Parque Metropolitano La Sabana
Park · San José & Central Valley
San José's big green lung: a former airport turned into a 72-hectare park with a lake, eucalyptus groves, running paths, playgrounds and an art museum in the old terminal.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 1.5 h
- Best time
- morning
- Kids
- 9 / 10
- View
- 4 / 10
- Crowds
- 5 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 1 / 10
- Location
- 9.93553, -84.10406 — Google Maps
- Ratings
- 4.5 on Google (19,953)
Tip
Go on a weekday morning or early weekend for a lap around the lake; on Sunday afternoons it fills with families and pickup soccer.
Be careful
Stay on the busy paths and leave nothing visible in a parked car. Skip the far corners after dark.
Places nearby
- ARA ToursTrip PlannersSan José-based tour operator for German-speaking travelers, selling round trips, self-drive tours, hotels and transfers.
- Soda TapiaSodas & Local FoodRetro 1950s-style corner diner beside La Sabana park, open very late, known for fried chicken, grilled sandwiches, casados and milkshakes and sundaes.
- Costa Rica DMCTrip PlannersDestination management company for corporate groups and incentive trips, with offices in San José and Liberia.
- TAM Travel CorporationTrip PlannersOne of Costa Rica's oldest travel companies, handling incentive trips, events, tours and luxury vacations.
- Costa Rica ExpeditionsTrip PlannersLong-established Costa Rican tour operator known for naturalist guides and custom-planned vacations.
- Costa Rica Sun ToursTrip PlannersFamily-owned Costa Rican tour operator creating countrywide tour programs since 1988.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/12657481 · Wikidata Q3438120 · https://www.google.com/maps/search/Parque+Metropolitano+La+Sabana+San+Jose+Costa+Rica · https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3438120