Places to visit in Pucón
Waterfalls, lakes, volcanoes, parks, hot springs and snow. Filter by area or type.
Pucón and its surroundings bring together lakes, waterfalls, Villarrica volcano, two national parks, hot springs and Mapuche culture. Each place has a summary with sourced facts and, for the most visited ones, a link to the full guide on araucania.tours.
To plan by area, see Pucón and its surroundings. Before heading to the volcano or the parks, check each area's conditions of the day: Villarrica volcano is on yellow technical alert and Huerquehue National Park is open only up to the Los Lagos trail (checked on October 21, 2026).
11 places
Photo: Carlos7252, CC BY-SA 3.0 El León Waterfall
A waterfall of about 92 m, some 32 km from Pucón via the Palguín turnoff, with trails and paid admission, according to t...
Huerquehue National Park
A 12,500-hectare park created in 1967 next to Lake Caburgua. Its best-known trail, Los Lagos, climbs to a group of mount...
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0 La China Waterfall
A waterfall of about 80 m, some 30 km from Pucón in the Palguín area, with short trails and paid admission, according to...
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0 Lake Caburgua
A lake of about 52 km², 23 km northeast of Pucón. Its best-known beaches, Blanca and Negra, are named after the color of...
Lake Villarrica
Pucón sits on the east shore of this 176 km² lake, with the town of Villarrica on the west shore. The Trancura River is...
Mirador de Peces (trout viewpoint)
A family trout farm open to visitors in Carhuello, by the road to Caburgua: wooden walkways along the river and pools fu...
Ojos del Caburgua
Turquoise pools and waterfalls in the forest near Lake Caburgua. The water comes from the lake, filtered through the vol...
Photo: Marco Antonio Correa Flores, CC BY-SA 3.0 San Luis Hot Springs
Hot springs with pools, tubs and lodging at km 27 of the road from Pucón to Curarrehue.
Photo: Marco Antonio Correa Flores, CC BY-SA 3.0 Trawupeyüm Intercultural Village
Next to the Curarrehue town square: museum, cultural center, crafts market and Mapuche cooking. Its name means "where we...
Villarrica National Park
Created in 1940, it protects 53,460 hectares and the Villarrica and Quetrupillán volcanoes. From Pucón you reach its Ruc...
Villarrica Volcano
A 2,847 m stratovolcano inside Villarrica National Park, with a glacier at its summit. Check its alert level before head...