Karataş Nature Park sits on the Mediterranean shore just east of Karataş town in Adana province, two kilometres from the town and 49 from Adana city. It covers 29.87 hectares and was declared on 11 July 2011. The Directorate General of Nature Conservation and National Parks names its value plainly: it borders the sea and it holds a large area of forest.
The natural cover is secondary Mediterranean maquis — red pine, kermes oak, myrtle, carob, bay laurel and oleander. The animals recorded here are jackal, fox, hedgehog and crested porcupine.
For a nature park this is a well-equipped one. There is a visitor information centre, a country restaurant, country houses and forest lodges, rain shelters, a kiosk, a children's play area, showers and changing cabins, picnic units, a tent camping area, a caravan camping area and day-use grounds, with walking possible on the existing paths. Tent and caravan camping, picnicking, walking, trekking, orienteering, outdoor events and nature education are the listed activities. Capacity is 5,000 visitors, 500 vehicles and 33 tents. Karataş Municipality holds the concession.
- Designated
- 11.07.2011
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 08:00 - 18:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across Adana as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 9.6 °C in January to 28.8 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in April, May, October and November; rainfall is heaviest in December (125 mm) and lightest in August (9 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
