Chagres National Park

Chagres National Park
Chagres National Park (top center) within Panama
LocationPanamá Province, Panama
Coordinates9°24′N 79°30′W / 9.4°N 79.5°W / 9.4; -79.5
Area129,000 hectares (320,000 acres)
Established1985
Chagres National Park Foundation

Chagres National Park is a nature park and protected area created in 1986 located in the Panamá and Colón provinces, in the Eastern sector of the Panama Canal with a total surface area of 129,000 ha (320,000 acres).

The park extends across the Chagres Highlands, a group of low mountains drained by the headwaters of the Chagres River. The southern portion of the highlands is known as the Serranía Piedras-Pacora, and forms a portion of the Continental Divide of the Americas.

The park adjoins Portobelo National Park on the northwest, and Narganá Wilderness Area on the east.