Bahia Parks Service
The Bahian Parks Service is the entity responsible for the protection and administration of all National Parks, Monuments, and Recreation Areas in Bahia. The National Parks cover many different types of climate and terrain, and protect many beautiful and unique areas in Bahia. The Bahian Parks Service is the agency that preserves and manages these national parks along with National Monuments and National Preserves within the country.
The headquarters of the Bahian Parks Service is located on 122 State Beach Road in the Torres River. An information centre is open to the public. The administration also covers the national monuments, such as the Red Canyon National Monument, and natural and educational reserves. About 584,254 square meters of land is encompassed by the system´s 15 protected areas.
List of Bahian parks
- ‡ National Park
Name | Image | Province |
Area | Visitors (2019) |
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Ucayali Rainforest National Park | Jade Coast Province | 21,629 sq meters | 3,277,820 | |
Flagstaff Lake National Recreation Area | Independent City of Sunshine Coast | 11,001 sq meters | 1,224,281 | |
Horseshoe Bend National Park | Western Province | 45,405 sq meters | 2,918,271 | |
Nahuel Huapi National Park | Alta Mesa Province | 30,619 sq meters | 5,221,874 | |
Red Canyon National Monument | Torres Province | 91,758 sq meters | 702,922 | |
Coconut Islands National Park | Singlwurst Province | 10,700 sq meters | 1,028,188 | |
Torres River National Monument | Torres Province | 21,933 sq meters | 3,991,647 | |
Torres Bay National Monument | Torres Province | 2,294 sq meters | 2,477,928 | |
Sahelia National Recreation Area | Sahel Province | 4,550 sq meters | 1,828,299 | |
Sequoia Valley National Park | Alta Mesa Province | 6,010 sq meters | 974,922 | |
San Rafael Valley National Park | Northern Province | 132,167 sq meters | 882,190 | |
Lake San Rafael National Recreation Area | Northern Province | 132,684 sq meters | 1,198,287 | |
Cactus Peak National Park | Northern Province | 56,567 sq meters | 2,337,122 | |
Goblin Valley National Monument | Northern Province | 14,530 sq meters | 128,847 | |
Coral Beach National Monument | Independent City of Sunshine Coast | 2,407 sq meters | 4,526,187 |