Chirripó National Park, National park in Limón Province, Costa Rica.

Chirripó National Park spans parts of San José, Limón and Cartago provinces and is named for Cerro Chirripó, at 3,821 m the highest peak in Costa Rica and the 38th most prominent in the world. Its five Holdridge life zones range from lowland tropical wet forest to subalpine páramo, with primary rain and cloud forests giving way around 2,740 m to wet desert. Notable features include The Crestones, a rock formation declared a national symbol, and Sabana de los Leones, the country's only high-altitude savannah.

The park was established in 1975 after logging activity had increased in the region and the mountain forests were at risk. Years later, the surrounding area became part of the La Amistad Biosphere Reserve, which crosses into Panama.

The Crestones sector takes its name from the rock formations nearby, declared a national symbol of Costa Rica. The lodge there is the only accommodation inside the park, reached after a 16.5 km climb from San Gerardo de Rivas; a further 5 km leads to the summit.

Access to the park requires an advance reservation since the number of visitors allowed each day is limited. Most people start the hike from the town of San Gerardo de Rivas, where lodging, food, and gear rental are available nearby.

The summit plateau holds a group of small lakes known as Los Lagos, which sit in an otherwise bare and rocky landscape. On the coldest nights, the water in some of these lakes freezes, which rarely happens in a tropical country.