Services
Bosque del Niño Sector offers visitors three trails: Los Pinos Trail 2624 feet (800 m) in length, it presents geographical features suitable for all age group tours. The Panorama Trail with 5905 feet (1800 m) of irregular topography and Carboneras Trail with 1968 feet (600 m). There are two other trails but located on private property that require the owner's permission to be used by visitors. They are the trail to the Póas Volcano, 16404 feet (5000 m) of steep climb, reserved for people of great physical condition and Las Cascadas trail 2952 feet (900 m) long, which bears his name because it ends in a waterfall of 82 feet (25 m) height.
The sector has panoramic sightseeing places for viewing the Central Valley; it also offers green areas for recreation and picnic areas with grills and ranches fitted with tables.
There are in place basic services such as sanitation, potable water and information by the staff. It has a place for different activities and outdoor sports.
Attractions
Forest: according to Holdridge classification, the Reserve is part of Rain Forest Life Zone. Timberline includes several species such as ciprecillo (Podocarpus oleifolius), lorito (Winmania pinnata), yellow quizarrá (Ocotea stenosaura), yas (Persea schiedeana), quizarrá quina (Nectandra glabrescens), sweet cedar (Cedrela tonduzzi), ratoncillo (Rapanea pellucido - punctata), oak (Quercus sp.), among others.
In the coniferous and alder forest there are species of cypress (Cupressus lusitanica), pine (Pinus sp.) and alder (Alnus acuminata).
Fauna: Wildlife is represented by opossum (Zorro Pelón, Didelphis marsupialis), four eyes fox (Philander opossum), zorricí (Metachirus nudicaudatus), balsa fox (Caluromys dervianus), common armadillo (Dasypus novemcitus), three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus), colmenero bear (Tamandua tetradactyla), common rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis), and porcupine (Coendou mexicanus). Other rare species include tolomuco (Eira barbara), the weasel (Mustela frenata), jaguarundi (león breñero , Herpailurus yaguaroundii), caucel (Leopardus wiedii), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), among others.
The site presents ideal climatic conditions for conducting outdoor activities in harmony with nature; also on the way to reach the reserve you have the opportunity to observe various productive activities carried out in the canton of Greece.