| Name | Protected Status In |
National Park Created |
Sq Miles Sq Km |
Location | Description |
| Amacayacú | 1975 | 1,1312,930 | Map | Hills, plains, and swamps of the Amazon; tropical rain forest; jaguar, monkey and otter | |
| Cahuinarí | 1987 | 2,222 5,755 | Map | Amazon region | |
| Cali Headlands | 1962 | 1968 | 579 1,500 | High mountain group near the Pacific Ocean; subtropical forest; bear | |
| Catatumbo-Bari | 1989 |
610
1,581 |
Map | ||
| Chingaza | 1968 | 1977/78 |
195
504 |
Map | Cordillera Oriental; tropical montane forest; bear, deer, coati, and monkey |
| Chiribiquete | 1989 |
4,942
12,800 |
Map | Mountain range | |
| Corales del Rosario | 1977 |
75
195 |
Map | Coral reef in the Caribbean Sea; mangroves on Barú Island; marine life | |
| Cordillera Los Picachos | 1977 |
1,695
4,390 |
Map | Mountain divide between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers; humid subtropical forest; tapir and condor | |
| Cueva de los Guácharos | Map | ||||
| El Cocuy | 1977 |
1,181
3,060 |
Map | Cordillera Oriental; subtropical forest; coati, bear, and wildcat | |
| El Tuparro | 1970 |
2,116
5,480 |
Map | Savanna along the Orinoco River; woodland and swamp; jaguar, tapir, and otter | |
| Gorgona Island | 1983/84 |
190
492 |
Map | Mountainous (volcanic) Gorgona and Goronilla islands; coral reefs; rain forest Named by Francisco Pizarro for the many snakes found on the island | |
| La Paya | 1984 |
1,629
4,220 |
Map | Stretch along the Putumayo River between Puerto Asís and Puerto Leguízamo | |
| Las Hermosas | 1977 |
483
1,250 |
Map | Rugged mountains with small lakes; palm and fir forest; tapir, bear, and deer | |
| Las Orquídeas | 1973/77 |
124
320 |
Map | Cordillera Occidental with rivers and steep gorges; mountain rain forest; birdlife | |
| Los Katios | Yes | 1973 |
278
720 |
Map | Darién hills and swampy plateau; subtropical rain forest; tapir, otter, and jaguar Natural World Heritage Site |
| Los Nevados | 1959 | 1973 |
225
583 |
Map | Snow-capped volcanic peaks of the central Andes; palm forest; bear, tapir, and deer |
| Macuira | 1977 |
483
1,250 |
Mountainous peninsula in the Caribbean Sea; dry montane and cloud forests; monkey | ||
| Munchique | 1977 |
171
444 |
Map | Cordillera Occidental; mountain and tropical rain forest; deer and puma | |
| Nevado del Huila | 1977 |
610
1,580 |
Map | Active volcano and high barren plain; cloud forest; tapir, deer, bear, and monkey | |
| Paramillo | 1977 |
1,776
4,600 |
Map | Mountainous region including the Paramillo massif; humid subtropical forest; tapir | |
| Pisba | 1977 |
174
450 |
Map | Cordillera Oriental; mixed forest; bear and deer | |
| Puracé | 1961 | 1968 |
320
830 |
Map | Almaguer Massif of the Andes; active volcano; forest and grassland; bear and deer |
| Salamanca Island | 1964 | 1977 |
81
210 |
Map | Island with mangrove swamps in the Magdalena River estuary; crocodile and manatee |
| Sanquianga | 1977 |
309
800 |
Map | Island and adjacent Pacific shore; hills, mangrove swamp, and sandy beaches | |
| Sierra de la Macarena | 1948 | 1971/89 |
2,432
6,300 |
Map | Isolated mountain range; gorges and rock domes; tropical forest; deer, bear, and tapir |
| Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta | 1964 |
1,479
3,830 |
Map | Mountain massif near the Caribbean seacoast; arid foothills, lowland tropical forest, cloud forest, and glaciers; deer, puma, jaguar and anteater | |
| Sumapaz | 1068 | 1977 |
595
1,540 |
Map | Mountain massif, high barren plain, and cloud forest; tapir, bear, and condor |
| Tamá | 1977 |
185
480 |
Undulating terrain; humid forest; bear, monkey, and otter | ||
| Tatamá | 1987 |
210
543 |
Map | ||
| Tayrona or Tairona | 1964 |
58
150 |
Map | Caribbean beaches, coastal woodlands, foothills, and cloud forest; monkey and deer | |
| Tinigua | 1989 |
779
2,018 |
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| Utría | 1987 |
210
543 |
Map | Mangrove swamps, estuaries, coral reefs and tropical rain forest |
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