Where to see

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Tortuguero National Park leads · 36 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Green Iguana during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#	Park	Country	Sighting
1	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	60–70%
3	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
9	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
15	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
17	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
19	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
20	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
21	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	30–40%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
23	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
24	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
25	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	30–40%

Which is the best park to see a Green Iguana?

Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica) — about 79% of wildlife watchers report a Green Iguana sighting there, the highest of the 36 parks in our data.

Where else can I see a Green Iguana?

Tayrona National Natural Park (about 66%), Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 66%), Palo Verde National Park (about 60%) are the next best options.