Nature & outdoors in Costa Rica
Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.
mountain

Arenal Volcano
waterfall

Bajos del Toro
lake

Barra del Colorado
cave

Barra Honda
volcano
Barva Volcano
dive site
Bat Islands
national park

Braulio Carrillo
beach

Cahuita and the Caribbean Coast
lake

Caño Negro
national park

Carara National Park
dive site
Catalina Islands
mountain

Cerro Chirripó
mountain

Cerro de la Muerte
ridge
Cerro Pelado
island

Cocos Island
national park

Corcovado National Park
wildlife refuge
Curu Wildlife Refuge
waterfall
Diamante Waterfall
national park
Diria National Park
waterfall
Dominical and Nauyaca Falls
national park

Gandoca-Manzanillo
viewpoint

Golfo Dulce
national park

Guanacaste Dry Forest
biological reserve
Hitoy-Cerere Biological Reserve
mountain

Irazú Volcano
island

Isla del Caño
beach

Jacó and Playa Hermosa
national park
Juan Castro Blanco National Park
national park

La Amistad
national park
La Cangreja National Park
waterfall

La Fortuna Waterfall
forest

La Selva Biological Station
crater lake
Laguna Hule
lake

Lake Arenal
beach

Las Baulas
waterfall
Llanos de Cortes Waterfall
bird sanctuary
Los Cusingos
national park

Manuel Antonio National Park
beach

Marino Ballena
mountain

Miravalles
national park

Montezuma and Cabo Blanco
beach

Nosara
beach

Ostional
national park

Palo Verde
national park
Piedras Blancas National Park
beach

Playa Conchal
mountain

Poás Volcano
beach

Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
national park

Rincón de la Vieja
waterfall

Rio Celeste
beach

Sámara
forest

San Gerardo de Dota
forest

Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
national park

Santa Rosa National Park
beach

Santa Teresa and Mal País
trail

Sarapiquí
beach

Tamarindo
national park

Tapantí
hot spring

The Arenal Hot Springs
forest

The Children's Eternal Rainforest
forest

The Monteverde Cloud Forest
beach

The Nicoya Peninsula Beaches
forest

The Osa Peninsula
trail

The Pacuare River
forest

The Sierpe-Térraba Mangroves
viewpoint

The Tárcoles River Crocodiles
national park

Tortuguero National Park
mountain

Turrialba Volcano
cave
