El Yunque Trail Map
Posted on Jul 8th, 2007 by Ray • Updated on Sep 8th, 2009The El Yunque National Forest has many trails, streams, rivers and waterfalls that can be enjoyed year-round. Though the forest covers 28,000 acres, when most people (especially tourists) speak of "going to the rain forest" they’re referring to the Recreation Area on the north side of the Sierra de Luquillo Mountains. The "main road" into this area is state road 191. This map shows the trails and roads within the Recreation Area maintained by the US Forest Service.
We’ve marked the hiking trails with different colors. There’s no significance to the colors. We just wanted to be able to make the different trails "stand out" on the map. Please note that you can click on the blue labels in the map for more information.
El Yunque National Forest is open 7 days/week, year-round.
Take Route 3 toward Rio Grande and Luquillo. You’ll see a big sign pointing to the Wyndham Rio Mar to the north and El Yunque to the south. Turn off of Route 3 at the Eureka gas station. Follow the little road for about 1 minute and you’ll see a sign for road 191 pointing up to the rain forest.
Ray, thanks for the info. Not only is your website informative, but is also very nicely illustrated. Can I walk from Rio Mar to El Yunque/La Mina Falls?
Comment by Christine on June 29th, 2009 at 11:02 pmTechnically, I guess you _could_ walk from the Rio Mar to El Yunque, but I don’t think you really want to.
The distance from the “main entrance” to Rio Mar (which doesn’t include the distance from where ever you’re staying inside of the resort) to El Portal Visitor Center in El Yunque is about 3 miles. Then about another 3 miles (all uphill) to the trailhead for Big Tree Trail (which is the “lowest” trail that will get you to La Mina Falls).
Your best bet is to rent a car.
Comment by Ray on July 1st, 2009 at 5:01 pm