Costa Rica Mountain Destinations
Explore 8 mountain destinations across Costa Rica
Arenal Volcano National Park
A near-perfect volcanic cone wrapped in rainforest, hot springs, and lava-trail hikes.
Corcovado National Park
Costa Rica's wildest park, on the remote Osa Peninsula, with the country's densest wildlife.
Irazú Volcano National Park
Costa Rica's tallest volcano (3,432 m), with a lunar summit and turquoise crater lake.
La Fortuna
Base camp for Arenal Volcano, hot springs, and the country's biggest hanging-bridge hikes.
Monteverde
A misty cloud forest hill town for canopy walks, zip-lines, and exceptional birdwatching.
Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve
10,500 hectares of primary cloud forest threaded with hanging bridges and elusive quetzals.
Poás Volcano National Park
One of the world's largest active craters, an easy day trip above San José.
Rincón de la Vieja National Park
An active volcano wrapped in dry forest, with bubbling mudpots and waterfall hikes.