Santa Rosa National Park in Costa Rica

Published by jacko77 on Mon Jun 15th, 2009

Santa Rosa National Park is located in the province of Guanacaste and its size covers over 49,000 hectares, which makes it one of the largest national parks in the country and because it is part of the Guanacaste conversion area, it protects a large size of the tropical dry forest, which is one of the only few around the world.

With the park offering some of the best camping facilities in this region of Costa Rica, its not to be missed when you visit this amazing country. 

The park offers any keen hiker, nature lover or adventurer a great experience.   During the wet season you will experience lush green forests, while in the dry season during the summer months, it has stunning beaches and amazing trails to try out.

One of the main attractions of the national park, is that it’s the only one that has 10 unique habitations on the planet.  With it being home to over 100 mammals, over 10,000 types of insect, close to 250 types of birds and over 90 species of reptiles, it’s a national park that offers something for everyone.

The park itself is also split into two parts, which is the Santa Rosa and Murcielago.  In the Santa Rosa area, you will find well marked walking trails, which will take its visitors through lush green forests and amazing waterfalls, where not even a picture perfect shot will give you even a little taste to what you will experience when there.  One of the most famous trails is the Naked Indian loop. 

Located around 8 miles from La Casona are the amazing beaches of Playa Naranjo and Playa Nancite.  While the white beaches of Playa Nancite are famous for the turtles, the grey beaches of Playa Naranjo are a hot surfing destination for any keen surfer and is home to the Witches Rock,

Then in the Murcielago section of the national park you will find rocky peaks and awesome valley views, which is a great place to explore for any keen rock climber or hiker.