Parking
There is no separate trailhead parking identified for this segment. Enter through Manuel Antonio National Park’s main visitor entrance, then reach the north end of the boardwalk from the main interior route.
Overview
About Sendero El Perezoso
Why go
- Raised walkway with handrails, Braille signs and benches.
- A shaded way to explore the forest beside the main park corridor.
Heads up
- Short point-to-point segment; retracing it doubles the walk.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation21–33 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
1 active Manuel Antonio alert
- ClosurePunta Catedral Trail Temporarily ClosedPunta Catedral trail is temporarily closed; do not plan to use it. Check the current Manuel Antonio National Park status before traveling.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Manuel Antonio Tour Guide
Your drive to Sendero El Perezoso, 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 0.5 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Manuel Antonio Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Playa Manuel Antonio and Punta Catedral
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- The Garden Beneath the Ant Trail
- 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
- Works offlinemaps, 10 trails, 13 places, and audio download before you lose signal
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Trail guide
Hiking Sendero El Perezoso
A short forest connectionSendero El Perezoso is a raised boardwalk through the forest, about 0.
Sendero El Perezoso is a raised boardwalk through the forest, about 0.36 miles one way from its northern junction to the southern connection with the park’s interior route network. It runs alongside the main unpaved visitor corridor. Treat it as a short point-to-point path, not a loop; retracing it makes an outing of about 0.7 miles, while other park routes add a longer walk. Allow about 20 minutes to walk this segment, plus time to stop.
Look into the canopyHandrails and Braille interpretation make this a useful route for a slower look at the forest.
Handrails and Braille interpretation make this a useful route for a slower look at the forest. Benches and interpretive signs appear at roughly 50-meter intervals. Perezoso means “sloth,” and sloths are known to favor this corridor. Take a moment to scan the branches above the boardwalk, but sightings are never guaranteed.
A more accessible choice, with a caveatThe route is presented as a universal-access option, with a broad raised walkway, railings and…
The route is presented as a universal-access option, with a broad raised walkway, railings and Braille signs. It is described as level, but a complete grade profile is not published, and connecting paths may have different surfaces or slopes. If you need reliable step-free access from end to end, check with park staff before setting out.
Nearby facilitiesThe boardwalk sits inside the park’s paid visitor area, beside the main route.
The boardwalk sits inside the park’s paid visitor area, beside the main route. The cafeteria and restrooms are at the main fork nearby, rather than along the boardwalk itself. Ordinary pets are not allowed in the park.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Manuel Antonio
411 sightingsHowler MonkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
1,193 sightingsWhite-faced Capuchin MonkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
803 sightingsThree-toed SlothMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
271 sightingsTwo-toed SlothMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
110 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.
