List of national parks of Uruguay

The following is a list of some of the National Parks in Uruguay.

Wetlands/coastal

 * Lagoons on Uruguay's east coast. Classified as a wetland of international significance under the Ramsar Convention.
 * Laguna de rocha. Lagoon in Rocha.
 * Castillos Lagoon. Freshwater lagoon in Rocha.
 * Garzon Lagoon. Semi-freshwater lagoon in Rocha and Maldonado.
 * Santa Teresa National Park. Includes beaches, forests and the Fort of Santa Teresa.
 * Cabo Polonio. Includes beaches and sand dunes.

Central Hill Country

 * Lunarejo Valley. Located between Rivera and Artigas (on the border with Brazil). Native grassland, ferns and hill scrub, with small pockets of subtropical vegetation in the valleys.
 * Quebrada de los Cuervos. Located near Treinta y Tres. Includes canyons and a subtropical forest in the bottom of the gorge.
 * Arequita National Park. Located in 10 km north of Minas. Includes a large round mesa of volcanic rock and forests.

Uruguay River

 * Esteros de Farrapos National Park. Includes 24 islands, covering 174.96 km2. Classified under the Ramsar Convention as a Wetland of International Significance.

Caves

 * Palace Cave in Flores. The geology dates from the Late Cretaceous period and is composed of sandstone, which formed during the Paleocene. Classified as a National Park in 2013.