Guajataca Bosque Estatal de Guajataca

Well, plenty of trees and many trails for the adventurous. Narrow road; drive carefully, honk your horn near abrupt curves. Bring water, food, sunscreen, whistle, hat, comfortable hiking shoes and hiking clothing. Also many low-lying areas are devoid of cellphone coverage. Come with someone, and let the rangers know your plans.

Awesome area to explore Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 caves and hiking trails. Needs some repairs and so TLC but a great adventure nonetheless.

Had a great hike. The gps led us to the wrong spot but we made our way to the information station. The man there helped with a map, and advice on trail conditions including two plants which he described as similar to poison ivy. I was able to look them up, and give they're related to nettles. Only saw a few and they weren't on the trail. I still managed to get into some, but it wasn't bad at all. (Last 3 pictures for reference) The hike was not bad, but you definitely want good foot wear. Mostly because it's rocky and twisting an ankle is easy. Parts of the trail to the Cave were a little sketchy, but not enough to discourage me. Took about an 2.5 hours for a complete in and out on the route we were told to take. The first close cave was closed because the stairs were in an exceptionally bad state of disrepair. The trails were verybeautiful. Once we got in the butterflies we're fantastic. Tons of lizards including the anole and Common Puerto Rico lizard (I didn't know the island had it's own lizard.) we also saw quite a few birds including banana quits and the Puerto Rican lizard Cuckoo (didn't know they their own bird either!) Made it to the cave and my phone flashlight was enough, but I should have carried a better one up any way. I definitely recommend hiking here. Bring lots of water!

Honestly, I didn't find it worth the terrifying drive in. Trails were not clearly marked and there were no functional bathrooms that I could find. I came because it was recommended as a birding spot but I also didn't see a single bird the whole time I was there. I've had many more interesting walks in nature in PR in places that were less harrowing to reach.

We hiked for hours. There are many trails, some with caves and some without. Some small, some big. There was an observation tower overseeing at least a mile in each direction. The caves should be marked a bit better than they were, but we got around nonetheless. The roads are very narrow. So to not get into a collision I suggest sounding the horn around corners and up hills. We did see only one other couple hiking however. otherwise no one around anywhere.... Just the occasional fellow driver. This couple hiking were 2 men acting strangely upon entering one of the caves. Needless to say we didn't stop to observe that cave too long. My hope for you, friendly fellow travelers, is to be aware of your surroundings and travel safely. Namaste.