Nature park

Karagöl Tabiat Parkı

Çubuk

Directions

Official website

bolge9.tarimorman.gov.tr

Location

Çubuk, Ankara

At a glance

Operator: Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar Genel Müdürlüğü
Official area: Approximately 35 ha
Features: Lake, forest, picnic, photography, walking, and viewpoints

About Karagöl Tabiat Parkı

Karagöl Tabiat Parkı surrounds a volcanic lake and natural woodland in Ankara’s Çubuk district, about 28 km from Çubuk town centre and 68 km from central Ankara. Its setting supports picnicking, nature walks, wildlife observation and scenic viewpoints. The park has toilets and parking.

Images

Autumn trees and a rocky hillside reflected in the water of Karagöl in Çubuk — Abdurrahman KURT — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Resized; metadata removed. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Çubuk_Karagöl_Ankara.jpg

Official sources

Official websiteChecked 2026-08-29
ANFA — Karagöl Tabiat ParkıChecked 2026-10-15
Ministry regional directorate — Çubuk Karagöl Tabiat ParkıChecked 2026-10-15
Photo: Abdurrahman KURT — CC BY-SA 4.0Checked 2026-10-15
Photo: Endersenkaya — CC BY-SA 4.0Checked 2026-10-15
Photo licence — Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Checked 2026-10-15
Photo: Mlkck — CC BY-SA 4.0 (woodland)Checked 2026-10-15
Photo: Endersenkaya — CC BY-SA 4.0 (waterfront reflections)Checked 2026-10-15
Photo: Karagöl, Çubuk (2018) — Faruk Nafiz Ertürk — CC BY-SA 2.0Checked 2026-10-17
Photo licence — Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0Checked 2026-10-17
Winter lake photo — Esma.Ünal.23; CC BY-SA 4.0Checked 2026-10-19

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