When do the leaves change in Tierra del Fuego?

The world's southernmost autumn forests, lenga and ñirre around Ushuaia, blaze red and gold through April, often against fresh snow on the Fuegian Andes.

Tierra del Fuego National Park in Tierra del Fuego
📍 Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego· Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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Known for

  • Tierra del Fuego National Park lenga
  • Ushuaia's southernmost autumn
  • Lago Fagnano forest color

Things to do in fall in Tierra del Fuego

3 iconic stops, including scenic drives, farms, haunts, and the views locals plan their October around.

Typically April 1April 30

The world's southernmost national park, its lenga and ñire forest climbing from the Beagle Channel to 600 meters before giving way to bare…

Ushuaia

Historic town

Typically April 1April 30

Built on a narrow shelf between the Beagle Channel and the Martial Mountains, this is the world's southernmost city, its old prison-colony…

A 100-kilometer glacial lake splitting Tierra del Fuego between Argentina and Chile, its shoreline lenga and coihue forest shifting from…

Frequently asked

What are the best things to do in fall in Tierra del Fuego?
The iconic stops: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Lago Fagnano. Every one is mapped on this page with its peak-color timing.

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