Laguna Capri, Patagonia, Argentina
4.5 (1.373 reviews) Spent Ranking #7 in Province of Santa Cruz Bodies of Water
Fabulous walk to a wonderful lake
What a fabulous walk! Easily slides into my top 10 of mountain walks. Walk down the high street towards the mountains, through the car park and then turn left and start climbing. It’s quite steep to start but then levels out. The views up the valley are fabulous throughout the walk and there are lots of places to stop and admire the view. After an easy couple of hours you reach the lake and wow - the views of Mt Fitz Roy are stupendous. There is a little beach to picnic on and soak up the view. Getting back is an easy 90 mins downhill. It’s often windy so sunnies or clear glasses are a must. There is some shade on the walk too. You can pick up picnic things along the high street for a picnic as there are lots of bakeries. Take what water you need for the journey as, until the lake, there is nothing. Fabulous day!
Address
, El Chalten, Argentina.
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 4:37
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.373 reviews)
Reviews
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5Steve L 5:00 PM Feb 23, 2020
Great View of Fitz Roy
The lake was not hard to get to and was not crowded at all. If you got here by following the trek on the left at Punto de Encuntro, then follow the trek passing the lake and do the loop back up to the Fitz Roy view point (see the map attached in the photo) and then to town if you don't want to hike all the way to Laguna de Los Tres. The view of Fitz Roy along the trek just pass the lake was even more spectacular.
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4NYCTRAVELER329 5:00 PM Dec 31, 2019
Budget time for this!
We hiked back from Fitz Roy and visited the area on our trek back. Due to time constraints we were only able to spend 10 minutes. It was cloudy and sitting down didn't seem appealing. It was an easy hike down hill to El Chalten. Many hikers on the trail as we passed the lake. Another hiker in our group only hiked up to this lake and enjoyed the clear view of Fitz Roy. We were delighted he was able to appreciate Laguna Capri since he was not able to do the Fitz Roy trail.
