🏔️ Nature in El Yunque
Puerto Rico
About El Yunque for Solo Travelers
The only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest system — bioluminescent bays, coquí frogs everywhere, 240-plus species of trees, and waterfalls worth every muddy step.
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El Yunque National Forest
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The only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest System, in the Luquillo Mountains east of San Juan, with cloud forest, observation towers, rivers and trails. The popular La Mina Falls trail has been closed for construction, so check the Forest Service site for which trails and waterfalls are open before you go. Recreation areas close by 5pm.
📍El Yunque National Forest, PR-191, Río Grande, Puerto Rico