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Overview
About Mirador de Punta Serrucho
Why stop
- Benches break up the stair climb.
Heads up
- Trees can screen part of the panorama.
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Before you go
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Manuel Antonio Tour Guide
Your drive to Mirador de Punta Serrucho, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Manuel Antonio National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
Little Pools in the Canopy0:00 / 0:30
“On a forest walk, look up for leafy clumps sitting on branches. Some are bromeliads, plants that use the tree for support without taking food from it. In tank bromeliads, the leaves form a funnel that catches rain.”
Plays on the road 1.2 km from Mirador de Punta Serrucho in the Parkwolf Manuel Antonio Tour Guide.
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- 18 audio storiesacross Manuel Antonio’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Howler Monkey, White-faced Capuchin Monkey, Three-toed Sloth, and 13 more
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More about Mirador de Punta Serrucho
A forest lookout with a climbMirador de Punta Serrucho is a named lookout inside Manuel Antonio National Park, reached on…
Mirador de Punta Serrucho is a named lookout inside Manuel Antonio National Park, reached on the stair-heavy Sendero Mirador. I'd make the detour for a forest-framed Pacific view if you're up for a climb; expect a focused coastal opening, not a broad panorama, because trees can screen part of the view.
The walk inThe mapped out-and-back from the cafeteria junction to the viewpoint area is about 2.3 km.
The mapped out-and-back from the cafeteria junction to the viewpoint area is about 2.3 km. A separate published length of 1.3 km for Sendero Mirador doesn't say whether it measures one way or the full outing. There are many steps and benches along the way. This is not a wheelchair-accessible route, and dogs aren't allowed in the park.
Look for the sawtooth coastPunta Serrucho is the rugged headland this lookout faces.
Punta Serrucho is the rugged headland this lookout faces. Its uneven outline is attributed to tectonic movements. From the deck, look for the irregular edge against open water; that's what sets this stop apart from a generic canopy-and-sea overlook.
Frame the openingThe trees are both part of the scene and a partial screen.
The trees are both part of the scene and a partial screen. For a photo, include the serrated point with a little canopy around it; the dark leaves, green headland, and open Pacific make a more useful picture than sky alone.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Manuel Antonio
415 sightingsHowler MonkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
1,199 sightingsWhite-faced Capuchin MonkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
807 sightingsThree-toed SlothMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
271 sightingsTwo-toed SlothMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
112 sightingsRed-eyed Tree FrogMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
170 sightingsCoatiMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Manuel Antonio. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
