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The Top 18 Natural Monuments in San Carlos

San Carlos’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 18

beautiful natural monuments in San Carlos. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 4, 2025

Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park

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3km path through beautiful nature, past a waterfall and over 6 suspension bridges. The entrance fee is $ 26 per person. (as of 2019). If you're lucky and / or …

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La Fortuna Waterfall

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To reach the „Catarata de La Fortuna“ you need to step down a 600m walkway. You will hear it from the main entrance and your way down enjoy several views …

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The way down is extremely steep and with clouds and light rain it is muddy and slippery.

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Arenal Volcano

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Park with cheap entry €15 as of 10/2023. Very nice tour through the rainforest along the lake and then to the view point under the volcano. Ways to commit all …

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El Salto Pool

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The El Salto Pool can be reached via a small and very short trail (a few hundred meters) from a parking lot. Parking costs 2,000 CRC (as of November 2022). …

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Cerro Chato Crater Lake

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Bring enough water to the hike taking into account the way back, as the path can be exhausting and it takes longer than 1.5-2 hours (which is what the locals told us).

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Cherro Chato Tree

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Unfortunately the tree has now died and broken off a few meters above the ground.

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Free Hot Springs at Río Tabacón

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This must be the only free attraction in the area, specially involving Hot Springs.
Whole area is privatised by the Tabacon Hotels corporation, that people with limited budget cannot afford …

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Walk on lava

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Segment on the 1968 casting.
Andesitic lava, recognizable by the small crystals of pyroxenes and feldspathoids.
Very beautiful orchids.

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Green Lake

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This green lake contrasts with the rest of the park because it is surrounded by slightly less dense vegetation and a little higher up there are meadows with humped cows.

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