Planning your ski day in San Isidro
Cordillera Cantabrica - Leon · 1500–2100 m · 31 km · December 13, 2026 – March 29, 2027
This page covers the part of San Isidro that is not on the piste map: how you get up there, where you leave the car, where you eat once the lifts stop and where you sleep if you stay more than a day. The places are real and ordered by review count, not by what suits us.
Getting to San Isidro
Train and bus stops around the base of San Isidro, nearest first. Total: 8.
- Blimea — down the valley · 29,5 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.5 out of 5 (17 reviews). San Martín del Rey Aurelio, 33960 San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Asturias, España
- Busdongo — down the valley · 28,5 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.6 out of 5 (15 reviews). 24690 Busdongo, León, España
- Boñar — down the valley · 22,2 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.8 out of 5 (14 reviews). 24850 Boñar, León, España
- Cabañaquinta — down the valley · 23,5 km from the base as the crow flies · 3.8 out of 5 (11 reviews). Cabañaquinta, 33686 Aller, Asturias, España
- La Vecilla — down the valley · 23,0 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.6 out of 5 (9 reviews). 24840, León, España
- Laviana — down the valley · 26,4 km from the base as the crow flies · 4 out of 5 (8 reviews). Pola de Laviana, 33989 Laviana, Asturias, España
- Villamanín — down the valley · 27,1 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.3 out of 5 (8 reviews). 24680 Villamanín, León, España
- Matallana — down the valley · 27,3 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.3 out of 5 (8 reviews). 24830, León, España
Distances are straight-line from the resort base, not by road — in the mountains the road is always longer. We do not give driving times because we have no source that actually measures them.
We do not publish bus or train timetables or frequencies: what we have is where each stop is, not what runs through it. Timetables belong to the local transport operator.
Parking at San Isidro
Car parks on record around San Isidro: 2. With published opening hours: 1. The rest publish none anywhere public.
- Aparcamiento Sector Cebolledo — in the village · 2,2 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.7 out of 5 (23 reviews) · publishes no hours. 24855 Puebla de Lillo, León, España
- Aparcamiento de Riopinos — in the village · 3,8 km from the base as the crow flies · 4 out of 5 (17 reviews) · Hours: Mon–Sat closed · Sun 24h. Riopinos,, 24844, León, España
We give no tariffs and no space counts: no source we use publishes them, and writing them from memory is exactly what gets found out the day someone drives up. If parking is paid, the resort says so on its own site.
What time should you head up to San Isidro?
No public source publishes what time the car park at San Isidro fills up or when the first-lift queue forms, so we are not going to invent a time. What can actually be checked: the resort webcam shows the base live, the snow report tells you whether it snowed overnight — on a powder day everyone gets up early — and the official site publishes that day's lift opening hours.
What we do know about San Isidro: car parks on record, 2; with published hours, 1. They are listed above with them.
Where to eat in San Isidro
Restaurants around San Isidro, ordered by review count: 4. Each is marked as slopeside, in the village or down the valley, because skiing down to lunch and driving across the valley are not the same thing.
Slopeside: under 1 km from the base. In the village: up to 4 km. Down the valley: further out.
- Bar Casa Federico (Isoba, León) — in the village · 3,6 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.3 out of 5 (562 reviews) · moderate · Hours: every day 08:30-23:30. Real, s/n, 24855 Isoba, León, España
- Hotel Restaurante La Braña — in the village · 1,6 km from the base as the crow flies · 4 out of 5 (552 reviews) · Hours: Mon–Fri 08:00-23:00 · Sat 08:00-00:00 · Sun 08:00-17:00. Carretera General Puerto Braña-San Isidro, s/n, 33688 La Raya, Asturias, España
- La Casina — in the village · 3,6 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.6 out of 5 (117 reviews) · publishes no hours · temporarily closed when checked — at a ski resort that usually means the season is over, not that the place is gone. Lugar Isoba, 9A, 24855 León, España
- La Parrilla del Toneo — slopeside · 0,6 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.6 out of 5 (99 reviews) · moderate · publishes no hours · temporarily closed when checked — at a ski resort that usually means the season is over, not that the place is gone. C. Toneo, 18, Bajo, 24855 S. Isidro, León, España
Where to stay in San Isidro
Places to stay around San Isidro, best rated first: 6. We publish no prices or availability here: that is what the hotel and apartment pages are for, where you compare real dates.
- Bar Casa Federico (Isoba, León) — in the village · 3,6 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.3 out of 5 (562 reviews) · moderate. Real, s/n, 24855 Isoba, León, España
- Hotel Restaurante La Braña — in the village · 1,6 km from the base as the crow flies · 4 out of 5 (552 reviews). Carretera General Puerto Braña-San Isidro, s/n, 33688 La Raya, Asturias, España
- Cafetería Restaurante Salencias — slopeside · 0,7 km from the base as the crow flies · 3.9 out of 5 (136 reviews) · moderate. Carretera, estación invernal y de montaña, Puerto San Isidro, s/n, 24855 Puebla de Lillo, León, España
- Reservas León — slopeside · 0,6 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.2 out of 5 (102 reviews). Estación de Esquí de Urbanización Las Peñas II, 24855 S. Isidro, León, España
- Hostal Pico Agujas — slopeside · 0,7 km from the base as the crow flies · 3.6 out of 5 (49 reviews). Estacion invernal esquí san isidro, 24855 León, España
- Estación de esqui San Isidro雪山 — slopeside · 0,7 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.4 out of 5 (43 reviews). C. Valmartín, 24855 S. Isidro, León, España
Campsites near San Isidro
Campsites and motorhome areas in the valley below San Isidro: 5. Many open seasonally in winter, so call before counting on one.
- Camping Los Arrudos Redes Aventura Caleao — down the valley · 10,8 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.4 out of 5 (494 reviews). Camino de los Arrudos, 150, 33995 Caleao, Asturias, España
- Camping Municipal de Sobrescobio — down the valley · 19,0 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.9 out of 5 (237 reviews). Lugar Villamorey, carretera dirección, 1 bis, 33993 Ladines, Asturias, España
- Las Cuevas — down the valley · 19,8 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.2 out of 5 (124 reviews) · temporarily closed when checked — at a ski resort that usually means the season is over, not that the place is gone. C. el Rio, 24846 Montuerto, León, España
- Camping el Urogallo — down the valley · 8,9 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.1 out of 5 (120 reviews). carretera Puerto Tarna, 9, 24857 Cofiñal, León, España
- Area de autocaravanas, Mampodre (invierno, cerrada) — down the valley · 15,2 km from the base as the crow flies · 4.6 out of 5 (72 reviews) · temporarily closed when checked — at a ski resort that usually means the season is over, not that the place is gone. C. Raimundo Alonso, 100, 24996 Maraña, León, España
What to do in San Isidro besides skiing
We have nothing verified beyond skiing at San Isidro yet. Rather than copy a generic list of snowshoes and sledges, we leave it empty: the resort publishes its winter programme on its own site, and that is the good source.
What to sort out before leaving for San Isidro
What saves time on your first day in San Isidro is having this done already:
FAQ
How long does it take to drive to San Isidro?
We do not say, because we have no measured road times, and in the mountains an armchair estimate becomes a problem the day there is ice. The distances we give are straight-line and are there to place things, not to plan your departure.
How much does parking cost at San Isidro?
We publish no parking tariffs: no source we use gives them. We do say how many car parks exist and which publish hours; the price, if there is one, is on the resort's official site.
Are the restaurant opening hours reliable?
They are the ones each venue publishes, refreshed periodically. About four in ten publish none at all, and in September many show as temporarily closed because the season is over. When that is the case we say so rather than hide it.
Are these recommendations?
No. They are ordered by review count and shown with their rating, which are facts. There is no ranking of ours, no paid placement and no review text copied over.
Can I book ski gear for San Isidro from here?
Yes where we have a linked shop: the rental link on this page goes to the San Isidro listing, with sizes and the real price. Lift passes and lessons too, where we sell them directly.
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