Costa Riica National Parks

The Piedras Blancas National Park
Park Attractions
The Piedras Blancas National Park

This park protects the rainforests and beach areas inland of the Golfo Dulce near Golfito, Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. It was once considered to be the Esquinas Sector of Corcovado National Park.Today, efforts are underway to conserve and protect the biological corridor which connects these two national parks. The rainforests, beaches and bays around the northern coast of the Golfo Dulce and the Osa Peninsula - see the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve.
Driving Directions
Travel to the south of the country on the Interamerican highway, about 180 miles from San Jose Costa Rica to Palmar. South of Palmar about 20 miles you will find the turnoff to the La Gamba Esquinas Rainforest, then Piedras Blancas National Park of Costa RicaThe rugged mountains and river basins of the Rio Esquinas and the Rio Piedras Blancas provide a dense evergreen forest that is home to rare tropical trees, birds, mammals and reptiles. This region is true rainforest, receiving up to 200 inches of rain in Costa Rica annually.