Volcán Poás National Park

Arenal may be Costa Rica's most famous volcano, but you can walk right up to the crater here at Poás. That gives it an edge in the "cool volcano visit" department.

Volcán Poás National Park at a Glance

Elsewhere in Northern Plains

• Braulio Carrillo National Park
• Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge
• Ciudad Quesada (San Carlos)
• Grecia
• La Fortuna
• La Selva Biological Station
• Monteverde and Santa Elena
• Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve

• Nuevo Arenal
• Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí
• San Ramón
• Sarchí
• Tilarán
• Volcán Arenal National Park

See Also

• Costa Rica
• Northern Plains