Honduras · La Ceiba and Pico Bonito

Protected areas

Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, whose foundation offers bookings, and Pico Bonito National Park, with unconfirmed status.

2 places1 unconfirmed, flagged

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WildlifeOpen
Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge
According to FUCSA, access is via the village of La Unión (El Porvenir); from there, La Prensa (August 2023) describes about 30 minutes on a «burra», a small vehicle on the railway line, to the Salado Barra visitor centre. The pin is the refuge in OpenStreetMap; it is not an access point.11.3 km in a straight line from the regional map centre
Entry
Not stated
Hours
Not stated
Booking
Recommended
A refuge of mangroves, channels and lagoons covering 13,225 ha of land and sea, whose flagship species is the Antillean manatee, managed since 1987 by the Cuero y Salado Foundation (FUCSA) under a co-management agreement with the State, according to FUCSA.
Source: FUCSA – Fundación Cuero y Salado · 2026 · +4
Practical details and sources
Booking
FUCSA invites visitors to book their visit (ecotourism, hiking or boat trips) with its certified guides; the page consulted does not say whether booking is mandatory. It publishes no hours or fees on the pages consulted.
Tip: According to La Prensa (August 2023), after years without transport two «burras» and four boats for the river trip were restored; FUCSA reported in April 2026 the visit of an expedition cruise to the refuge.
Sources: FUCSA – Fundación Cuero y Salado · FUCSA – Programa de Uso Público · FUCSA – Noticias (20 abr. 2026) · FUCSA – Cómo encontrarnos · La Prensa – Restablecen el transporte a Cuero y Salado (4 ago. 2023)
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NatureStatus unconfirmed
Pico Bonito National Park
According to Visite Atlántida, the Cangrejal sector Visitor Centre is about 8.5 km up the turn-off after the Saopín bridge; the La Roca and El Mapache trails start there, the latter to El Bejuco waterfall (3 to 5 hours return). The pin is the park in OpenStreetMap; it is not an access point.11.3 km in a straight line from the regional map centre
Entry
Not confirmed
Hours
Not stated
Booking
Not stated
One of the most biodiverse parks in Honduras, from the coast up to 2,485 m, with rivers such as the Cangrejal, according to Visit Honduras. It is managed by the ICF and the Pico Bonito National Park Foundation (FUPNAPIB), with a management plan for 2023–2034, according to the ICF.
Status not confirmed: the most recent dated source is a secondary guide (RedHonduras, January 2026) with no other recent source corroborating it; the ICF's note (2023) is about the management plan, not visits. Check before you go.
Source: ICF – Aprueba el plan de manejo de Pico Bonito (16 mar. 2023; copia archivada) · 2023 · +4
Practical details and sources
Entry
Secondary figures for different services and dates: RedHonduras (updated January 2026) gives, for the park, Honduran adults L35, Honduran children L25, foreign adults US$6 and foreign children US$4, and a guide service of L300; LaCeiba.com (2019) gave L34 for Hondurans and US$8 for foreign visitors for access to El Bejuco waterfall. They are not confirmed with the park's management.
Sources: ICF – Aprueba el plan de manejo de Pico Bonito (16 mar. 2023; copia archivada) · Visit Honduras – Naturaleza · Visite Atlántida – Senderismo en Pico Bonito (act. 2020) · RedHonduras – Pico Bonito National Park (act. ene. 2026) · LaCeiba.com – Parques nacionales (2019)