The story of Yedigöller National Park

Türkiye's first trout farming station was founded here, in Yedigöller National Park, in 1969. In the rugged mountains of the western Black Sea region, sliding masses of earth blocked the valleys, and the water that gathered behind them formed dammed lakes, some linked to one another by seepage through their beds. Around them spreads vegetation so dense it recalls a "Sea of Forest".

Yet the trout that anglers brought from Abant ate the eggs of Yedigöller's native trout and pushed them to the brink of extinction. The park's highest point is Eğrikiriş Hill at 1488m, its lowest Kirazçatı at 465m.

Climb to the Kapankaya viewpoint to see the lakes from above, and follow the path from the roadside sign to reach a monumental tree. You can also visit the deer breeding area, and stay in a tent, a guesthouse or a bungalow.