Wilson Botanical Garden (Las Cruces)
Park · Osa Peninsula
A mountain botanical garden above San Vito started by Robert and Catherine Wilson and now run by the Organization for Tropical Studies, with garden collections plus a 270-hectare forest fragment for birdwatching.
- Cost
- about $15
- Time there
- 2.5 h
- Best time
- morning
- Kids
- 5 / 10
- View
- 6 / 10
- Crowds
- 3 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 3 / 10
- Location
- 8.7855, -82.9593 — Google Maps
Tip
Go early for birds and bring a light rain jacket: the garden sits at about 1,000 m and clouds roll in by midday.
Be careful
Trails can be slippery after rain: wear shoes with grip.
Sources: OpenStreetMap node/2745412443 · Wikidata Q5926458 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Cruces_Biological_Station · https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5926458 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2745412443