Estación Biológica Pocosol (Children's Eternal Rainforest)
Parks & Wildlife · Arenal & La Fortuna · Nature tours
Remote research station of the Monteverde Conservation League in the Children's Eternal Rainforest, at 720 m on the Caribbean slope. Ten kilometers of trails lead through primary forest to a lagoon, a waterfall and steaming fumaroles, with views over the Peñas Blancas valley.
Trails close at 16:30
- Hours
- Trails daily 7:00–16:30
Prices (as published)
| Trail entrance, adult (international / national) | $18 / $10.80 |
| Student (international / national) | $16.20 / $9 |
| Child 6–12 (international / national) | $10.80 / $9 |
| Child 0–5 | free |
| Guided hike, day or night, 1–10 people | $136 |
| Lunch for day visitors | $18 |
Before you go
- Entry
- $18 for visitors · 6–12 $10.80; under 6 free
- Tickets
- Pay at the entrance
- Road
- 4×4 needed
- Walk
- 10,000 m
- Facilities
- restrooms, food
- Bring
- rubber boots or hiking shoes, rain jacket, insect repellent
- Checked
- 2026-10
Contact & directions
- Website: https://acmcr.org/pocosol/
- Phone: +506 2645 5200
- Location: 10.350349, -84.66755 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Bamboo TowerViewpoint · hidden gemA viewpoint near Peñas Blancas, Alajuela province.
- Mirador el Nido del ArenalViewpoint · hidden gemA viewpoint near Peñas Blancas, Alajuela province.
- Cascada BasalticasWaterfall · hidden gemA waterfall near Peñas Blancas, Alajuela province.
- Cascada de PasoWaterfall · hidden gemA waterfall near Peñas Blancas, Alajuela province.
- El Canto Waterfall (Catarata El Canto)Waterfall · about $14 · hidden gemA small waterfall reached by a steep, rocky road about 20 minutes from La Fortuna, far from the crowds of the main falls.
- La Fortuna Waterfall (Catarata Río Fortuna)Waterfall · about $20A 70-meter ribbon of water drops out of the jungle into an emerald pool at the foot of Cerro Chato.
Sources: https://acmcr.org/pocosol/