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