Arenal Volcano Emergency Forest Reserve is a

Forest Reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

, part of the

Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area ( es, Área de Conservación Arenal Huetar Norte, ACAHN), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northern part of Costa Rica. It contains a national park, a ...

, in the northern part of

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

in the emergency zone of the

Arenal Volcano Arenal Volcano ( es, Volcán Arenal) is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano measures ...

. It was created in 1972 covering an area of forest, and there are no public facilities at the reserve.

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Arenal Volcano Emergency Forest Reserve
at Costa Rica National Parks {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub Nature reserves in Costa Rica Geography of Alajuela Province Forests of Costa Rica Forest reserves