Rules for visiting Llanos del Hospital
What is allowed and what is not at the resort and around it: camping, motorhomes, ski touring, dogs, drones and fires. Each rule links to the official source it comes from.
The resort lies within Parque Natural de Posets-Maladeta (Posets-Maladeta Natural Park, also an SAC and SPA, ZEC and ZEPA Posets-Maladeta), so its public-use rules also apply. Source: aragon.es
⛺ Camping and bivouac
- ProhibitedThe park's PRUG (management and use plan; Decreto 168/2014, art. 11.2) prohibits overnight stays in tents, awnings, huts, caravans, motorhomes or vehicles. It only allows high-mountain camping under the terms of current legislation.Source: laadministracionaldia.inap.es
- With conditionsHigh-mountain camping (Decreto 61/2006, art. 18): above 1,500 m and at least 2 hours' walk from any vehicle access. It must be notified to the comarca and to 112 SOS Aragón. Maximum 3 nights. Free camping is prohibited in Aragón.Source: somontano.org
🚐 Motorhomes and caravans
- With conditionsParking motorhomes in the hotel car park is prohibited, and sleeping overnight in a car is only allowed for its guests. The Vado Hospital car park, 400 m away, is free, has toilets, is supervised by park rangers and allows overnight stays in vehicles.Source: llanosdelhospital.com
🎿 Ski touring and snowshoes on the slopes
- With conditionsA trail pass is mandatory on the Nordic circuit (€9.50 adult and €6 child up to 12 years, per day). The trails are open from 9:30 to 17:00. After 17:00 the machines work, and visitors are asked not to walk on the pistes or tracks.Source: llanosdelhospital.com
🐕 Dogs
- With conditionsAs the resort is inside the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park, dogs must be kept on a leash around the building and on the trails. They are not allowed in the hotel, the restaurant or the cafeteria, and must not be left tied up at the entrance.Source: llanosdelhospital.com
🛸 Drones
- ProhibitedThe Government of Aragón classifies drone flights in the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park as prohibited. Only flights for educational, scientific or professional purposes can be authorised, and these must be requested from the body managing the protected area.Source: aragon.es
🛷 Sledging
- AllowedThere is a sledding area on the Plan del Hospital circuit (1,750 m), which is also the learning area. The resort rents sledges for €4.Source: llanosdelhospital.com
📋 Other rules
- With conditionsVehicles (PRUG, art. 9): they may only use the main access roads, with a maximum speed of 30 km/h in the park. Only management, firefighting and forestry-use vehicles may use forest tracks, unless authorised. Driving off-road is prohibited.Source: laadministracionaldia.inap.es
- With conditionsMushrooms (PRUG, art. 6.3): for personal consumption only, with a maximum of 3 kg per person per day and 1 kg of other forest fruits. Disturbing the soil and using plastic bags or buckets is prohibited. Immature specimens must be left in place.Source: laadministracionaldia.inap.es
Frequently asked questions
- Can you camp or bivouac at Llanos del Hospital?
- Prohibited. The park's PRUG (management and use plan; Decreto 168/2014, art. 11.2) prohibits overnight stays in tents, awnings, huts, caravans, motorhomes or vehicles. It only allows high-mountain camping under the terms of current legislation. With conditions. High-mountain camping (Decreto 61/2006, art. 18): above 1,500 m and at least 2 hours' walk from any vehicle access. It must be notified to the comarca and to 112 SOS Aragón. Maximum 3 nights. Free camping is prohibited in Aragón.
- Can you sleep in a motorhome at Llanos del Hospital?
- With conditions. Parking motorhomes in the hotel car park is prohibited, and sleeping overnight in a car is only allowed for its guests. The Vado Hospital car park, 400 m away, is free, has toilets, is supervised by park rangers and allows overnight stays in vehicles.
- Can you skin up the slopes at Llanos del Hospital?
- With conditions. A trail pass is mandatory on the Nordic circuit (€9.50 adult and €6 child up to 12 years, per day). The trails are open from 9:30 to 17:00. After 17:00 the machines work, and visitors are asked not to walk on the pistes or tracks.
- Can you bring a dog to Llanos del Hospital?
- With conditions. As the resort is inside the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park, dogs must be kept on a leash around the building and on the trails. They are not allowed in the hotel, the restaurant or the cafeteria, and must not be left tied up at the entrance.
- Can you fly a drone at Llanos del Hospital?
- Prohibited. The Government of Aragón classifies drone flights in the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park as prohibited. Only flights for educational, scientific or professional purposes can be authorised, and these must be requested from the body managing the protected area.
- Where can you go sledging at Llanos del Hospital?
- Allowed. There is a sledding area on the Plan del Hospital circuit (1,750 m), which is also the learning area. The resort rents sledges for €4.
Before you go
Rules collected on 11 October 2026 and reviewed every month. Rules change and may have exceptions: if in doubt, follow the protected area, the local council or the resort. Translated from Spanish; some sources may be in another language.