El Salto Costa Rica: Free Tarzan Rope Swing And Swimming Holes In La Fortuna / Arenal

Hi Kara!

Great question! There is no taxi stop directly at El Salto, so taxis don’t automatically visit the location. Taxis often drive along the road that El Salto sits along, though, so you could take your chances at hailing one. The best plan would be to call a taxi from El Salto when you want to be picked up, assuming you plan to travel with a cellphone. If worse comes to worse and you cannot catch a ride, you can walk back to town (the walk is about 20 minutes to La Fortuna center).

Pura vida! 🙂

Hey Light Project Stories!

Great question! There is no official parking in the form of a parking lot or secured spaces, so parking is tricky. There is a stretch of land (south of the bridge) that can fit a few cars, and there’s sometimes a local stationed there who promises to watch cars for tips. If you don’t go on a weekend (when El Salto tends to receive more visitors), you may get lucky and capture a spot. When driving out of downtown La Fortuna to the south toward El Salto, just after you pass the road on your right that leads to the waterfall, the road you are traveling on (Road 702) will curve to the right and dip down a bit (this is where the bridge and El Salto are). There aren’t many places to park on either side of the road before the bridge, but if you pass the bridge, turn around, and come back, you may be able to find a spot on the flat, right-hand side of the road. For turning around, you can do this at the entrance to the Arenal Mundo Aventura Ecological Park, which will be on your right shortly after driving over the bridge; the entrance is wide enough to turn around in. As a heads up, be careful! Road 702 around El Salto is not very wide and drivers speed in the area. We don’t typically recommend driving to/from El Salto because parking is unreliable and not overly safe, but if you plan to arrive by car, just be extra cautious getting into and out of your vehicle, and remember to lock its doors. 🙂

Pura vida!

Hi AM!

Restaurante Tiquicia is super close to El Salto, so I’d recommend walking if the restaurant will allow you to keep your vehicle in one of their (limited) parking spots for a little while. I’d ask the restaurant staff this before you order your meal; they may be more inclined to let you park on their property for an extra hour or two if they know you’ll be paying customers. 🙂

Pura vida!