Humedal Marino Playa Blanca

Tip

Not every protected area has public trails; check with SINAC or the local office before going.

Be careful

Stay on marked trails, carry water, and don't enter without permission where access is restricted.

Places nearby

• Hotel Villa Caletas — Anfiteatro sunset bar & El Mirador restaurantFood & CoffeeClifftop hotel 350 m above the Gulf of Nicoya, north of Herradura, famous for its Greek-style amphitheater where people gather for sunset with a cocktail from the martini bar.
• Serenity Spa at Hotel Villa CaletasDay Passes & Hot Springs · takes 2 h–2.5 h · from $90A cliff-top spa at Hotel Villa Caletas, about 300 m above the Pacific near Herradura, where treatment rooms look out over rainforest and ocean.
• Kayak JacoSurf, Boats & Diving · takes 3 h–4 hA paddling outfitter based at Playa Agujas, north of Jacó near Punta Leona, offering half-day sea kayak trips with a beach snorkel when the sea allows.
• Los GuarumosFood & CoffeeOpen-air restaurant set in leafy forest on the Costanera.
• Restaurante La OstraSodas & Local FoodWell-known seafood house in Quebrada Ganado on the highway north of Jacó, a little pricier than a soda, for fresh fish done carefully.
• Punta Leona Beach ClubDay Passes & Hot Springs · takes 9 h · from $47.50A big beach-club resort on a private forest reserve just north of Jacó, where a day pass gets you buffet breakfast and lunch, pools and the beach.