Sarıgazel Nature Park lies three kilometres from Ondokuzmayıs town in Samsun province and 38 from Samsun city. It covers 143 hectares and was registered on 11 July 2011.
The woodland mixes conifers and broadleaves: ash, maritime pine, red pine, Monterey pine, oak, maple and hornbeam, with maquis groups among the trees. Within the park and its zone of ecological influence, survey established 73 vertebrate species — four amphibians, seven reptiles, 45 birds and 17 mammals.
Facilities are simple and practical: a country restaurant, a basketball court, a prayer room, toilets, a baby care unit and picnic arbours. Walking, picnicking, cycling, photography and watching plants and animals are the activities the directorate lists, on ground it describes as suited to resting and to outdoor events. Capacity is 250 visitors and 100 vehicles.
The nearest airport is Çarşamba, 58 kilometres away.
- Designated
- 11.07.2011
Entry fee
- Black Sea group 2 · category 1 · Per person
- 65 ₺
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 09:00 - 19:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across Samsun as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 7.2 °C in February to 23.7 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in November (83 mm) and lightest in July (35 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
