Karaekşi Nature Park

Karaekşi Nature Park
Karaekşi Tabiat Parkı
Karekşi Location of the nature park in Turkey
Location	Hacınuhlu, Mut, Mersin Province, Turkey
Coordinates	36°40′46″N 33°28′01″E
Area	8.5 ha (21 acres)
Established	2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Governing body	Directorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks Ministry of Forest and Water Management

Karaekşi Nature Park (Turkish: Karaekşi Tabiat Parkı or more formally, Karaekşi Nature Park and Trout Hatchery Turkish: Karaekşi Tabiat Parkı ve Alabalık Üretme İstasyonu) is a nature park in Mersin Province, Turkey

The nature park situated in Hacınuhlu village of Mut ilçe (district) in Mersin Province at 36°40′46″N 33°28′01″E.^[1] Its distance to Mut is about 7 km (4.3 mi). It was declared a nature park by the Ministry of Forest and Water Management in 2011. It covers an area of 8.5 ha (21 acres).^[2] The park is in a forest of plane trees and Turkish pines. It stretches along a creek flowing into Göksu River. There are trout ponds, restaurants, children parks, a parking lot etc. in Karaekşi.^[3]

References

1. Map page
2. Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı-VII. Bölge Müdürlüğü Mersin (in Turkish)
3. Türkiye Kültür Portalı-Gezilecek Yerler: Karaekşi Mersin (in Turkish)