El Yunque National Forest
El Yunque National Forest, formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest, is a forest located in northeastern Puerto Rico. While there are both temperate and tropical rainforests in other states and territories, it is the only tropical rainforest in the United States National Forest System and the United States Forest Service. El Yunque National Forest is located on the slopes of the Sierra de Luquillo mountains, encompassing more than 28,000 acres of land, making it the largest block of public land in Puerto Rico.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
| Designation | National Forest |
| Managed by | U.S. Forest Service |
| State | Puerto Rico |
| Size | 55,812 acres (Forest Service administrative boundary (gis_acres)) |
| Forest Service code | 0816, region 08 |
| Center point | 18.2891, -65.8024 |
| Night sky | Some glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 44) |
Boundary map
Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees
The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.
Weather by month
Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.
The Forest Service trail layer records 16 named trails in this forest, 18 miles in all. The 10 longest are listed here.
| Trail | Miles | Allowed uses |
|---|---|---|
| Tradewinds Trail ↗ | 5.2 | |
| El Toro Trail | 2.5 | |
| El Yunque Trail | 2.5 | |
| Carrillo Trail | 1.6 | |
| La Coca Trail | 1.6 | |
| Big Tree Trail | 0.8 | |
| Mt. Britton Trail | 0.8 | |
| La Mina Trail | 0.7 | |
| Angelito Trail | 0.4 | |
| Bano de Oro Trail | 0.4 |
Lengths and allowed uses come from the Forest Service trail layer by way of Trailhead Atlas, refreshed September 18, 2026. Trails in plain text have no page there yet.
All 16 trails in El Yunque National Forest on Trailhead Atlas ↗
This unit has no confirmed official page or nearby campgrounds in the sources this site reads. The boundary, size, agency and states above come from the agency layer.
Checked nightly. Sections appear when the sources fill in.
Explore
Nearby on the other atlases
- 14.8 miCasa Dra. Concha Melendez Ramirez ↗National Historic Landmark
- 0 miBano Grande ↗Rio Grande, PR
- 0 miBaño de Oro ↗Rio Grande, PR
- 1.5 miGallardo, Jose Miguel, School ↗Juncos, PR
- 1.6 mi
- 1.8 miWilliams Products Corporation ↗Luquillo, PR
- 2.4 miDe Luxe Florida ↗Florida, PR
- 3.1 miChurch Santiago Apostol of Fajardo ↗Fajardo, PR
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Reference
Questions people ask
How big is El Yunque National Forest?
55,812 acres.
Source: Forest Service boundary data
Who manages El Yunque National Forest?
The U.S. Forest Service.
Source: U.S. Forest Service
What state is El Yunque National Forest in?
Puerto Rico.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to El Yunque National Forest?
A point inside the boundary is at 18.289, -65.802. San Juan National Historic Site is 18 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Forest Service
How dark is the night sky at El Yunque National Forest?
NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 44 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, some glow on the horizon.
Source: NASA Black Marble
Which national parks are near El Yunque National Forest?
San Juan National Historic Site (18 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.
Source: Nearby on the other atlases
Are there historic places near El Yunque National Forest?
112 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Casa Dra. Concha Melendez Ramirez and Bano Grande.
Source: Register Atlas
Sources
- Boundary, name, acreage and code: the Forest Service Enterprise Data Warehouse.
- States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
- Description: El Yunque National Forest on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
- Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
- Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, matched by forest code.
- Trails: the Trailhead Atlas open-data file of Forest Service trails, matched by forest code.
- Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
- Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.