Küçük Kargı Nature Park

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Küçük Kargı Nature Park is in the Fethiye district of Muğla, about 16 km from the town centre in the direction of Muğla. Registered as a Type B recreation area in 2008, it was declared a nature park on 11 July 2011. The park is known above all for its sweetgum forest, its sea and its natural scenery. Lying within the Fethiye-Göcek Specially Protected Area, the park is 78% forest; the dominant tree is the endemic oriental sweetgum, which covers about 55% of the park. Sand dunes form the secondary ecosystem. Some 62 plant species, 13 reptile and amphibian species, 4 mammals and 11 bird species can be observed here, including sweetgum, Turkish red pine, oleander and myrtle as well as squirrels, hedgehogs, wild boar, jays, hoopoes, lizards, spadefoot toads and tortoises. Buses from Fethiye's Köyler Garajı terminal stop at the road junction, from where it is about a 700-metre walk to the entrance. Facilities include a country restaurant, a kiosk, gazebos, a car park, showers, toilets and changing cabins.