Drake Bay Hanging Footbridges
Bridge · Osa Peninsula
Drake Bay's many rivers and estuaries are crossed by swaying plank-and-cable footbridges, and the coastal path south of Agujitas starts over one at the Río Agujitas: part of the adventure of getting around.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 15 min
- Best time
- any time
- Kids
- 3 / 10
- View
- 5 / 10
- Crowds
- 1 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 1 / 10
- Location
- 8.69443, -83.67519 — Google Maps
Tip
They are free and on the way to the beaches south of Agujitas: cross one at a time and take photos from the bank, not from the middle.
Be careful
Hold the cables, watch for loose or missing planks and do not cross in the dark or when the river is high.
Getting there
Free and open: the first one is at the start of the Drake coastal path next to the Río Agujitas.
Places nearby
- Costa Rica Adventure DiversSurf, Boats & Diving · takes 6 h · from $105PADI dive center in Drake Bay running daily scuba and snorkeling trips to Caño Island Biological Reserve.
- Aguila de Osa InnStays · takes 5 h–7 h · from $120Small hillside inn above Drake Bay focused on diving, fishing and trips to Corcovado and Caño Island.
- Claudio's Grill (Hotel Jinetes de Osa)Food & CoffeeA beachfront restaurant at Hotel Jinetes de Osa, right by the trailhead to Playa San Josecito, so hikers stop here to refuel: shrimp or chicken curry, pork ribs with passion-fruit sauce, surf and turf and octopus; casados, nachos and burgers at lunch.
- El Bucanero Restaurant (and Corcovado Tours)Food & Coffee · from $110Small family restaurant right on the water in Drake Bay: whole fried snapper, stuffed king crab, grilled lobster and home-style casados, with ingredients from the family's own farm and sunset tables over the bay.
- Kalaluna BistroFood & CoffeeChef-run bistro on the Drake Bay waterfront blending Italian technique with local fish and produce; one of the best-reviewed tables on the Osa Peninsula, so book ahead.
- Drake Bay DivingSurf, Boats & Diving · from $145PADI dive shop on the main street of Drake Bay running 2- and 3-tank trips to Caño Island, snorkeling, Discovery Scuba and certification courses.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/266156792 · https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Drake_Bay · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Suspension_bridges_in_Costa_Rica · https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/266156792