Montezuma Waterfall Costa Rica - River Crossing To Montezuma Falls

Piscoandbier sitting in front of Costa Rica's Montezuma waterfall. — Montezuma waterfalls at the Nicoya Peninsula

Another popular waterfall in Costa Rica is the Montezuma Waterfall located in the hippie beach town Montezuma near Santa Teresa in the Nicoya Peninsula.

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Montezuma Waterfalls

Even though not as majestic as La Fortuna Waterfall or Catarata Llanos de Cortes or blue as Rio Celeste Waterfall, the Montezuma Falls are visited by lots of people staying at nearby beach towns Santa Teresa and Montezuma.

Montezuma Falls

The Montezuma Waterfall is actually three cascading falls. We visited the lowest and biggest fall of the three.

Visiting the waterfall in Montezuma are worth a visit when you are in Montezuma or Santa Teresa.

Waterfall Height

The lower Montezuma waterfall and also biggest fall is 25 meters / 82 feet tall.

Swimming In Montezuma Waterfall

You can swim in the Montezuma waterfall and people even jump from it. However, we would advise you to be very, very careful if you decide to go for the cliff jump. Accidents have been reported in the past.

How To Get To The Montezuma Waterfalls?

Montezuma Falls Hike

There are two access points to the Montezuma waterfalls. The Canopy route and the easier Riverbed Trail.

The Riverbed Trail starts right outside of town of Montezuma and is crossing the river multiple times to get to the lowest of the Montezuma Falls. This waterfall is also the biggest fall of the three and is the easiest to get to.

We took this Riverbed route when we visited

Montezuma Waterfalls Riverbed Trail

There is a parking lot just outside of Montezuma town after you cross a small bridge. If your hotel is near the Montezuma town center, you can totally walk to the waterfalls if you don’t have a car.

The trail starts from the parking lot, crossing the river multiple times. There are some sketchy and not-so-easy parts when crossing the river, especially when the water is high, but it’s doable. Lots of people are visiting the waterfalls every day.

We recommend good shoes that you don’t mind getting wet, because you will be walking through the river and the water will get knee-deep.

Waterfalls Near Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

Piscoandbier between palm trees at Santa Teresa beach with hammock and ATV — ATV rental in Santa Teresa

If you are staying in nearby surfer beach town Santa Teresa you can rent an ATV there and ride over to Montezuma to visit the waterfalls.

The two beach towns are only a few kilometers away from one another and visiting the Montezuma Waterfalls from Santa Teresa makes a great day trip.

Entrance Fee To Montezuma Falls

If you come from the Riverbed Trail there is no entrance fee to the Montezumal Falls. However, if you come by car and need to park it at the parking lot, there is a fee of 1000 Colones.