Day Visits Las Cruces welcomes natural history visitors for the day. Visitors can follow self-guided trails or arrange a guided walk with a resident biologist naturalist guide. Reservations are necessary for the guided walks, which last approximately 2 hours. Lunch reservations should be made with anticipation. Food is plentiful and delicious, vegetarian offerings are always available, and box lunches can be arranged.
Drinking water is from a mountain spring and is safe.
Rain, generally in intermittent showers, is likely in the afternoons or evenings from April to December. Heaviest rain occurs from September through November. Go east toward San Pedro via Avenida Central, which eventually becomes the Carretera Interamericana Sur. Head toward Cartago, staying right, but avoid entering Cartago by continuing to the right and follow signs to Panama. San Vito is 46 kilometers after the bridge and you will need to bear right at the fork, and right again at first intersection.