VerdictDestinations Attraction · Madrid
Casa de Campo
Madrid's vast former royal hunting ground — five times the size of Central Park — with a lake, zoo, cable car and theme park.
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Who it's worth it for
Great for
- Travellers on a budget
- If you've only got a day
- Families with kids
- Couples
- Solo travellers
- Nature lovers
- Anyone here to unwind
Worth it for travellers on a budget, if you've only got a day and families with kids.
Why we say this
Insider secrets & local vibes
The city's wild green giant — scrubland trails, a boating lake with palace views, zoo and theme park.
Not independently verified — estimatedIt's enormous and patchy, so you need a plan or it's just a big empty park.
Not independently verified — estimatedSome fringes are seedier after dark and best avoided at night.
Not independently verified — estimatedWhat it feels like
Reading the room, traveller by traveller
With kids
The zoo, theme park and lake make a full day of family options.
With friends
Good for cycling and a lakeside drink with palace views.
Multigenerational
Pick one zone — the lake or the cable-car end — rather than wandering the whole thing.
Good to know
Before you go
Cost
Free (attractions extra)
- Best time
- Daytime; head for the lake or attractions rather than the empty fringes.
- Getting there
- Metro Lago or Casa de Campo, or the Teleférico from Parque del Oeste.
- Accessibility
- Vast and uneven; the lakeside area is the most accessible.
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- At about 1,700 hectares it's roughly five times the size of New York's Central Park.
- Contains the Teleférico cable car, Madrid Zoo Aquarium and the Parque de Atracciones theme park.
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