Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve
A high Caribbean pine plateau with waterfalls, swimming holes and caves, with landscapes utterly different from the lowland rainforest.
Mountain Pine Ridge is Belize's earliest forest reserve. At about 300–1,000 metres, a granite plateau is covered with Caribbean pine, and the climate is cooler than in the lowlands. Highlights include Thousand Foot Falls, Big Rock Falls, Rio On Pools and Rio Frio Cave, and several eco-lodges are nearby. The roads are bumpy and require a 4WD or a tour; it is often visited on the same day as Caracol. Entry requires registration at the checkpoint.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Rio On Pools
- Rio Frio Cave
- Big Rock Falls
- Thousand Foot Falls
- Barton Creek Cave
- Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM Cave)
- Belize Botanic Gardens
- Cahal Pech