# La Cumbrecita viewpoint, looking over the Caldera de Taburiente

What to do en La Palma · La Palma

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/la-palma/things-to-do/la-cumbrecita-viewpoint · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year, except safety closures
- Para quién: Everyone

Viewpoint · By car with a reservation from 8:30 to 16:00 · Free · Overlooking the Caldera

It is the most visited spot in the National Park: a saddle on the rim of the Caldera de Taburiente from where you see the great eroded crater, with its Canary pines and the walls rising to the Roque de los Muchachos, where the telescopes are. You get there by a 7 km road that leaves from the El Paso Visitor Centre.
The car reservation
The car park is small, so from 8:30 to 16:00 (until 18:00 in busy periods) you can only drive up with authorisation. It is requested at the National Parks' booking centre, up to a month ahead and up to the same day, in 30-minute slots. At the Riachuelo barrier you show the reservation on your phone; you can pass from 10 minutes before to 20 minutes after your time, and if you arrive later it is cancelled. You can cancel until 24:00 the day before. From 16:00 you drive up without a reservation, and people with accredited reduced mobility don't need one.
What to do up there
Look, mostly. The information point opens from 8:30 to 18:30 from October to April and from 8:35 to 20:00 from May to September. Short paths leave the car park along the rim; ask at the information point which are open, because the Park closes sections because of rockfalls or bad weather.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 28.6979, -17.8566

## Cerca de aquí

- [Roque de los Muchachos summit and the path to the Espigón del Roque](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/la-palma/things-to-do/roque-de-los-muchachos-summit-walk), a 6.8 km
- [Casa Osmunda, Breña Alta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/la-palma/where-to-eat/casa-osmunda), a 7.8 km
- [Guided visit to the telescopes of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/la-palma/things-to-do/roque-de-los-muchachos-observatory-visit), a 8.7 km
- [Roque de los Muchachos Visitor Centre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/la-palma/things-to-do/roque-de-los-muchachos-visitor-centre), a 8.7 km
- [Llano del Jable astronomical viewpoint, on the El Paso ridge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/la-palma/things-to-do/llano-del-jable-astronomical-viewpoint), a 9.0 km
- [Casa Rural Carlota, Breña Baja](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/la-palma/where-to-stay/casa-rural-carlota), a 9.4 km
- [Parador de La Palma restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/la-palma/where-to-eat/parador-restaurant), a 9.5 km
- [Parador de La Palma, Breña Baja](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/la-palma/where-to-stay/parador-de-la-palma), a 9.5 km

## Consejos

### Go up at the last minute
After 16:00 no reservation is needed and the afternoon light enters the Caldera from the side. It fits well on the way down from the Roque.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do you need a reservation for La Cumbrecita?
By car, from 8:30 to 16:00, yes. After that, no.

### Can it be closed?
Yes: the Park cuts access for safety when there is risk and cancels that day's reservations. Check the notices on its website before going.

Destino: [La Palma](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/la-palma.md)