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also a general store, and covered cooking space for campers. Also runs in winter without
meal service (May to September).
Refugio Lago Dickson
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(dm CH$14,000, incl full board CH$30,000; Nov-Mar)
One of the oldest and smallest
refu-
gios
in Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, with 30 beds, in a stunning setting on the Paine
Circuit, near Glaciar Dickson.
Camping
The park has both fee camping and free camping. More services can be found at the
former options.
Camping at the
refugios
costs CH$4000 to CH$4800 per site.
Refugios
rent equipment
- tent (CH$7000 per night), sleeping bag (CH$5000) and mat (CH$1500) - but potential
shortages in high season make it prudent to pack your own gear.
Where there are
refugios,
meals are available to campers, with prices from CH$6500
for breakfast to CH$11,500 for dinner. Small kiosks sell expensive pasta, soup packets
and butane gas, and cook shelters (at some campgrounds) prove useful in foul weather.
Campgrounds generally operate from mid-October to mid-March, though those on the
backside of the Paine Circuit may not open until November due to harsher weather. The
decision is made by Conaf Centro de Visitantes.
For bookings, Vertice Patagonia (
Click here
)
looks after
Camping Grey
Sites on the trekking routes administered by Conaf Centro de Visitantes are free but
basic, with no rental equipment or showers. These are
Campamento Británico
Many campers have reported wildlife (in rodent form) lurking around campsites, so
don't leave food in packs or in tents - hang it from a tree instead.
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