I enjoyed the hike on a beautiful March day. Got to the trailhead a little before 7 AM and was up on the summit a couple of minutes after 11 AM. Didn't rush, stopped to take pictures a number of times and stopped once for about 10 minutes to eat a bit but it still took around 4 and a... More

Here it is. Walk 8 hours up a consistently steep incline, with loose rocks and a 40 lb. pack to a summit that is a cell phone tower forest. Yes, the view is amazing. The sunset and sunrise were spectacular, especially the sunrise. Even though the cell phone towers were disappointing, lots of graffiti on the summit also and there... More

hiked up the ~15km or so trail at midnight to get to the top by sunrise. it was freezing up there with strong winds. the view was very nice as well as the sunrise, but i wouldn't recommend going at night without a lot of warm clothes and maybe some camping gear. we made it up in about 5 hours... More

I recently had the pleasure of biking volcan baru. The bike itself was a demanding day hike. We camped overnight just below the peak and summitted for the days sunrise. The good: the view from the top is great, you really can see the pacific and atlantic oceans at the same time. The bad: jeep and ATV traffic on the... More

My mum and I did this Hike in Feb 2011. She was 64 and fitish was (a golfer). I as an active horse owner and hiker aged 38. I thought i would rally stuggle hiking at night since i NEED my sleep. But what a joyous hike we had. Feliciano collected us in his 4 x 4 and drove us... More

I went up Volcan Baru at night (started at midnight to see the sunrise). The hike is VERY demanding - bring a lot of water. Also I had to pay $5 for the 'national park fee'. That felt really awkward since the trail is poorly maintained and there are no facilities at all... More

We went with a volcano adventure company in n old jeep and the driver did not stop texting on a very dangerous drive on r More

What a great park! We'll hope they'll have more visitors to justify providing more services, such as interpretation and a visitor center with regular hours. More

We climbed Volcan Baru from the Paso Ancho/Cerro Punta side. I would strongly recommend using a guide for this adventure. We used Jorge Lopez, who is based in Volcan. People have been lost in this area for days. Only some of them were found. I would also strongly recommend that you have at least some experience hiking/climbing in good-sized mountain... More