Guide
Karagöl Nature Park sits above 1,400 metres in the Köroğlu mountains, in Kıbrısçık district of Bolu province, and the altitude shows in the forest: black pine makes up three quarters of the park, and the directorate calls these among the finest examples of such stands. The site was registered as a type A recreation area of 15 hectares in 1976 and declared a nature park on 11 July 2011, when it grew to 35.03 hectares.
Downy oak, aspen, common juniper, wild pear and hawthorn grow among the pines, with milkvetch, bramble, holly, ivy, elder and mullein beneath them, and several crocus species including Crocus abanticus and Crocus ancyrensis. The mix of forest, stream and lake gives the park an unusual range of habitats. The directorate does not name individual animal species; what it reports instead is that the fresh water supports a high diversity and population of frogs, and that this in turn feeds the reptiles and birds that prey on them. It assesses the park's faunal condition as good.
There is a country restaurant, a warden's house, five bungalows, an administrative building and ten glamping units. Walking, cycling, rod fishing, picnicking, sport and overnight stays are the listed activities. Capacity is 250 visitors, 40 vehicles and 50 tents, and the gates are open from 09:00 to 18:00.
The park stands beside the road linking Bolu with Seben, Kıbrısçık and Beypazarı, and the approach from Bolu city centre is about 80 kilometres, asphalt the whole way.
- Designated
- 11.07.2011
