Sight · Teide National Park
A short climb to Sámara’s crater, lava field, and volcanic skyline.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Teide Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Teide National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Sámara Viewpoint and Volcanic Cones“You're coming up on Sámara Viewpoint, where you can see volcanic cones with Pico Viejo behind them without leaving on a hike. Pull in if you'd like to take in this western side of the mountain.”
Plays as you drive up to Sámara Crater Viewpoint in the Parkwolf Teide Tour Guide.
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Guide
Sámara Crater Viewpoint is the summit-rim outlook on Sámara volcano, looking into its crater and across the surrounding lava field. Reach it from the roadside Sámara Viewpoint by the PNT 13.1 spur; the crater itself is accessible on foot only. The short climb gains about 44 m, so this is more than a drive-up pullout.
From the rim, the crater and lava field lead the view, with Montaña Reventada, Tamarco and Volcán de la Botija nearby and Teide and Pico Viejo farther out. For a photo, keep the jagged rim and dark lava in the foreground so the distant volcanic peaks give the landscape scale.
This is young volcanic terrain, where recent volcanic activity and the harsh mountain climate make it difficult for plants to take hold. Look from the rough lava toward the greener pine slopes to see how the landscape changes around the crater.
Start at Sámara Viewpoint on TF-38, km 7.5, and follow PNT 13.1 uphill. Parking at that roadside trailhead is limited; the crater is not a vehicle-accessible stop.
Wildlife
15 sightingsShort-finned Pilot WhaleMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
829 sightingsTenerife LizardMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
11 sightingsWest Canary SkinkMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
98 sightingsTenerife Blue ChaffinchMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
45 sightingsKestrelMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
10 sightingsBarbary PartridgeMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Teide. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateSámara Loop Trail4.6 km · 2.8 hr · 0.3 km awayDark lapilli and pine frame this short volcanic circuit.
EasyPNT 32 Abeque Trail2.4 km · 1.8 hr · 0.9 km awayA lava path with a western view of Teide and Pico Viejo
ModeratePNT 38 Cuevas Negras2.2 km · 1.5 hr · 3.2 km awayA high-country connector across Pico Viejo's bare lava slopes.
ModeratePR-TF 70.1 Boca Tauce–El Jaral Trail7 km · 3.1 hr · 5.8 km awayA highlands-to-village descent through pines and old footpaths.
EasyPNT 35 Boca Chavao Trail0.7 km · 30 min · 6 km awayA short, steep descent to Fuente de Chavao
ChallengingPR-TF 70.2 Boca Tauce–Las Fuentes Trail6.7 km · 2.7 hr · 6.2 km awayA steep descent from highland pines to a terraced farming hamlet.
ModeratePNT 41 Barranco de Erques Trail1 km · 45 min · 7.8 km awayA one-way, 145-meter drop from Teide’s highlands to the ravine.
EasyPNT 18 Chavao Trail4.4 km · 1.8 hr · 7.8 km awayAn easy lava traverse to Pico Viejo and the Narices eruptive mouths.Sight · 0.3 km awaySámara ViewpointA quick stop for Teide's volcanic ridges and cloud-sea sunsets.
Sight · 4.1 km awayLos Poleos ViewpointCoast views where Tenerife’s pine slopes meet black volcanic ground.
Sight · 4.5 km awayNarices del Teide ViewpointTwo 1798 eruption vents on Pico Viejo, right beside the TF-38.
Sight · 6.3 km awayCráter de Pico ViejoLook into an 800-meter crater from its eastern rim.
Campground · 6.5 km awayDegollada de Pico Viejo Bivouac AreaA permit-only bivouac between Pico Viejo and Teide.
Sight · 7.8 km awayJuan Évora Ethnographic MuseumA restored shepherd’s home with a short, personal story of Las Cañadas.
Sight · 7.8 km awayBoca de Tauce ViewpointA quick stop for the Teide–Pico Viejo panorama and lava plain.Parkwolf’s Teide ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
