Province of Oulu, Kainuu
Region
Municipalities of Muhos
(www.muhos.fi), Utajärvi
(www.utajarvi.fi, in Finnish) and Vaala (www.vaala.fi)
Area:
8,8 sq.km. Established in 1956.
The area is managed by Metsähallitus.
Rokuanvaara Hill has dry
forests, which offer quite easy terrain for hiking trips lasting a couple of
days. Rokua has several hiking trails, and many services.
Rokuanvaara Hill is an esker formed of sand, and its barren dry forests are
covered in bright white lichen. There are many small lakes with clear water,
ancient shoreline embankments from the earlier stages of the Baltic Sea, and
deep holes in the esker, called “suppa”, which have been formed by the Ice Age.
The National Park is located on the southern side of the hill, where old pine
forests grow in their natural state. The area is one of the northernmost places
where rare and threatened species typical for eskers can be found.
This is the web page www.outdoors.fi/rokuanp
Take a look at Rokua National Park related products
at the Outdoors.fi online
shop (kauppa.luontoon.fi).
