| Name | Status | Range | Elevation | Mapit |
| Apoyeque Volcano | Inactive | Managua | 1,699ft / 518m | |
| Apoyeque Volcano: Located on Chiltepe Peninsula, not far from the Capital, Managua. Good hiking, great views of Lake Managua. Home to two lagoons: Apoyeque and Xiloa. | ||||
| Apoyo Volcano | Inactive | Masaya | 1969ft / 600m | |
| Apoyo Volcano: Protected reserve around a volcanic lake with dark sand beaches for swimming, kayaking & hiking. The lake-filled caldera (large volcanic crater), Laguna de Apoyo is protected by the steep caldera walls rising around the lake. | ||||
| Cerro Negro Volcano | Active | Leon | 2,388ft / 725m | |
| Cerro Negro Volcano: The small but active volcano continues to erupt with some ferocity. Well-known for volcano boarding. The hike up the north face takes about one hour, you then have the option to sandboard down the steep western face. | ||||
| Concepción Volcano | Active | Rivas | 5,577ft / 1,700m | |
| Concepción Volcano: Located on the island of Ometepe, that is known for its twin volcano peaks ("fire" and "water") of Concepcion and Maderas. The island sits in Lake Nicaragua (indigenous name Lago Cocibolca), the largest lake in Central America and the only freshwater lake containing oceanic life, including sharks, swordfish, and tarpon. | ||||
| Cosigüina Volcano | Active | Chinandega | 1,818ft / 859m | |
| Cosigüina Volcano: Located in the most northwestern corner of Nicaragua. Known for Nicaragura's most violent eruption in its recent history, in 1835, with its ashes spreading as far as Jamaica. The hike to the crater is not very difficult but takes about 8 hours from the base, or 3 hrs from the furthest place a car can reach. The volcano provides some great views. | ||||
| Maderas Volcano | Active | Rivas | 4,573ft / 1,394m | |
| Located on the island of Ometepe, that is known for its twin volcano peaks ("fire" and "water") of Concepcion and Maderas. The island sits in Lake Nicaragua (indigenous name Lago Cocibolca), the largest lake in Central America and the only freshwater lake containing oceanic life, including sharks, swordfish, and tarpon. | ||||
| Masaya Volcano | Active | Managua | 2,083ft / 635m | |
| Masaya Volcano: One of Nicaragua's most active volcanoes and most popular tourism attraction in the Pacific region. There are five craters including Santiago crater, the site of current activity. Open for both day and night time visits. | ||||
| Mombacho Volcano | Active | Granada | 4,409ft / 1,344m | |
| Mombacho Volcano: There four craters. all covered with cloud forest. Hiking trails around the craters and a diversity of plants and trees thriving in the humity of the cloud forests. Diversity of wildlife, white face and howler monkeys, birds and reptiles and activities such as f ziplining. | ||||
| Momotombo Volcano | Active | Leon | 4,255ft / 1,297m | |
| Momotombo Volcano: This often smoking volcano boasts a perfect cone, and has become a symbol of Nicaragua sitting on the NW shore of Lake Managua. It erupted for the first time in 2015 after a century of inactivity. A permit is required to hike trails to the summit. A risky and steep path owing to its classic cone shape. | ||||
| Rota Volcano | Active | Leon | 2,730ft / 832m | |
| Rota Volcano: Located between the more active Cerro Negro and Telica volcanoes. No recent eruptions but still active. | ||||
| San Cristobal Volcano | Active | Chinandega | 5,725ft / 1,745m | |
| San Cristobal Volcano (aka El Viejo): The highest active volcano in Nicaragua. A cone-shaped, smoking mountain exhibiting all characteristics of a 'traditional' volcano. Encompasses five volcanic structures; San Cristóbal Volcano, El Casita, El Choncho, Moyotepe, and La Pelona, with San Cristóbal being the most active. The steep slopes makes it one of the most difficult climbs in Nicaragua, taking a full day to ascend and descend. | ||||
| Telica Volcano | Active | Leon | 3,481ft / 1,061m | |
| Telica Volcano: Among the list of most active volcanoes in Nicaragua, the Telica volcano complex, consists of several cones and craters that has had intermittent eruptions since the Spanish conquest, with emissions of gas and ash. Hiking to crater is a popular popular activity; not extremely steep, with great views. | ||||
| Volcán Azul | Inactive | South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | 659ft / 201m | |
| Volcán Azul: Part of a group of 3 volcanic cones with steep and well-defined crater walls located in the jungles along the Atlantic coastal plain. | ||||
| Zapatera Volcano | Inactive | Granada | 2,064ft / 629m | |
| Zapatera Volcano: Located on Isla Zapetera, an island in Lake Nicaragua (indigenous name Lago Cocibolca), the largest lake in Central America and the only freshwater lake containing oceanic animal life, including sharks, swordfish, and tarpon. | ||||