La Fortuna Waterfall, La Fortuna de San Carlos

We came to La Fortuna with two little kids (4 and 1) and were able to do this outing on our own (we had a rental car) with no problem. It was easy to find and navigate. We took our 1 year old in a baby carrier but our 4-year-old walked the whole way down and UP the stairs. The path down to the falls is very well maintained and beautiful. Definitely worth it and worth the slightly steep price.

Stunning, beautiful, surreal would not even begin to describe this place!! It’s a long stair hike( be ready for that) totally worth it! It feels like being in a beautiful painting! The sounds of the water and birds in the trees was indescribable!! What a majestic place!! Water is refreshingly cold! So neat!!!!

Beautiful waterfall. Worth the $18pp entrance fee considering how well kept the trails and premises are. Bathrooms and showers are very spacious and clean. The rocks are slippery if you want to swim so bring water shoes.

Other reviewers captured it perfectly. Fairly easy hike down 500 stairs and I guess if your going to make a tourist site more tourist friendly by taking out the natural trails (minus 1 star) I think they did a fairly good job. Easy hike if you take your time. $18 ea is too much. This is a couple hours of your day at most.

Awesome experience. Make sure you have decent shoes (I used Keen water sandals) as it is quite rocky and slippery near the waterfall. The waterfall is very strong so not every one can swim near it. But there is a back section with calmer water as well. Just be prepared for the steps back up! Parking was no issue in their lot.