Braulio Carrillo National Park (Quebrada González entrance)
Park · Caribbean Coast
The park's main public entrance on Highway 32, with short rainforest trails, picnic tables and restrooms. Dense primary forest, rivers and lots of birds a short drive from Guapiles.
- Cost
- about $25
- Time there
- 2.5 h
- Best time
- morning
- Kids
- 5 / 10
- View
- 7 / 10
- Crowds
- 3 / 10
- Swimming
- 1 / 10
- Effort
- 3 / 10
- Location
- 10.16171, -83.93781 — Google Maps
Tip
Open 8am to 3:30pm; foreign visitors paid about $25 in late 2022, so check the current price. Arrive early for birds and cooler air.
Be careful
Venomous snakes such as the fer-de-lance live in this forest: stay on the trail, watch where you put hands and feet, and wear closed shoes.
Places nearby
- Rainforest Adventures Braulio CarrilloTours & Adventure · from $46Atlantic-slope rainforest park near Guápiles with a cable-car tram through the treetops, a canopy zipline, hanging bridges and small orchid and butterfly gardens and snake and frog exhibits.
Sources: OpenStreetMap relation/12751139 · Wikidata Q1757413 · https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Braulio_Carrillo_National_Park · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braulio_Carrillo_National_Park · https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/12751139