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: 9.65468, -85.06736. 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 · ~11 km · Must-see
• Isla San Lucas · river spot · Puntarenas Province · ~46 km · Must-see
• Playa Tárcoles · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~62 km · Must-see
• Isla de Chira · river spot · Puntarenas Province · ~63 km · Must-see
• Playa Carrillo · beach · Guanacaste · ~65 km · Must-see
• Playa Montezuma · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~0 km
• Cocolito Falls · waterfall · Puntarenas Province · ~1 km
• Lower Waterfall · waterfall · Puntarenas Province · ~1 km
• Upper Waterfalls · waterfall · Puntarenas Province · ~1 km
• Playa Palmeras · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~1 km
• Playa Piedra Colorada · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~1 km
• Playa Las Manchas · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~2 km
• Reserva Natural Absoluta Nicolas Wessberg · sanctuary · Puntarenas Province · ~2 km
• Playa Cocal · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~3 km
• Upper Montezuma Falls · waterfall · Puntarenas Province · ~3 km
• Refugio de Vida Silvestre Romelia · sanctuary · Puntarenas Province · ~5 km
• Playa Cocalito · beach · Puntarenas Province · ~6 km
• Florida Water Falls · waterfall · Puntarenas Province · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Areas Verdes

Other parks near Areas Verdes

• Parque Metropolitano La Sabana · park · San Jose Province · ~138 km · Must-see
• Parque Morazán · park · San Jose Province · ~141 km · Must-see
• Parque Marino del Pacífico · park · Puntarenas Province · ~56 km
• Parque Central de Hojancha · park · Guanacaste · ~74 km
• Parque Recaredo Briceño Arauz · park · Guanacaste · ~86 km
• Parque de San Luis · park · Puntarenas Province · ~94 km
• Centro de Rescate Las Pumas · park · Puntarenas Province · ~98 km
• Parque Alberto Manuel Brenes Mora · park · Alajuela Province · ~101 km
• Wildlife Rescue Center · park · Alajuela Province · ~120 km
• Parque Juan Santamaría · park · Alajuela Province · ~127 km

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