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Hotels near Parque Nacional Santa Rosa: (7.74 km) Balbo's (15.34 km) Santa Elena Lodge (11.99 km) Vila El Sueno de Ocotal, Golden Coast, Costa Rica, (we offer meals if requested) (7.76 km) Balbo's (15.24 km) Bahia Santa Elena Lodge View all hotels near Parque Nacional Santa Rosa on Tripadvisor

PARQUE NACIONAL SANTA ROSA (Area de Conservacion Guanacaste)

Name: Parque Nacional Santa Rosa
Address: Costa Rica
Rating: 4.0

125 reviews

#7 of 18 things to do in Area de Conservacion Guanacaste

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marcomalcotti

Costa Rica78 contributions

Beautiful and easy to access

Apr 2021

This park is located 30 minutes north of Liberia, on the main road. After entering the park its a 15 minute drive to the Casona, which is the main building/museum. Access is cheap and any type of vehicle can reach the parking lot.

Written 1 March 2022

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Curiosity14269302173

8 contributions

Closed on Tuesdays

Jan 2022

We save the best national park for last - Santa Rosa, the day before we flew back to the USA. We didn't make our reservation until the night before and learned to our utter dismay that the park is closed on Tuesdays. We got there too late in the day our last visit to Costa Rica. And this was probably our last visit to Costa Rica so I cried I was so disappointed. We drove slowly along the road to the entrance, but they wouldn't let us stop to birdwatch so we were tremendously disappointed. I still rated the park of very good because I'm sure it would have been had we been able to visit it!

Written 7 February 2022

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Ed98052

Sarasota, FL13 contributions

Waste of time

Apr 2021

My wife and I made a reservation at $15 USA for today at 11am. Arrived and was told that most of the hiking areas are closed. We spent 1 hour and 15 minutes there which included eating out lunches in our car. This was not worth it this after after 1 hour 30 minute drive.

Written 4 April 2021

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Matthew A

Reading, PA109 contributions

Nice place to see birds and other wildlife, a few short trails. Must go to the beach

Jan 2020

There is a historic building here dating to the 18th century and some very old stone corrals. This was the site of the bulk of Costa Rica’s limited war history when William Walker, an American Lawyer backed by the Confederacy attempted to invade the country with his band of mercenaries, The armed citizens rapidly beat them back.
Anyway, for us the main attraction in this park is Playa Naranja. the park costs about 9,000 Colones to enter (maybe $8?) and you can’t go to the beach without playing. The problem is there is a VERY rough road for 6.7 miles to the beach. We had a small Suzuki rental 4x4 and we were able to do it- but it took an hour 20 minutes each way and we bottomed out 4 or 5 times. If you don’t have 4x4 experience and or a higher clearance 4x4, you might not want to attempt it. There is no potable water so bring your own. The beach is 4 miles long and very few other people are there, It’s known as a good surfing beach and people also come in by boat to surf here. We loved it here as there were so few other people, “Witch Rock” aka “Roca Bruja” is a giant boulder sitting a few hundred yards off shore. If you have the time, go.

Written 26 January 2020

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SamaraInfoCenter

Playa Samara, Costa Rica1,550 contributions

Good park to visit

Apr 2019 • Couples

The park itself is huge. The Casona was interesting and offered a lot of information about the area, the culture and Costa Rica back then. We did not have a 4x4 so we were unable to go to the beach but we hiked to the lookout point and it was stunning.

Other than that road, the rest was OK to drive without a 4x4. Most of it was paved.

I would definitely recommend to friends and family.

Written 7 May 2019

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Pissed Off Reviewer

Voyageurs National Park, MN124 contributions

Great place to visit

Apr 2019 • Family

This natural park is not the typical park because the forest is dry. However to my surprise it looks beautiful although it is so different.

Written 14 April 2019

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0911janiceb

Buckhurst Hill, UK236 contributions

Santa Rosa National Park

Mar 2019 • Couples

Very hot day but enjoyed a guided walk around the park . There is lots of flora to learn about and how plants can be used fgor different things . An interesting display at the Hacienda to finish off .

Written 19 March 2019

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Eric Faw

Richmond, VA17 contributions

Walking tour of Santa Rosa

Jan 2019 • Couples

We saw iguanas and black & red squirrels on the hike and then saw a large grouping of howler monkeys in the bare, low trees in the parking lot. The monkeys were so low that it provided excellent views and also great video and pictures. Even with a 4x4, we did not attempt to go very far on the rough road to the beach,

Written 27 January 2019

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clairer1965

Weymouth, UK1,030 contributions

Dry forest

Sep 2018 • Friends

Another fab trip here , I loved it , we saw loads of animals and monkeys and we all loved it , would recommend xxx

Written 22 September 2018

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Carole M

25 contributions

Subtle splendors for the self-guided naturalist

Aug 2018 • Couples

I have been to SR National Park twice... Jan. 1985 and August 2018. This is not a place for industrial tourism... very little infrastructure. If you want an army of helpful guides with spotter scopes, ready to hire and networked effectively to track monkeys and birds, go instead to Manuel Antonio NP or Monteverde. SR is a wonderful park with fairly few visitors, like Cedar Breaks or Kolob Canyon in Utah or Organ Pipe Cactus in Arizona. The forest canopy is only 15-20 m overhead, so it is easier to spot monkeys and we found capuchins and howlers on our own. Recommended hike is 8 km return to Mirador Los Patos. The first 3 km is along the 4wd track to the beach and you'll see why only high-clearance vehicles should try it to Playa Naranjo. Unless you can levitate your Corolla over the rockfield like Yoda, don't take your car. Wikipedia/Google 'acacia ants' before you go and read up: if your reaction is OMG awesome, then you must go here or to Carara NP, another place with splendid sights and relatively few tourists. Be aware it is very warm to hot here with limited midday shade, and mosquitoes may be challenging evening and nights. Bring ample water bottles.

Written 27 August 2018

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