Leave the bare steppe behind and suddenly you are in deep pine forest, the air cool and resin-scented, with a still pond reflecting the trees.

The park

Yozgat Pine Grove National Park, Yozgat Çamlığı Millî Parkı, was established on 5 February 1958 as Türkiye's first national park. It is a forest island on hills in the wide steppe, covering 264 ha at an average 1,360 m. The pines here are a kind otherwise found only high in the Caucasus Mountains; the trees, between 350 and 500 years old, are protected, and some carry tags with their age.

Visiting

The park lies 5 km south of Yozgat and is a favourite outing for city residents. There is a hotel, campsite, restaurant, café and playground.

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  Old pines 350 to 500 years old.
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  Pond Among the trees.
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  Picnic areas Popular on weekends.