Centro Cívico de Jacó (skatepark)
Park · Jacó & Herradura · hidden gem
Jacó's free community recreation centre, with a skatepark, sports courts and a library, a hangout for local kids away from the beach strip. A side of town most visitors never see.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 45 min
- Best time
- afternoon
- Kids
- 8 / 10
- View
- 2 / 10
- Crowds
- 3 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 0 / 10
- Location
- 9.6224, -84.6322 — Google Maps
Tip
Go late afternoon when the skaters are out; if you want to shoot hoops, ask the security guard politely whether you can borrow a ball.
Be careful
Skaters have the right of way in the bowl area: keep little kids on the sidelines and respect the posted rules.
Places nearby
- La Artesanal (Panadería Artesanal)Food & CoffeeFrench-style bakery and coffee shop (also called Leandro's) with flat whites, breakfast burritos, salads and fresh bread at fair prices.
- Best Western Jacó Beach ResortDay Passes & Hot Springs · takes 9 hA beachfront resort in the middle of Jaco that sells an all-inclusive day pass: breakfast, lunch, snacks and unlimited drinks plus the pools, from 8 am to 5 pm.
- Soda RaquelSodas & Local FoodBudget-friendly soda a short walk from the beach with a lunch-and-breakfast crowd.
- ATV Backcountry ToursTours & AdventureATV tours from Jacó through rainforest, to waterfalls and tide pools, with mountain lookouts over the coast.
- Spa Shirley at Hotel JacoYoga & Wellness · takes 1 h · from $70A small, private spa inside beachfront Hotel Jaco, run by therapist Shirley, whom hotel guests repeatedly name as the highlight of their stay.
- Adventure Tours Costa RicaTours & AdventureJacó operator running full-day ATV rides into the hills, an ATV + canopy + waterfall combo, canyoning and waterfall rappelling.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/325118098 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/325118098 · https://beachhomecostarica.com/2021/09/08/top-free-things-to-do-around-jaco/