Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge
Boqueron, PR 00622
Plan Your Visit
The Service’s visitor center is located at the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge. Adjacent to the visitor center there are hiking trails, and nearby are the Cabo Rojo Salt Flats which houses a small visitor center and trails for biking and hiking.
Visite el Centro de Visitantes del Servicio situado en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Cabo Rojo. Tenemos veredas para caminar adyacente al Centro. No muy lejos de esta área, tenemos Las Salinas de Cabo Rojo donde encontrarás veredas para caminar y pasear en bicicleta.
Other Facilities in the Complex
Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge is one of many refuges that make up the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Each refuge in the complex plays vital role to conserving our unique, endemic species and resources in the Caribbean.
Locations
Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge
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(305) 587-7856 C/O Carribean Islands Refuges Carr 301, Km 5.1, Bo Corozo Boqueron, 00622
About
The Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge is a wetland fed primarily by rainfall runoff, established in 1989 as a critical freshwater habitat for birds in Puerto Rico. The refuge aims to restore the wetland ecosystem and protect remnants of subtropical dry forest. It includes the geologically ancient Sierra Bermeja hills, which support many endemic plant species. Historically, nearly half of Puerto Rico's recorded bird species have been observed within the lagoon and surrounding hills.