Guide
Çamkoru Nature Park lies within the Çamlıdere district, 110 kilometres north-west of Ankara. It covers 215 hectares and holds the Çamkoru pond; the old Ankara–Bolu state road cuts the area in two. Formerly used as a recreation ground, Çamkoru was declared the twenty-third nature park of Türkiye by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in 2008. Part of the ground belongs to the Treasury.
The park stands where the steppe of central Anatolia gives way to the forest vegetation of northern Anatolia. It is covered in natural Scots pine and black pine at the middle and thick stages of growth, with sessile and downy oak, aspen, hornbeam, fir and buckthorn among them; part of the ground is open, and the pond lies within it.
Wolf, jackal, fox, hare and wild boar live here, with birds of prey and songbirds. There are rainbow trout and other fish in the pond, and the Çamkoru deer breeding station raises deer for release into the wild.
The park serves visitors who come to rest and enjoy themselves. Camping with tents is possible, and there are picnic and walking areas at the Çamkoru forest recreation ground. A scouting camp of the Ministry of National Education stands within the park.
- Designated
- 9.04.2008
Entry fee
- Marmara group 3 · category 2 · Per person
- 50 ₺
