Summit Municipal Park, Botanical garden and wildlife rescue center in Ancón, Panama.

Summit Municipal Park is a botanical garden and wildlife rescue center in Ancón, about 18 km from Panama City on the road to Gamboa. Its 250 hectares border Soberanía National Park and include a 55-hectare botanical garden with tropical species from around the world. A zoo displays about 300 animals, many rescued and unable to return to the wild, including harpy eagles, jaguars, and sloths.

The Panama Canal Company established this location in 1923 as Experimental Farm Summit to study how different plant species would adapt to Panama's tropical climate. Those early research plantings eventually evolved into a public conservation area.

The zoo's harpy eagle, Panama's national bird, is one of its main attractions. Many animals here are rescues that cannot return to the wild and are displayed to the public. The botanical garden also grows useful plants from tropical and subtropical countries.

The park sits about one hour from Panama City and is accessible by various means of transportation. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes since pathways through the grounds are partly unpaved and the tropical climate can be demanding.

Through its research program, the grounds introduced teak trees to the American continent, where they later took root in many tropical regions. This botanical achievement is often overlooked by visitors today, though it shaped the forestry of the region.