The National Parks and Wildlife Refuges of Costa Rica are managed by MINAE, the Ministerio de Ambiental y Energia. Responding to the new policies of the MINAE, eleven Conservation Areas were established by this department in 1998 to oversee and manage the public lands of Costa Rica. These conservation areas are known as the Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion, or SINAC.
Amount | Category | Area (ha) | % National Territory (5.099.873 ha) | |||
25 | National Parks | 623.771 | 12,23% | |||
8 | Biological Reserves | 21.674 | 0,42% | |||
32 | Protected Zones | 155.817 | 3,06% | |||
11 | Forest Reserves | 227.834 | 4,47% | |||
58 | Wildlife Refuges | 180.035 | 3,53% | |||
15 | Wetlands/Mangroves | 77.869 | 1,53% | |||
12 | Other Categories | 17.306 | 0,34% | |||
161 | TOTALS | 1.304.306 | 25,58% |
NP WR BR FR NM | National Park Wildlife Reserve Biological Reserve Forest Reserve National Monument | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Northern Pacific | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NP | Santa Rosa | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
WR | Junquillal Bay | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
NP | Barra Honda | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
NP | Palo Verde | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
BR | Lomas de Barbudal | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
NP | Las Baulas Marine | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
WR | Bosque Diria | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
WR | Ostional | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
Northern Mountains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WR | Caño Negro | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
NP | Guanacaste | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
NP | Arenal Volcano | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||
NP | Rincon de la Vieja | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||
NP | Tenorio Volcano | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||
BR | Alberto Brenes | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Central Pacific | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NR | Cabo Blanco | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
BR | Carara | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
NP | Manuel Antonio | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
NP | Ballena Marine Park | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Central Mountains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NP | Braulio Carrillo | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||
NP | Juan Castro Blanco | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
NP | Poás Volcano | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
NP | Irazú Volcano | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
FR | Ruben Torres Rojas | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
NP | Turrialba Volcano | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
BR | Cerro Las Vueltas | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
NM | Guayabo | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Southern Pacific | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NP | Corcovado | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
NP | Piedras Blancas | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
WR | Golfito | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||
NP | Isla del Coco | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
BR | Isla del Caño | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Southern Mountains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NP | Chirripó | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||
NP | Tapantí | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
NP | La Amistad | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
NP | Barbilla | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Caribbean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WR | Caño Negro | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
NP | Tortuguero | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
NP | Cahuita | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
WR | Gandoca Manzanillo | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
BR | Hitoy Cerrere | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |