Campos del Tuyú National Park

Campos del Tuyú National Park
Parque Nacional Campos del Tuyú
IUCN category II (national park)

Location	Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Coordinates	36°21′S 56°52′W / 36.350°S 56.867°W / -36.350; -56.867Coordinates: 36°21′S 56°52′W / 36.350°S 56.867°W / -36.350; -56.867
Area	3,040 hectares
Established	2009

Campos del Tuyú National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Campos del Tuyú) is a national park in Argentina, in Buenos Aires Province. It was established on May 13, 2009. The main attraction of Campos del Tuyú is the rare pampas deer, in fact, it is one of the few places in the Pampas where this species survive. Other inhabitants of the park include over a hundred bird species, capybara, and the also endangered Leopardus geoffroyi.

National Parks of Argentina by region

Northwest	Baritú Calilegua Campo de los Alisos El Rey Los Cardones Talampaya¹

Gran Chaco	Chaco Copo Río Pilcomayo

Mesopotamia	El Palmar Iguazú¹ Mburucuyá Predelta

Cuyo	El Leoncito San Guillermo Sierra de las Quijadas

Sierras Pampeanas	Quebrada del Condorito

Pampas	Campos del Tuyú Islas de Santa Fe Lihué Calel

Patagonia	Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo Lago Puelo Laguna Blanca Lanín Los Alerces Los Arrayanes Los Glaciares¹ Monte León Nahuel Huapi Perito Moreno Tierra del Fuego

¹ Declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO

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