Palo Verde National Park

Palo Verde National Park
Marshlands flanking the Tempisque River in Palo Verde National Park
Palo Verde National Park
LocationCosta Rica
Coordinates10°20′0″N 85°20′0″W / 10.33333°N 85.33333°W / 10.33333; -85.33333
Area184 km2
Established1978
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Official namePalo Verde
Designated27 December 1991
Reference no.540

Palo Verde National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Palo Verde), is a national park of Costa Rica, part of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area, that contains much of the area of the valley of the Tempisque River and covers an area of 18,400 ha (45,000 acres) in Guanacaste Province, 30 km west of Canas.