1 Isla Bolanos
Island on the peaceful dimension (close to Santa Rosa), to 1500 m of the coast.
It is a wild refuge of fauna of 25 ha.
foot-note: Prohibited camp-site.
Located at 281 km of San.

2 Santa Rosa
National park of 45.500 ha located in the North-West of the country.
In this world ecological research center on the dry tropical forest, one distinguishes more than 600 varieties of plants, 2000 butterflies and 260 species of mammals, as well as the splendid beaches of Nancite and Naranjo where come to lay the tortoises.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 260 km of San.

3 Park "Palo Verde" and Refuge "Dr. Rafael Lucas rodriguez Caballero"
National park of 9.500 ha & national Refuge of wild fauna of 7.400 ha.
With them two they constitute an exceptional biogeographic unit. The park comprises more than 280 species of birds and many trees to invaluable wood.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.

4 Honda Barred
National park of 2.300 ha.
This park offers to the visitors caves limestones, for certain deep of 240 m under ground. In addition, one finds there also a large variety of bird, monkeys and mammals.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 335 km of San.

5 Ostional
National refuge of wild fauna of 162 ha.
The famous tortoises Lepidochelys Olivacea come pondrent their eggs there the night between November and July. On the beaches the Iguanas and the crabs found refuge there. One counts also more than 100 éspeces of birds.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.

6 Guayabo, Negritos and Los Pajaros
This whole of islands of a total of 91 ha, constitutes a biological reserve located in the gulf of Nicoya for many marine birds and the marine animal-life.
foot-note: Prohibited camp-site.

7 Curu
National refuge of wild fauna of 84 ha.
Located in the gulf of Nicoya, it shelters more than 15 varieties of birds, the Cebuscapucinus monkeys and the tortoises.
foot-note: Prohibited camp-site

8 Carara
Biological reserve of 4.700 ha.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 110 km of San.

9 Cabo Blanco
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10 Handbook Antonio
National park of 690 ha.
It is one of the most visited National parks of Costa Rica, it offers beaches of an exceptional beauty which are very appreciated plungers amateurs.
One can observe 109 species of mammals there, 184 species of birds, 78 fish species, 17 of algae, 24 of shellfish, 19 of corals.

11 lsla del Cano
Biological reserve of 200 ha.
Necropolis précolombienne: this area one of is in the past populated country.
The corals are up to 15 m of depth in water of a single transparency.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.

12 Golfito
National refuge of 1310 ha.
Considered especially for the mammals.
Rare species of trees and shrubs (125 including 4 close relations of the extinction) and of orchises (31)
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 342 km of San.

13 Corcovado
National park of 42.000 ha.
The last virgin wet forest of all the Central America. 550 species of trees, 300 species of birds, 139 species of mammals (pumas, couguars...) 10 000 species of insects, 116 species of reptiles and Amphibians.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 335 km of San.

14 Isla del Coco
It would be the largest uninhabited island of the world. 85 species of birds, 200 fish species, 57 shellfish species, 18 species of corals, more than 350 species of insects. It is on this island that the Jurassic film Park was made.

15 Rincon of Vieja
National park of 14 000 ha.
One finds there the strongest density of orchises Cattleya Skinneri, the national flower of the Costa Rica, which pushes only in full nature. To make the rise of the volcano, in activity, Rincon of Vieja (1900 m) it is necessary to hope two days.
Many mammals including three species of monkeys and 200 species of birds.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 264 km of San.

16 Braulio Carrillo
National park of 31 000 ha.
One finds 6000 of species of plants there, 400 species birds, of which the famous quetzal, and also of the tapirs, ocelots and jaguars.
foot-note: The camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 23 km of San.

17 Poas Volcano
National park of 5300 ha.
This 2700 meters high volcano, is one of most spectacular country. Its crater measures 1,5 km in diameter and 300 m of depth, which makes of it the largest geyser of the world. Its muddy water jet can go up up to 100 m.
foot-note: The camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 37 km of San.

18 Irazu Volcano
National park of 2300 ha.
The Irazú volcano, always in activity, high 3432 m is the most volcano of the country. By good weather, it is possible since its top to see the Atlantic and the Pacific.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 54 km of San.

19 Guayabo
It is the most important archeological site of the country. Its origin goes up with 500 front. J.-C.; as for the structures of discovered stones, they go back to 800 to 1400 after J.-C. One finds there a fauna abundant of which toucans and falcons
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 84 km of San.

20 Tapanti
National refuge of wild fauna of 4715 ha.
Sprinkled by more than 150 rivers, it comprises a good number of vegetable and animal species of which many species of eagles.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 35 km of San.

21 Chirripo and Amistad Costa Rica-Panama
National parks of 50 000 and 190 000 ha.
These two Parks offer the greatest ecological diversity of the country. UNESCO declared "Reserve of the Biosphere" in 1982 and registered them on the list of the Inheritance of Humanity in 1983. This area has the vastest virgin forest of the country. Side fauna: 215 species of mammals, 400 species of birds, 250 species of amphibians and reptiles, 115 fresh water fish species.
Chirripó which is there, is the most top of Costa Rica with 3819 m in height.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 151 km of San.

22 Hitoy-Cerere
Biological reserve of 9000 ha.
They are the rivers Hitoy and Cerere which gave their names to the park. Principal interest: the trees, of which some can reach 50 meters height and also the 115 species of birds present in the reserve.
foot-note: Prohibited camp-site.
Located at 219 km of San.

23 Cano Negro
National refuge of wildlife of 10 000 ha.
This refuge includes/understands a lake of a 3 m surface of 800 depth ha and which have the characteristic to evaporate almost completely during the dry season. The lake constitutes the heart of the activity of the migratory birds. One finds also pumas and jaguars.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 291 km of San.

24 Barra LED Colorado
National refuge of wildlife of 92 000 ha.
An important clandestine deforestation puts in danger the whole of the refuge. The access to the refuge is done in the air taxi or in boat starting from Barra because there is no road. One finds among the animal species, the manatee, the caiman. The very close sea makes of them also a paradise for fishing with the tarpon and the bar.

25- Turtugero
National park of 19 000 ha.
It is on the beaches of this area that come to lay the famous green tortoises Chelonia Mydas of which the length frequently reaches a meter. This area of laying (septembre/octobre) is most important of the west of the Caribbean.
A natural waterway crosses the park, and is traversed by small boats within the framework of excursions.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 254 km of San.
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26- Cahuita
National park of 1100 ha.
This park which includes the marine extents close and a beach to a rare beauty applies to its 35 coral species, 44 species of shellfish, 128 species of algae, 500 species of fish, and innumerable animal species, of which monkeys with white face.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 211 km of San.

27- Penas Blancas
National refuge of wildlife of 2400 ha.
Constituted initially to protect an important fall from water, this national park has nevertheless a rich and rare fauna including one large variety of bamboos and oaks.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 115 km of San.

28- Ricardo Jimenez Oreamuro
National park of 1440 ha.
This zone was retimbered with trees of all the country or this part of the sphere. One can observe there more than 70 species of birds along a marked track of 2 km which lead towards beautiful cascades.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 45 km of San.

29- Tamarindo
National refuge of wildlife of 420 ha.
The beach constitutes the principal center of interest of this refuge where it is possible to observe the famous tortoises come to deposit their eggs there.
foot-note: Prohibited camp-site.
Located at 321 km of San.

30 Lomas Parbudal
Biological reserve of 2300 ha.
It is usually called "the Park with the insects". One measures an exceptional density of it there, There is more than 250 species of bees. One counts also 130 species of birds, of which toucans and of many monkeys hurleurs and the capuchins.
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 219 km of San.

31- Gandoca Manzanillo
foot-note: The wild camp-site is authorized there.
Located at 241 km of San.

32- Santa Ana
foot-note: The picnic and the camp-site are authorized there.
Located at 16 km of San.