Valle Escondido Nature Reserve
Parks & Wildlife · Monteverde · Nature tours
Family-run 17-hectare reserve with trails, wooden platforms over a ravine and waterfall views, plus one of Monteverde's first night tours. Quieter than the big-name reserves; wheelchair-accessible trails.
- Hours
- Daily 7:00-16:30
- Ratings
- 4.6 on Google (191) · 4.5 on Tripadvisor (101)
Prices (as published)
| Trails: adults | $18 |
| Trails: students | $13 |
| Trails: kids 5-12 | $8 |
| Under 5 | Free |
Contact & directions
- Website: https://www.escondidopreserve.com/
- Phone: +506 2645 5156
- Location: 10.30942, -84.818839 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Mirador Valle Escondido PreserveViewpointA viewpoint near Monteverde, Costa Rica, popular at sunset.
- Cerro Plano Sunset ViewpointViewpoint · FreeA roadside lookout in Cerro Plano where the hills fall away toward the Gulf of Nicoya; locals gather here to watch the sun sink into the Pacific haze.
- Ficus Root Bridge (Puente Ficus)Nature spot · about $2 · hidden gemA strangler fig whose roots have grown into a living bridge over a little stream, tucked away on a private property near the center of Santa Elena.
- Bajo del Tigre (Children's Eternal Rainforest)Trail · about $19The walk-in gateway to the Children's Eternal Rainforest, a reserve started with money raised by schoolkids around the world.
- Monteverde Waterfall (Catarata Los Murciélagos)Waterfall · about $7A short, steep trail with rustic bridges, right in town, leads to a 10-meter waterfall and a cold pool you're allowed to swim in.
- Monteverde Farmers Market (Feria del Agricultor)Local shop · FreeA small farmers' market at the Monteverde shopping center, next to Banco Popular, with local produce and homemade goods, often cheaper than the supermarket.
Sources: https://www.escondidopreserve.com/