Poas Volcano National Park

National park San Juan, Alajuela, Costa Rica

What to expect

Explore the Poás Volcano National Park, featuring a main crater with a hot and acidic water lagoon, the Von Frantzius Cone, and Laguna Botos, a cold lake. The park is home to various flora and fauna, including the Poas squirrel, quetzal, and hummingbirds

Plan your family visit to the Poas Volcano National Park with these blog insights 👇

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the park to see the volcano and walked to the viewing platform

Highlights: We enjoyed seeing the smoking crater and the sulfur deposits ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: Make it more fun by making a stop at Poás Volcano National Park. This national park is about an hour from the airport. From there, it’s 2-1/2 hours to La Fortuna. It makes a great stop to get out and stretch. Poás volcano has a huge crater at the top. Watch a safety presentation, and then it’s a short, easy walk to the crater

Highlights: It makes a great stop to get out and stretch. Poás volcano has a huge crater at the top. Watch a safety presentation, and then it’s a short, easy walk to the crater ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We took a trip to the Poas Volcano and were amazed by the huge water-filled crater. We also enjoyed a walk through the surrounding forest

Highlights: The kids loved looking down into the crater and learning about the volcano. We all appreciated the beautiful forest trails ✨