This is a list of national parks in Ecuador.
National parks There are 11 national parks:
NamePhotoLocationAreaEstablished Cayambe-Coca Imbabura, Pichincha, Sucumbíos and Napo Province 1970 Cotopaxi Cotopaxi, Napo, and Pichincha Province 1975 El Cajas Azuay Province 1996 Galápagos Galápagos Province 1959 Llanganates Cotopaxi, Napo, Pastaza and Tungurahua Province 1996 Machalilla Manabí Province 1979 Podocarpus Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe Province 1982 Sangay Morona Santiago, Chimborazo and Tungurahua Province 1979 Sumaco Napo-Galeras Napo, Orellana and Sucumbíos Province 1994 Yacurí Zamora Chinchipe and Loja Province 2009 Yasuní Napo and Pastaza Province 1979
National Reserves Ecological reserves There are 9 national ecological reserves:
Arenillas Ecological Reserve Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve Antisana Ecological Reserve Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve El Angel Ecological Reserve Illinizas Ecological Reserve Manglares Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve Cofán-Bemejo Ecological Reserve Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve
Biological reserves There are 4 National biological reserves:
Cerro Plateado (Silver Hill) Biological Reserve El Quimi Biological Reserve El Cóndor Biological Reserve Limoncocha National Biological Reserve
Geobotanical reserve There is one National geobotanical reserve:
Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve
Wildlife refuges There are 10 National wildlife refuges:
Pasochoa Wildlife Refuges Isla Santa Clara Wildlife Refuges Isla Corazón y Fragata Wildlife Refuges La Chiquita Wildlife Refuges El Zarza Wildlife Refuges El Pambilar Wildlife Refuges Pacoche Wildlife Refuges El Morro Swamps Wildlife Refuges Rio Muisne Estuary Swampland Wildlife Refuges Rio Esmereldas Estuary Swampland Wildlife Refuges
Private Reserves In addition to the many National reserves, refuges and parks in Ecuador there are some privately owned and operated reserves and refuges not listed on this page which is exclusively National Parks and other National Ecological Assets.
References
External links Official Map of Ecuador's Protected Areas Unofficial Map of Ecuador's National Protected Areas