Küre Mountains National Park

All aspects of natural life in the Küre Mountains National Park (Küre Dağları Milli Parkı) is under protection. It stretches over 34,000 hectares of forest land and is situated within the borders of Kastamonu and Bartın. In 2012, the National Park, which has many canyons, karst caves, waterfalls, and a rich flora and fauna, has received the PAN Parks Certificate (European Wilderness Society) Küre Mountains National Park hosts 40 of the 130-mammal species, and more than thousand plant species of Türkiye.

Küre Mountains National Park is karst topography. As such, it has countless caves, deep canyons and waterfalls. The Valla Canyon (Valla Kanyonu), the Ilgarini Cave (Ilgarini Mağarası), the Ilıca Waterfall (Ilıca Şelalesi) and the Horma Canyons (Horma Kanyonları) are on top of these spectacular formations.