Iguana Bridge (Puente de las Iguanas), Muelle

Before you go

Tickets

Free entry, no ticket

Bring

binoculars, camera with zoom

Fewer people

Tour vans to Caño Negro stop here mid-morning; it's quieter early or late in the day.

Checked

2026-10

Tip

Bring binoculars or a zoom lens: most iguanas sit high in the branches, and the big orange males are easiest to spot on sunny mornings.

Be careful

Trucks use this bridge and the shoulder is narrow: park well off the road and watch your step when you cross.

Places nearby

• Laberinto (San Francisco de La Palmera)Day Passes & Hot SpringsFamily day-out spot north of Ciudad Quesada built around a garden maze, with playgrounds, a restaurant, picnic area and cabins.
• Bio Thermales Hot SpringsDay Passes & Hot Springs · from $2Low-key eco hot-springs park north of Aguas Zarcas: 15 free-form mineral pools, from steaming upper pools on a thermal creek to a cool spring pool with a slide, set in rainforest with picnic ranchos — a fraction of the price of the La Fortuna resorts.
• Termales La CascadaDay Passes & Hot SpringsLocal-style hot-springs complex on the thermal belt north of Aguas Zarcas: a dozen pools from warm to hot, plus covered ranchos with grills — a weekend favorite of Tico families, at an affordable price.
• Don Olivo Chocolate TourParks & Wildlife · from $30Small family farm east of La Fortuna where Don Olivo's family walks you through cacao from pod to wood-fired roasting oven and stone grinder, finishing with tastings of fruit, nibs and hot chocolate.
• Zoológico y Centro de Rescate La MarinaParks & WildlifeFamily-run, non-profit rescue center on a cattle ranch on Route 140, caring for around 80 native species — many confiscated pets — and known for breeding tapirs.
• La Casona Río FortunaFood & CoffeeThe old country house of Costa Rican president Rafael Yglesias, from which settler families spread out to found the villages around La Fortuna.