Nature · Ancón (Curundú area)
Metropolitan Natural Park (Parque Natural Metropolitano)
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A protected forest inside the city limits, with marked trails and hilltop lookouts over the skyline and canal. A separate butterfly house charges its own fee.
Good to know
No pets, bikes or alcohol on the trails. Additional mobile number on the park site: 6294-8253; email pnmetrop@parquemetropolitano.org. The park also runs paid guided night walks on set dates.
Details
- Hours
- Trails daily 7:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Duration
- 1.5-3 hours
- Seasonality
- Year-round; early mornings best for wildlife
- Best for ages
- Kids 5+ for the longer trails
- Shabbat
- About 3-4 km from Paitilla; most families will need a car. Weekday or Sunday.
- Booking
- No
- Kosher food
- No food sold on the trails. Protected areas in Panama's SINAP system ban single-use plastic and polystyrene (MiAmbiente Resolution DM-0496-2025), so pack food in reusable containers.
- Ticket price
- Foreign adult $5.00; foreign minor 3-17 $3.00 (with a tour operator: $6.00 / $4.00); national/resident adult $2.00. Butterfly house extra: foreigners B/.6.00, foreign minors B/.3.00 (parquemetropolitano.org, seen 2026-11-05)
- Distance from Panama City
- ~3 km straight-line from Punta Paitilla (computed from coordinates; road distance is longer)
Sources
- parquemetropolitano.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- nominatim.openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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