# Grutas del Palacio (Monumento Natural, Geoparque Mundial UNESCO)

> 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/grutas-del-palacio/
> 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/grutas-del-palacio/) and advise checking with the site before going. Text in Spanish has not been translated yet.

## Overview

- Department: Flores
- Town: Geoparque Grutas del Palacio
- Activities: Look at the view, Walk
- Legal status: Authorised
- Confidence: Official · 2025
- Location: -33.2801, -57.1432 (exact) · https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-33.28013,-57.14321
- Access: Ruta 3 km 235 y 10 km por Ruta 14 (SNAP). El Centro de Visitantes está en el trazado antiguo de Ruta 3, km 236.

## Summary

Grutas de arenisca con columnas naturales, centro del Geoparque Mundial UNESCO. Visita con guía.

## Trail

Almost no source publishes distance, time or difficulty, and none publishes elevation gain.

### Sendero de las Grutas

- Guide required
- Distance: no data
- Elevation gain: no data
- Duration: no data
- Difficulty: no data
- Route: no data
- Waymarked: no data

## Nearby water

Nearby water: no data. Not a camping place.

## Services

n/a

## Costs

- Entrada: no data (data year: no date)

## Season and rules

- Season: Jueves a domingo de 9:30 a 16:30; recorridos guiados cada hora, de 10 a 16 h. Cerrado del 22/12 al 7/1. Los horarios varían según la temporada.
- Rules: Visita solo con guía.
- Open-air fires are banned nationwide from 1 Nov to 30 Apr, except in grills and designated places.

## Management and contact

- Managed by: Intendencia de Flores
- Phone: no data
- Website: no data

## Sources disagree

We do not pick a version: we show what each source says.

- Cost: Gratuita según el Geoparque y la Intendencia; paga desde los 13 años según el Ministerio de Ambiente; $50 para no residentes del departamento según adonde.uy (sin fecha).

## Sources

- [Intendencia de Flores – Flores Más Cerca (portal oficial de turismo), datos de sitios turísticos](https://turismo.flores.gub.uy/data/sitios.json) (Official). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [Geoparque Mundial UNESCO Grutas del Palacio – Grutas del Palacio de los Indios](https://www.geoparque.uy/index.php/geoparque-grutas-del-palacio/geositios/item/14-grutas-del-palacio.html) (Official). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [Ministerio de Ambiente – Observatorio Ambiental Nacional: Grutas del Palacio](https://www.ambiente.gub.uy/oan/snap/grutas-del-palacio/) (Official). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [OpenStreetMap – node 5065032565 (mirador sin nombre junto a Grutas del Palacio)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5065032565) (Community). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [Comisión UNESCO Uruguay: Grutas del Palacio](https://comisionunesco.org.uy/rutas-unesco/grutas-del-palacio/) (Official). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [adonde.uy: Lugares de Flores](https://adonde.uy/app/guia/home/filter_listings/13) (Guide). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22

## Notice

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