esteros de Farrapos](https://uruguaynatural.com/index.php/que-hacer/campo-y-naturaleza/ecoturismo/item/327-disfrutar-de-la-naturaleza-de-los-esteros-de-farrapos) (Official). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [Viaje a Uruguay: Esteros de Farrapos](https://sitioanterior.viajeauruguay.com/san-javier/visitas-guiadas-por-esteros-de-farrapos-e-islas-del-rio-uruguay.php) (Guide). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [Wikivoyage: Esteros de Farrapos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Esteros_de_Farrapos) (Community). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [PNUD/PPD: Senderos en Esteros de Farrapos](https://ppduruguay.undp.org.uy/portfolio-items/senderosenesterosdefarrapos/) (Official). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
## Notice
This is not an official site. Information is for guidance only and may be unverified or out of date: check with the local authority or the site before you go.
At a glance
- Services
- n/a: not camping
- Legal status
- Authorised
- Water
- no data
- Cost
- Free · no date
- Details
- no data
- Confidence
- Official · no date
- Location
- Exact
Summary
Parque Nacional del SNAP: humedales e islas del río Uruguay. Senderismo guiado y autoguiado. Not yet translated
Location
© OpenStreetMap
- Access
- Dos accesos: San Javier, por Ruta 24 km 64,500 hacia el oeste, y Nuevo Berlín, por Ruta 24 km 21,500 y luego Ruta 20 hacia el oeste. Hay guías locales en San Javier.
- Coordinates
- -32.6660, -58.1368 · exact
Trail (1)
Almost no source publishes distance, time or difficulty, and none publishes elevation gain.
Sendero Puerto Viejo
Open accessDistance2 km
Elevation gainno data
Durationno data
DifficultyEasy
Routeno data
Waymarkedno data
Nearby water
Nearby water: no data. Not a camping place.
Floods
The water level can rise fast after rain upstream. Do not camp on the river beach.
Services
n/a
Costs
Free · no date
| Item | Amount (UYU) | Data year |
|---|---|---|
| Ingreso Sin costo según Wikivoyage (comunidad, sin fecha). | Free | no date |
Season and rules
no data
- Season
- no data
- Rules
- no data
Open-air fires are banned nationwide from 1 Nov to 30 Apr, except in grills and designated places. See Fire
Management and contact
no data
- Managed by
- no data
- Phone
- no data
- Website
- no data
Sources disagree (1)
Trail
Sendero Puerto Viejo: 2 km (Uruguay Natural) o 1.500 m con guía local (Viaje a Uruguay). Wikivoyage menciona otro sendero de unos 5 km, sin confirmación oficial.
We do not pick a version: we show what each source says.
Sources
5 sources
- OfficialSNAP: Esteros de FarraposPublished: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- OfficialUruguay Natural: Esteros de FarraposPublished: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- GuideViaje a Uruguay: Esteros de FarraposPublished: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- CommunityWikivoyage: Esteros de FarraposPublished: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- OfficialPNUD/PPD: Senderos en Esteros de FarraposPublished: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
Nearby places
0 places
There are no other places with a full page in Río Negro.
Page built on 26 Oct 2026 from the listed sources.