Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, Marine park in Bocas del Toro archipelago, Panama.

Bastimentos Island National Marine Park covers 13,226 hectares of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, including Bastimentos Island and the Cayos Zapatillas. Its forests, mangroves, marshes, coral reefs and coconut-palm beaches shelter black, red and striped mahogany, yolillo and orey palms, caiman, crocodiles, manatees and 155 species in its evergreen forests.

Panama created the park in 1988 and placed it under the National Environmental Authority (ANAM). It covers 13,226 hectares, about 6.6% of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, and takes in Bastimentos Island, Cayo Zapatilla Mayor and other islets. The Cayos Zapatillas are its most visited sector.

The Ngäbe-Buglé village of Salt Creek (Quebrada Sal) lies near the park, and its residents serve as guides for visitors hoping to see monkeys and sloths in the surrounding forest. The park's name comes from Bastimentos Island, the largest island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago. On Bastimentos, the beaches are reached by footpaths from the village of Old Bank, and boat taxis run to Red Frog Beach from a marina on the south side of the island.

The park is best reached by boat from the town of Bocas del Toro, and local guides are available on-site to assist with snorkeling and diving. The best time for swimming is during the drier months when water clarity improves and conditions feel more comfortable.

The park's beaches, especially Playa Larga, serve as one of the region's most important nesting sites for four sea turtle species. These rare turtles return to the same beach over many years, making nesting season a special occurrence for nature observers fortunate enough to witness it.