Tayrona National Natural Park, national park in Colombia

Tayrona National Natural Park covers 193.09 km² of Caribbean coast and sea in Magdalena Department, from sea level to 900 m on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It holds humid rainforest, tropical dry forest, cloud forest, mangroves and coral reefs, and in its eastern part the Chairama archaeological site, ruins of a town founded by the Tairona people and uncovered in 1954.

Tayrona National Natural Park was created on 31 August 1964, making it one of Colombia's oldest national parks. In the eastern sector lie the ruins of Chairama, a town founded by the Tairona people and uncovered in 1954. Since 1979 the park has formed, with Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park, the UNESCO biosphere reserve of that name.

The park's name comes from the Tairona, whose city ruins at Chairama were uncovered in 1954 in the eastern sector. The park was created in agreement with the Kogi, Wiwa, Arhuaco and Kankuamo peoples, who regard it as ancestral territory with sacred sites. Several times a year it closes to visitors for spiritual cleansing of the land.

Visitors should bring comfortable lightweight clothing, sun protection, and plenty of water, as the tropical climate is hot and sunny year-round. The park has daily visitor limits and often requires advance reservations, so it is important to check current opening times and access information before traveling.

The park's eastern sector holds the Chairama archaeological site, ruins of a town founded by the Tairona people and uncovered in 1954. The park was created in agreement with the Kogi, Wiwa, Arhuaco and Kankuamo peoples, for whom this is ancestral territory with sacred sites; several times a year it closes to visitors for spiritual cleansing.