Natural features

El Yunque National Forest

Puerto Rico Río Grande Río Grande

El Yunque National Forest
Photo: Geoff Gallice from Gainesville, FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest System, with waterfalls, the Yokahú observation tower and the coquí frogs singing at night. Hike to La Mina Falls.


A reservation may be needed for the main road; check the Forest Service website. It's about an hour from San Juan.

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