About this part of the city
Soğuksu National Park
Pristine national park in Kızılcahamam set on volcanic terrain, cloaked in ancient black pine forests and sheltering rare Eurasian black vultures.
Located 2 km from Kızılcahamam town centre, designated as a National Park in 1959 covering 1,187 hectares of protected mountain woodland.
A premier eco-tourism haven famous as a prime European breeding sanctuary for Eurasian black vultures, alongside 10-million-year-old petrified fossil trees and mountain trails.
Key Highlights
- Brutgebiet des seltenen europäischen Mönchsgeiers
- Fossiler versteinerter Wald aus dem Miozän
- Heilende Thermalquellen und Bergluft
In the tourism master plan
The master plan positions Soğuksu as North Ankara’s primary ecotourism hub, featuring black vulture towers, thermal wellness facilities and fossil forests.
