Hiking, Mud Pots and Waterfalls

Rincon de la Vieja National Park sits in the northwest corner of Costa Rica in the Guanacaste province with 7 different trails leading to beautiful viewpoints, breathtaking waterfalls and other natural attractions. There is no doubt that Rincon de la Vieja National Park offers some of the best hikes in Costa Rica and is a great park for tourists to visit.

If you’re planning on visiting, here are our tips. This post has been updated January 2021.

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Rincon de la Vieja National Park Facts

Rincon de la Vieja, or Old Woman’s Nook is an active 1,895 meters (6217 feet) tall volcano. It is 1 of 5 volcanoes in the Cordillera de Guanacaste (Guanacaste mountain range). This large 14,127 square hectares (35,131 square…