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White sand beach in Manuel Antonio National Park with a forested rock island in the turquoise Pacific under a blue sky

Manuel Antonio National Park: map

12 places with verified coordinates · 3 with photo

Bookable in the park · 3

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Viewpoints

Mountains & rock

Water

Trails

Nature

Surroundings

Sandy beach in Manuel Antonio National Park with dark rocks, waves and a forested coast
Photo: Mark Cowell ↗ · CC BY 3.0 ↗

Water · Beach in the park

Playa Manuel Antonio

Sheltered bay south of Punta Catedral, where many guided tours end.

The park's best-known bay, sheltered by Punta Catedral.

Location
south of Punta Catedral
Beaches in the park
3 according to the ICT
End point of many tours
yes

Tours & day trips: guided walks, beaches and night walks

Swimming at three beaches

Espadilla Sur, Manuel Antonio and Puerto Escondido lie inside the park; the ICT calls them excellent beaches.

Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT): Manuel Antonio National Park – area, tickets, hours, directions ↗

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9.38088, -84.14560

Water · Beach in the park

Playa Espadilla Sur

Long beach north of Punta Catedral, linked to Playa Manuel Antonio.

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9.38394, -84.14601

Aerial view of the Punta Catedral headland in Manuel Antonio National Park with beaches on either side
Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz) ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

Nature · Forested headland

Punta Catedral

Links the Manuel Antonio and Espadilla Sur beaches; loop trail with viewpoints.

A headland that separates two beaches.

Links
Manuel Antonio and Espadilla Sur
Islands off the coast
12 in the park

Visiting Manuel Antonio National Park: beaches, rainforest and monkeys

Punta Catedral

The ICT calls the forested headland between Manuel Antonio and Espadilla Sur beaches a place of great natural beauty.

Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT): Manuel Antonio National Park – area, tickets, hours, directions ↗

Tours & day trips: guided walks, beaches and night walks

Punta Catedral loop

The trail crosses the headland between the two main beaches, with viewpoints over the islands.

Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT): Manuel Antonio National Park – area, tickets, hours, directions ↗

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9.37790, -84.14679

Mountains & rock · Rocky point on the Puerto Escondido trail

Punta Serrucho

At the end of the trail to Puerto Escondido, on the park's south coast.

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9.37003, -84.12334

Viewpoint · Viewpoint

Sendero Miradores

Trail to the viewpoints above the coast in the interior of the park.

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9.38527, -84.13646

Trails · Trail to the seasonal waterfall

Sendero Catarata

Short trail in the north of the park to a waterfall that mainly runs in the rainy season.

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9.39018, -84.14158

Water · Public beach, outside the park

Playa Espadilla

The long beach at the village of Manuel Antonio, in front of the park entrance.

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9.39262, -84.15198

Surroundings · Village on the access road, outside

Manuel Antonio (village)

According to the ICT, the park lies at its end; hotels and restaurants line the road from Quepos.

How to get there: from San José via Jacó and Quepos

No car park at the park

According to the ICT, the national park has no car park of its own. You park on private lots in the village of Manuel Antonio.

Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT): Manuel Antonio National Park – area, tickets, hours, directions ↗

Where to stay: Manuel Antonio village or Quepos

Manuel Antonio village

Hotels and restaurants line the road from Quepos to the park entrance. From there you walk to the park.

Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT): Manuel Antonio National Park – area, tickets, hours, directions ↗

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9.40857, -84.15476

Surroundings · Town, outside the park

Quepos

About 7 km (4.3 mi) from the park; buses, harbour and supplies.

How to get there: from San José via Jacó and Quepos

By car from San José

Take Route 27 towards Caldera; after the last toll at Pozón, take Route 34 towards Tárcoles and Jacó and continue for about 104 km (65 mi) to Quepos. The park is about 7 km (4.3 mi) further on, at the end of Manuel Antonio village.

Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT): Manuel Antonio National Park – area, tickets, hours, directions ↗

Where to stay: Manuel Antonio village or Quepos

Quepos

The town about 7 km (4.3 mi) to the north is the nearest larger place, with shops and a harbour.

Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT): Manuel Antonio National Park – area, tickets, hours, directions ↗

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9.43212, -84.16250

Locations verified from the linked original sources and OpenStreetMap. The map shows no trails or park boundaries; markers do not imply that access is permitted.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap. Elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen, AWS Open Data); 3DEP, GMTED2010 and SRTM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; EU-DEM (Copernicus, European Union); ETOPO1 (NOAA); ArcticDEM (NSF, DigitalGlobe); Geoscience Australia; Open Data Austria (DGM); Open Government Licence – Canada; INEGI; Land Information New Zealand; Kartverket; Environment Agency (UK).

Park photo: Photo: Hanay ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

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