Bucegi Natural Park


The Bucegi Natural Park is a protected area situated in Romania, in the administrative territory of counties Braşov, Dâmboviţa and Prahova.

Location

The Natural Park is located in the south-central part of Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians.

Description

The Bucegi Natural Park with an area of 32.663 ha was declared a protected area by Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 and represents a mountainous area, that shelters a variety of flora and fauna. The park is famous for its Babele and Sphinx features.

Habitats

forests, bushes, alpine limestone grasslands, alpine rivers and herbaceous vegetation, mountain hay meadows, springs, limestone rocky slopes and seminatural dry grasslands.

Natural reserves

Protected areas included in the park: Abruptul Mălăiești - Bucșoiu - Gaura and Locul fosilifer Vama Strunga in Brașov County; Cocora Cave and Cheile Urșilor in Dâmbovița County; and Abruptul Prahovean Bucegi and Colții lui Barbeș Mountains in Prahova County.