NATIONAL PARKS OF PUERTO RICO

Welcome to NATIONAL PARKS WORLDWIDE with the national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas of all countries of the world. National parks are the prime locations of wild and untamed nature; in many countries they are the most exiting places to visit, if you can find them. This website is your first help for getting to the national parks of Puerto Rico. In many developing countries, the protected areas are still difficult to get to. That is the reason why local travel agencies are often reluctant to take you there, while others have their own agenda, favoring a lodge in a private reserve with insignificant forest or nature. And yet, with the proper knowledge, transportation and gear, visiting national parks is usually relatively affordable, provided that you don't expect 5 star accommodations.

On this pages you find a list of Puerto Rico's protected areas. Criteria for the selection of National Parks of Puerto Rico include natural beauty, unique geological features, unusual ecosystems, and recreational opportunities. Enjoy planning your vacation in Puerto Rico.

National Parks of Puerto Rico

For their lasting conservation, protected areas need a lot of visitation, something that is lacking in developing countries. In order to promote visitation to national parks, we created this website. The accuracy of our list varies considerably per country and is still incomplete for most countries of the world, but we are continuously working on improving them. As the lack of visitation continues to be one of the prime drawbacks for their conservation, we decided - after long hesitation - to organize national parks tours that are guaranteed to take you to the best national parks of each country, one country at the time. Currently we offer fantastic National Park tours to Ecuador , Peru, Ethiopia and Uganda.

NATIONAL PARKS OF PUERTO RICO

Protected Area	Management type	Size in hectares	Marine area	IUCN Category	Latitude	Longitude	Creation date
Boqueron	Wildlife Refuge (Refugio de Vida Silvestre)	237			62.80812100000	27.80587800000
Desecheo	National Wildlife Refuge (Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre)	146			62.59574600000	28.34652900000
Culebra	National Wildlife Refuge (Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre)	633			62.59043100000	27.08662200000
Embalse de Luchetti	Wildlife Refuge (Refugio de Vida Silvestre)	550			62.59033700000	28.34249400000
Bahia Biol	Nature Reserve	0			62.57279300000	25.49211900000
Cerrillos	Commonwealth Forest	0			62.56753800000	26.63865300000
Ceiba	Commonwealth Forest	334		III	-37.89745100000	174.99133000000
Maricao	Commonwealth Forest	4159	Y	IV	51.89124300000	1.24721300000	1/1/1983
Tres Picachos	Commonwealth Forest	0	Y	IV	51.89118600000	1.24384500000	1/1/1983
Cabo Rojo	National Wildlife Refuge (Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre)	238	Y	IV	51.89444400000	1.23771200000	1/1/1983
Arrecife de Cord	Nature Reserve	0		III	-41.20069400000	175.41510500000
Caribbean	National Forest	11263		III	-41.32085700000	175.41256700000
Pantano de Cibuc	Nature Reserve	0	Y	Ia	-35.90866100000	175.10431500000	18880101
Arrecife De La C	Nature Reserve	0		II	-15.63000000000	131.26000000000	1/1/1990
Humacao	Wildlife Refuge (Refugio de Vida Silvestre)	1026		II	-33.70000000000	151.24000000000	1/1/1976
Vieques	National Wildlife Refuge (Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre)	0		II	-35.28000000000	148.96000000000	1/1/1980
Laguna Tortuguero	Nature Reserve	1000		Ib	63.93901900000	-51.67415600000
Rio Abajo	Commonwealth Forest	2274		UA	54.85000000000	-1.71000000000	1/1/1989
Aguirre	Commonwealth Forest	938	Y	IV	51.89413100000	1.23042700000	1/1/1983
Lago Luchetti	Nature Reserve	0			62.55980900000	26.59974200000
Punta Yegua	Natural Area	32		Ib	66.48694400000	-51.35694400000
canno Tibirones	Nature Reserve	0		IV	49.48000000000	6.00000000000	1/1/1991
Isla de Mona	Nature Reserve	5554	Y	Ia	-35.90918200000	175.10592100000	18880101
San Patricio	Commonwealth Forest	0		IV	43.76845800000	-65.91003000000
Laguna De Joy	Nature Reserve	0		II	-20.95761800000	148.56134000000	1/1/1994
Hacienda La Esperanza	Natural Area	922			62.55498100000	26.71982600000
Susua	Commonwealth Forest	1315		IV	43.46791700000	4.21022700000	1/1/1978
Urbanodel Nuevo Milenio	Commonwealth Forest	0			7.68432400000	-76.55460500000
Carite	Commonwealth Forest	2705			16.25227400000	-89.85627900000	1/1/1946
Punta Picua y Ri__	Nature Reserve	0		Ia	16.28908600000	-90.37758300000	1/1/1995
Toro Negro	Commonwealth Forest	2733		UA	50.40000000000	-5.13000000000	1/1/1986
Pinones	Commonwealth Forest	1047			62.54868100000	27.06030500000
Vega	Commonwealth Forest	594		IV	49.51000000000	6.00000000000	1/1/1988
Lago Guajatava	Nature Reserve	0			62.54822000000	26.68217400000
Cano mertin Pena	Nature Reserve	0			62.54500900000	26.67695300000
Cambalache	Commonwealth Forest	597		IV	53.19679600000	-0.30667900000
Pueblo	Commonwealth Forest	0			62.79850100000	27.85407000000
Punta Petrona	Nature Reserve	0			49.55000000000	6.15000000000	1/1/1994
Cabezas de San Juan	Natural Area	128		UA	54.15000000000	-2.45000000000	1/1/1984
C L Pena	Nature Reserve	0		UA	53.08000000000	-1.66000000000	1/1/1992
Cueva Del Indio	Nature Reserve	0		IV	49.70000000000	6.03000000000	1/1/1987
Guajataca	Commonwealth Forest	927		IV	57.58000000000	22.46000000000	1/1/1987
Guanica	Commonwealth Forest	3887	Y	IV	43.47429200000	3.83199800000	1/1/1979
Guilarte	Commonwealth Forest	1418			62.79646800000	27.85246900000
Isla Caja de Muerto	Nature Reserve	188		IV	45.86244900000	-64.17178600000
Baia da Praia	Nature Reserve	455		IV	45.86179000000	-64.18102100000
Ilheu do Topo	Nature Reserve	65		IV	57.06000000000	22.38000000000	1/1/1962
Ilheu de Vila Franca do Campo	Nature Reserve	101		UA	52.23000000000	-3.95000000000	1/1/1929
Ilheus das Formigas	Nature Reserve	40000			62.79418900000	29.75055700000
Mata Nacional dos Medos	Botanical Reserve	338		UA	50.47000000000	-4.92000000000	1/1/2002
Centro Historico de Coruche	Natural Monument	1158		UA	53.20000000000	-1.76000000000	1/1/1989
Litoral de Esposende	Protected Landscape	440		UA	53.86000000000	-1.53000000000	1/1/1987
Aτude da Agolada	Natural Monument	270		UA	54.48000000000	-7.36000000000	1/1/2002
Campo de Lapias da Granja dos Serroes	Natural Monument	51		UA	58.23000000000	-6.86000000000	1/1/2002
Alvao	Nature Park (Portugal)	7220		UA	57.44000000000	-3.00000000000	1/1/2002
Estuario do Sado	Nature Reserve	23160		UA	52.21000000000	-3.43000000000	1/1/1931
Ria Formosa	Nature Park (Portugal)	18400			16.41000000000	-90.26000000000	1/1/1987
Serra da Estrela	Nature Park (Portugal)	101060			-19.50727900000	22.60389200000
Rocha da Pena	Natural Monument	637			62.78204900000	25.15884400000
Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentica	Nature Park (Portugal)	74786			62.77208100000	25.13113700000
Guadiana	Nature Park (Portugal)	70000			62.77298000000	27.86300900000
Estuario do Tejo	Nature Reserve	14560		III	-46.05252400000	170.18990400000
Paul do Boquilobo	Nature Reserve	530			14.77782600000	-91.03759100000	1/1/1964
Campo de Lapias de Negrais	Natural Monument	28			62.77034400000	27.78094300000
Montesinho	Nature Park (Portugal)	74800		Ia	-46.78787300000	167.65430500000	1/1/1915
Montes de Santa Olaia e Ferestelo	Natural Monument	8		UA	54.33000000000	-2.88000000000	1/1/1992
Monte S. Bartolomeu	Natural Monument	32		IV	57.01000000000	24.35000000000	1/1/1957
Paul de Arzila	Nature Reserve	535		IV	56.96000000000	23.86000000000	1/1/1977
Dunas de S. Jacinto	Nature Reserve	666		IV	46.16754300000	-59.99025500000
Serra do Aτor	Protected Landscape	346		IV	45.85987600000	-64.17254600000
Berlenga	Nature Reserve	78		UA	52.85000000000	1.35000000000	1/1/1990
Serras de Aires e Candeeiros	Nature Park (Portugal)	38900		IV	56.13000000000	26.98000000000	1/1/1931
Arriba Fossil de Costa de Caparica	Protected Landscape	1588		IV	56.80000000000	25.28000000000	1/1/1977
Fonte Benemola	Natural Monument	392	Y	Ia	-32.72437200000	-52.54471600000	1/1/1986
Serra da Malcata	Nature Reserve	21760		IV	51.77084000000	0.85585900000	1/1/1983
Gruta do Zambujal	Natural Monument	2		UA	53.98000000000	-1.88000000000	1/1/1985
Serra de Sao Mamede	Nature Park (Portugal)	31750		VI	-33.30000000000	-60.33000000000	1/1/1993
Peneda-Ger�s	National Park	21100		IV	45.86763800000	-64.16987500000
Arr�bida	Nature Park (Portugal)	10821		IV	56.93000000000	25.75000000000	1/1/1927
Aτude do Monte da Barca	Natural Monument	880			62.25819500000	27.66529300000
Sapal de Castro Marim e Vila Real de S. Antonio	Nature Reserve	2089			62.25190400000	25.58952400000
Sintra-Cascais	Nature Park (Portugal)	14583			62.24963700000	27.27396800000

Thank you for visiting Nature Worldwide on Puerto Rico. National parks, Nature reserves and Protected areas of Puerto Rico provides you with list of all the national parks and other protected areas of Puerto Rico. In this linked net of country pages you can find lists of birds, nature, mammals and national parks. National Parks of Puerto Rico provides a list of all the the national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas of Puerto Rico. In Nature of Puerto Rico you can find links to nature related websites, like on birding, birdwatching, general ornithology, nature, nature conservation, national parks, protected areas, nature reserves, etc. Birds of Puerto Rico provides a checklist of the birds of Puerto Rico. It is a complete birdlist or bird list listing all the birds of Puerto Rico in ornithological taxonomic order, and on Mammals of Puerto Rico you can find the list of the mammals in taxonomic order. Click on the following links for our web pages on puerto_rico.

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