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The protected areas of Chile are areas that have natural beauty or significant historical value protected by the government of Chile. These protected areas cover over 140,000 km2 (54,054 sq mi), which is 19% of the territory of Chile. The National System of Protected Wild Areas (SNASPE by its Spanish acronym) is regulated by law #18,362 passed in 1984, and administered by the National Forest Corporation (CONAF).

There are three types of territories:

• National Parks

• National Reserves

• Natural Monuments

• Protected areas by type

• National parks

• National reserves

• Natural monuments

• Nature sanctuaries

• Marine protected areas

• Protected areas by region

• Arica and Parinacota Region

• Tarapacá Region

• Antofagasta Region

• Atacama Region

• Coquimbo Region

• Valparaíso Region

• Santiago Metropolitan Region

• O'Higgins Region

• Maule Region

• Bío-Bío Region

• Araucanía Region

• Los Ríos Region

• Los Lagos Region

• Aisén Region

• Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region

• See also

• External links

| National reserves of Chile | | | | |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| Name | Photo | Natural region | Area | Established |

| Alto Bío Bío | | Zona Central | | 1912 |

| Altos de Lircay | | Zona Central | | 1996 |

| Altos de Pemehue | | | | 2009 |

| China Muerta | | | | 1968 |

| Coyhaique | | | | 1948 |

| El Yali | | | | 1996 |

| Federico Albert | | | | 1981 |

| Futaleufú | | | | 1998 |

| Isla Mocha | | Zona Sur | 23.69 km 2 (9 sq mi) | 1988 |

| Lago Peñuelas | | Zona Central | 92.6 km 2 (36 sq mi) | 1952 |

| Llanquihue | | Zona Sur | 161.1 km 2 (62 sq mi) | 1912 |

| Los Flamencos | | Norte Grande | 740.0 km 2 (286 sq mi) | 1990 |

| Malalcahuello-Nalcas | | Zona Sur | 12,789 ha (49 sq mi) | 1931 |

| Mocho-Choshuenco | | Zona Sur | 7,537.6 km 2 (2,910 sq mi) | 1994 |

| Pampa del Tamarugal | | Norte Grande | 102,264 ha (395 sq mi) | 1987 |

| Pingüino de Humboldt | | Norte Chico | 859.3 ha (3 sq mi) | 1990 |

| Ralco | | Zona Central | 12,421 ha (48 sq mi) | 1987 |

| Río de Los Cipreses | | Zona Central | 36,882 ha (142 sq mi) | 1985 |

| Costera Valdiviana | | Zona Sur | 597 ha (2 sq mi) | 2005 |

| Natural monuments of Chile | | | | |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| Name | Photo | Natural region | Area | Established |

| Cerro Ñielol | | Zona Sur | 0.89 km 2 (0 sq mi) | 1988 |

| Cueva del Milodón | | Zona Austral | | 1993 |

| El Morado | | Zona Central | 30.09 km 2 (12 sq mi) | |

| La Portada | | Norte Grande | 0.3127 km 2 (0 sq mi) | 1990 |

| Los Pingüinos | | Zona Austral | 0.97 km 2 (0 sq mi) | 1966 |

(partial list)

• Acantilados Federico Santa María

• Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary (Río Cruces y Chorocomayo)

• Cerro Coqui

• El Ajial

• Estero Quitralco

• Horcón de Piedra

• Humedal de Cutipay

• Humedales de Angachilla

• Humedales del Río Maullín

• Islote Pájaros Niños

• Laguna Tebenquiche

• Llancahue Nature Sanctuary

• Meullín-Puye Nature Sanctuary

• Península de Hualpén Nature Sanctuary

• Quebrada de La Plata

• Río Cochiguaz Nature Sanctuary

• San Juan de Piche

• Serranía el Ciprés

• Yerba Loca Nature Sanctuary

• Coral Nui Nui Marine and Coastal Protected Area

• Francisco Coloane Marine and Coastal Protected Area

• Hanga Oteo Marine and Coastal Protected Area

• Las Cruces Marine and Coastal Protected Area

• Mar de Juan Fernández Marine and Coastal Protected Area

• Pitipalena-Añihue Marine and Coastal Protected Area

• Rapa Nui Marine and Coastal Protected Area

• Seno Almirantazgo Marine and Coastal Protected Area

• Tortel Marine and Coastal Protected Area

• El Arenal Marine Park

• El Palillo Marine Park

• Islas Diego Ramírez y Paso Drake

• Lobería Selkirk Marine Park

• Mar de Juan Fernández Marine Park

• Montes submarinos Crusoe y Selkirk Marine Park

• Motu Motiro Hiva Marine Park

• Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park

• TicToc-Golfo Corcovado Marine Park

• Tierra Blanca Marine Park

• Bahía Moreno - La Rinconada

• Isla Chañaral Marine Reserve

• Islas Choros - Damas

• Pullinque Marine Reserve

• Putemún Marine Reserve

• Las Vicuñas National Reserve

• Lauca National Park

• Salar de Surire Natural Monument

• Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve

• Volcán Isluga National Park

• Alto Loa National Reserve

• La Chimba National Reserve

• La Portada Natural Monument

• Llullaillaco National Park

• Los Flamencos National Reserve

• North Paposo National Monument

• Llanos de Challe National Park

• Nevado Tres Cruces National Park

• Pan de Azúcar National Park

• Pingüino de Humboldt National Reserve

• Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park

• Las Chinchillas National Reserve

• Pichasca Natural Monument (in Spanish)

• Archipiélago de Juan Fernández National Park

• El Yali National Reserve

• Isla Cachagua Natural Monument (in Spanish)

• La Campana National Park

• Lago Peñuelas National Reserve

• Rapa Nui National Park

• Río Blanco National Reserve

• El Morado Natural Monument

• Río Clarillo National Reserve

• Roblería del Cobre de Loncha National Reserve

• Yerba Loca Nature Sanctuary

• Las Palmas de Cocalán National Park

• Río Los Cipreses National Reserve

• Altos de Lircay National Reserve

• Federico Albert National Reserve

• Laguna Torca National Reserve

• Los Bellotos del Melado National Reserve

• Los Queules National Reserve

• Los Ruiles National Reserve

• Radal Siete Tazas National Reserve

• Isla Mocha National Reserve

• Laguna del Laja National Park

• Los Huemules de Niblinto National Reserve

• Ñuble National Reserve

• Península de Hualpén Nature Sanctuary

• Ralco National Reserve

• Alto Biobío National Reserve

• Cerro Ñielol Natural Monument

• China Muerta National Reserve

• Conguillío National Park

• Contulmo Natural Monument (in Spanish)

• Huerquehue National Park

• Malalcahuello National Reserve

• Malleco National Reserve

• Nahuelbuta National Park

• Nalcas National Reserve

• Tolhuaca National Park

• Villarrica National Park

• Villarrica National Reserve

• Alerce Costero National Park

• Área Costera Protegida Punta Curiñanco

• Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary

• Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve

• Mocho-Choshuenco National Reserve

• Oncol Park

• Puyehue National Park

• Valdivia National Reserve

• Valdivian Coastal Reserve

• Villarrica National Park

• Alerce Andino National Park

• Chiloé National Park

• Corcovado National Park

• Futaleufú National Reserve

• Hornopirén National Park

• Islotes de Puñihuil Natural Monument

• Lago Palena National Reserve

• Lahuen Ñadi Natural Monument

• Llanquihue National Reserve

• Los Vertientes Private Nature Reserve

• Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park

• Puyehue National Park

• Tantauco Park

• Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park

• Bernardo O'Higgins National Park

• Cerro Castillo National Reserve

• Cinco Hermanas Natural Monument (in Spanish)

• Coihaique National Reserve

• Dos Lagunas Natural Monument

• Isla Guamblin National Park

• Isla Magdalena National Park

• Katalalixar National Reserve

• Lago Carlota National Reserve

• Lago Cochrane National Reserve

• Lago Jeinimeni National Reserve

• Lago Las Torres National Reserve

• Lago Rosselot National Reserve

• Laguna de San Rafael National Park

• Las Guaitecas National Reserve

• Meullín-Puye Nature Sanctuary

• Patagonia National Park

• Queulat National Park

• Río Simpson National Reserve

• Trapananda National Reserve

• Alberto de Agostini National Park

• Bernardo O'Higgins National Park

• Cabo de Hornos National Park

• Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument

• Francisco Coloane Marine and Coastal Protected Area

• Kawésqar National Park

• Laguna de los Cisnes Natural Monument (in Spanish)

• Laguna Parrillar National Reserve

• Los Pingüinos Natural Monument

• Magallanes National Reserve

• Omora Ethnobotanical Park

• Pali-Aike National Park

• Torres del Paine National Park

• Yendegaia National Park

• National Monuments of Chile

• (in Spanish) Official website of CONAF, (Chilean National Forest Corporation), a government agency that is part of the Agriculture Ministry