Plan your next getaway!

We want to make it as easy as possible to check new destinations off your list and see what our country has to offer. This list provides a full review of national parks, monuments, reserves and refuges that will help you plan your next trip in a snap.

All that’s left is to pack your bags and get out there!

 

Cartago

Guayabo National Monument

Hours of operation:

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $5

Río Macho Forest Reserve

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡800 Foreigners: $5

Barbilla National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $5

Volcán Irazú National Park (Sector Cráteres)

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $15

Irazú Volcano National Park (Sector Prusia)

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $15

Volcán Turrialba National Park

Closed to the public due to volcanic eruptions.

Tapantí-Macizo Cerro de la Muerte National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡800 Foreigners: $10
An aerial view of a mountain range with a lake in the middle.

 

Limón

Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $5

 

Limón/Panama Border

La Amistad National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡800 Foreigners: $10

Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

  • Seven days a week. Free admission.

Tortuguero National Park - Sector Cuatro Esquinas

  • Seven days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $15

Tortuguero National Park - Sector Jalova

  • Seven days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $15

Cahuita National Park - Sector Puerto Vargas

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed on the first Monday of the month
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $5

Cahuita National Park - Sector Playa Blanca

  • Seven days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Voluntary fee

 

Puntarenas

Carara National Park

  • Seven days a week. 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the dry season (December to April) and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the rainy season (May to November).
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $10

Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve

  • Wednesday-Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1600 Foreigners: $12

Golfito Wildlife Reserve

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡800 Foreigners: $10

Manuel Antonio National Park

  • Open seven days a week during high period (December to April).
  • Closed Mondays during the low period (July to November). Open from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1600 Foreigners: $16

Corcovado National Park - Sector Leona

  • Seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1600 Foreigners: $15

Corcovado National Park - Sector San Pedrillo

  • Seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1600 Foreigners: $15

Corcovado National Park - Sector Los Patos

  • Seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1600 Foreigners: $15

Corcovado National Park - Sector Sirena

  • Seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed during the entire month of October due to heavy rains and for maintenance.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1600 Foreigners: $15

Marino Ballena National Park - Sector Piñuelas

  • Seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $6

Marino Ballena National Park - Sector Ballena

  • Seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $6

Marino Ballena National Park - Sector Colonia

  • Seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $6

Marino Ballena National Park - Sector Uvita

  • Seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $6

Piedras Blancas National Park - Sector El Bonito

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡800 Foreigners: $10

Isla del Coco National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans $25 per day Foreigners: $50 per day
A group of people standing in a cave.

 

San José

La Cangreja National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $10

Los Quetzales National Park

  • Seven days a week from 7:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $10

Braulio Carrillo National Park - Sector Quebrada González

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $12

Braulio Carrillo National Park - Sector Volcán Barva

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $12

Chirripó National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡4000 Foreigners: $18 (by bank deposit).

 

Guanacaste

Guanacaste National Park

  • All visits must be coordinated with the Santa Rosa Sector
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1100 Foreigners: $15

Rincón de la Vieja National Park - Sector Pailas

  • Tuesday to Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $15

Rincón de la Vieja National Park - Sector Santa María

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $15

Santa Rosa National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1100 Foreigners: $15

Ostional Wildlife Refuge

  • Seven days a week from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., except during sea turtle nesting season, when the park is open from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1600 Foreigners: $12

Bahía Junquillal Wildlife Refuge

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1500 Foreigners: $13

Las Baulas de Guanacaste Marine National Park

  • Seven days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1600 Foreigners: $12

Barra Honda National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The caves can be entered between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $12

Diriá National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $5

Palo Verde National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $12
A green field with a mountain in the background.

 

Alajuela

Grecia Forest Reserve (Sector Bosque del Niño)

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡600 Foreigners: $5

 

Alajuela/ Guanacaste

Volcán Tenorio National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., exit remains open to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡800 Foreigners: $12

Juan Castro Blanco National Park

  • *The park is not currently admitting tourists.

Volcán Arenal National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $15

Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡800 Foreigners: $5

Volcán Poás National Park

  • Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Costa Ricans: ₡1000 Foreigners: $15

Important notes:

*Admission for resident children aged 2-12: ₡500.

*Admission for non-resident children aged 2-12: $5.

*Admission for primary and secondary school students on previously organized field trips: ₡500.

*Admission for non-residents is charged in US dollars, or the equivalent in colones at the time of purchase.