This is a ''list of national parks in Ecuador''.

National parks

There are 11 national parks:

National Reserves

Ecological reserves

There are 9 national ecological reserves: * Arenillas Ecological Reserve * Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve * Antisana Ecological Reserve *

Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve Cotacachi Cayapas Reserve contains of land and is located in the Imbabura and Esmeraldas provinces of Ecuador from Quito. Elevations in the reserve range from about in the east to Cotacachi Volcano which reaches an elevation of in the south ...

* El Angel Ecological Reserve *

Illinizas Ecological Reserve Illinizas Ecological Reserve (sometimes referred to as Illinizas National Park) is a protected area in Ecuador, located in the provinces of Cotopaxi Cotopaxi () is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Latacunga city of ...

* Manglares Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve * Cofán-Bemejo Ecological Reserve * Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve

Biological reserves

There are 4 National biological reserves: * Cerro Plateado (Silver Hill) Biological Reserve * El Quimi Biological Reserve * El Cóndor Biological Reserve *

Limoncocha National Biological Reserve This Nature reserve is located 229 miles from Quito, Ecuador. The reserve includes over 13,000 acres (53 km2) of land in the Shushufindi Canton, Sucumbíos Province. Fauna There is a large concentration of Fauna in and around the reserve. ...

Geobotanical reserve

There is one National geobotanical reserve: *

Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua (''Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve'') (''Cloud of Water Geobontanical Reserve'') is a protected area around Pululahua Volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ' ...

Wildlife refuges

There are 10 National wildlife refuges: * Pasochoa Wildlife Refuges * Isla Santa Clara Wildlife Refuges * Isla Corazón y Fragata Wildlife Refuges * La Chiquita Wildlife Refuges * El Zarza Wildlife Refuges * El Pambilar Wildlife Refuges * Pacoche Wildlife Refuges * El Morro Swamps Wildlife Refuges * Rio Muisne Estuary Swampland Wildlife Refuges * Rio Esmereldas Estuary Swampland Wildlife Refuges

Private Reserves

In addition to the many National reserves, refuges and parks in Ecuador there are some privately owned and operated reserves and refuges not listed on this page which is exclusively National Parks and other National Ecological Assets.

References

External links

Official Map of Ecuador's Protected Areas

{{Protected areas of Ecuador E

National parks A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual ...