Areas Verdes

Areas Verdes: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Areas Verdes

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Areas Verdes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 9.69124, -85.20344. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Areas Verdes

• Playa Tambor · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~26 km · Must-see
• Playa Carrillo · beach · Guanacaste · ~46 km · Must-see
• Isla San Lucas · river spot · Puntarenas Province · ~54 km · Must-see
• Isla de Chira · river spot · Puntarenas Province · ~57 km · Must-see
• Barra Honda National Park · sanctuary · Guanacaste · ~71 km · Must-see
• Parroquia San Blas · church · Guanacaste · ~72 km · Must-see
• Playa Manzanillo · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~0 km
• Playa Hermosa · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~4 km
• Playa Arío · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~5 km
• Playa Santa Teresa · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~8 km
• Playa Pencal · beach · Guanacaste · ~9 km
• Playa Sueños · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~10 km
• Playa del Carmen · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~12 km
• Playa Caletas · beach · Guanacaste · ~13 km
• Cerro Coyote · viewpoint · Guanacaste · ~13 km
• Casa de la Cultura · museum · Puntarenas Province · ~13 km
• Playa Hermosa · beach · Guanacaste · ~14 km
• Punta Coyote · beach · Guanacaste · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Areas Verdes

Other parks near Areas Verdes

• Parque Central de Hojancha · park · Guanacaste · ~59 km
• Parque Marino del Pacífico · park · Puntarenas Province · ~65 km
• Parque Recaredo Briceño Arauz · park · Guanacaste · ~71 km
• Parque de San Luis · park · Puntarenas Province · ~98 km
• Centro de Rescate Las Pumas · park · Puntarenas Province · ~101 km
• Parque Alberto Manuel Brenes Mora · park · Alajuela Province · ~114 km
• Wildlife Rescue Center · park · Alajuela Province · ~135 km
• Parque Juan Santamaría · park · Alajuela Province · ~143 km
• The Ara Project · park · Alajuela Province · ~146 km
• Parque Infantil · park · Puntarenas Province · ~8 km

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