The Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park is one of the most important natural spaces in Spain. To ensure its conservation and preservation, it is necessary for all visitors to respect the established regulations:
Visiting Regulations for the National Park
Within the National Park, the following regulations apply, indicating that the following activities are not permitted:
- Building fires.
- Wild camping:
- Only bivouacking is allowed above the following altitudes:
- 2,500 meters in the Ordesa sector.
- 2,550 meters in the Pineta sector (above the Balcón de Pineta).
- 1,800 meters in the Escuaín sector (La Ralla).
- 1,650 meters in the Añisclo sector (Fuenblanca).
- Overnight stays in the same sector should not exceed three nights, and tents and other equipment can only remain installed from 1 hour before sunset to 1 hour after sunrise.
- Only bivouacking is allowed above the following altitudes:
- Disturbing the tranquility of nature.
- Hunting and fishing.
- Leaving any kind of waste or garbage.
- Allowing dogs to roam freely.
- Collecting animals, plants, minerals, or rocks.
- Vehicle traffic during specific hours and annual periods.
- Using bicycles on restricted paths and trails.
- Bathing in rivers and mountain lakes (glacial lakes).
- Canyoning.
- Tilling the soil and bedrock.
- Engaging in research, exploration, or mining activities.
- Diverting, retaining, or extracting surface or groundwater.
- Introducing detergents, soaps, bleach, or other substances or materials into the waters.
- Cutting, uprooting, mutilating, destroying, or damaging vegetation, as well as gathering or collecting plant parts, propagules, or remnants.
- Attracting, pursuing, disturbing, harming, capturing, or killing animals, as well as gathering or collecting animal propagules, remnants, or waste.
- Releasing, planting, transplanting, or otherwise propagating animal or plant species, whether domestic or wild.
- Using fire for any purpose, except for camping gas devices for cooking and lighting during overnight stays.
- Abandoning, depositing, or discarding papers, cans, bottles, plastics, cigarette butts, or any type of waste outside designated areas.
- Occupying lands within the Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park for parking vehicles, caravans, trailers, except in specifically authorized parking areas, and installing shelters, sunshades, hammocks, seats, chairs, tables, and any other movable structures throughout the park.
- Engaging in unauthorized sports activities as stipulated in the Master Plan for Use and Management or engaging in authorized sports activities without the required authorization, as well as organizing sports competitions.
- Installing antennas, screens, protruding artifacts, or any other elements that affect the harmony of the landscape.
- Throwing or precipitating stones or other objects, as well as using objects that remain in the air (balloons, kites, paragliders, hang gliders, model aircraft, flying propellers, etc.).
- Flying any type of aircraft at an altitude of less than 1000 meters above the terrain.
- Damaging or destroying the park’s infrastructure.
- Making inscriptions, signs, symbols, or drawings on the ground, rocks, trees, or any movable or immovable property within the park.
- Using megaphones, horns, or whistles, and using radios or sound reproduction devices at a volume that causes annoyance.
- Installing advertising signs or engaging in any form of advertising.
- Engaging in any exploitation of the park’s natural resources, particularly fishing and hunting.
- Transporting, outside of vehicles, any or all of the following: weapons of any kind, devices or means used to attract, pursue, scare, harm, kill, or capture animals.
It is important to remember that these regulations are intended to protect the Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park, and therefore, compliance with these rules is the responsibility of all visitors. Enjoy nature responsibly!
You can read the Official Bulletin of Aragon containing the Master Plan for Use and Management of the Park.