Poza Los Coyotes (Cañas Dulces)

Before you go

Entry

₡3,000 for residents · ₡2,000 kids and seniors; under 5 free (2022 blog — check)

Payment

Cash only

Tickets

Pay at the entrance

Road

Gravel — a regular car is fine

Swimming

Yes

Facilities

food

Kids

Good for kids

Checked

2026-10

Tip

Search "Poza Los Coyotes" in Waze; the last stretch is a gravel road between large farms. They sell snacks and rent float tubes.

Be careful

Rocks are slippery and some pools are deep; watch children closely.

Getting there

About 15 minutes from Liberia toward Cañas Dulces. Open daily 8:00–17:00.

Places nearby

• Cañón de la Vieja Lodge (adventure center)Tours & AdventureAdventure lodge on the Río Colorado canyon just north of Liberia, running rafting and tubing trips, canopy and rappelling for day visitors.
• Soda CurubandéSodas & Local FoodThe one restaurant in the center of Curubandé, the farming village at the foot of Rincón de la Vieja: casados, rice dishes and bocas, cooked the traditional way.
• La Leona Waterfall Adventure HikeTours & AdventureLocal Curubandé operator next to La Leona Restaurant that guides the river hike — wading, swimming and rope sections — to the La Leona waterfall in its slot canyon.
• Rincon Thermals & AdventuresTours & Adventure · from $50Big activity park on the slopes of Rincón de la Vieja that mixes hot-spring pools and mud with zipline, horses and a jungle waterslide.
• Hacienda GuachipelínTours & Adventure · takes 1.5 h–8.5 h · from $35A working cattle ranch at the foot of Rincón de la Vieja volcano that packs a week of adventure into one day: horseback with local sabanero guides, whitewater tubing on the Río Negro, a canyon zipline with rappels and a Tarzan swing, then hot springs and a volcanic mud bath.
• Amstar DMC Costa RicaTrip PlannersInternational DMC with a Guanacaste operation providing airport transfers, excursions and on-site assistance for resort guests.