Gardens and Parks The Negev

Tel Aviv	Jerusalem	Haifa	The Dead Sea	Eilat	Sea of Galilee	The Golan Heights
The Galilee	The Western Galilee	Nazareth	Caesarea & Netanya	The Judean Lowland	Beit She'an & the Valleys	The Negev

Golda Park Golda Park, which is in the Negev, is meant, among other things, to remind one that Golda Meir, Israel’s fourth Prime Minister, was a great supporter of settling the Negev.	Timna Park Timna Park is located to the north of the city of Eilat and it combines a desert landscape and antiquities together with history and a diversity of activities for the whole family.
The Red Canyon Beautiful red sandstone, in which floods passing in the stream carved a lovely narrow path, decorated with wall paintings created by nature itself.	The Peace Road The Peace Road is a scenic road which passes along the border between the states of Israel and Jordan.
The Yatir Forest The Yatir Forest is the largest planted forest in Israel and it is located in the least expected place in which one would expect to find a forest: in the desert.	Ganey Hadas (Hadas Gardens) Ganey Hadas (Hadas Gardens) is a landfill site, used for the disposal of solid waste, which is a part of the Duda'im disposal site.
The Antelope Ranch Here is an example of the realized dream of a nature loving person.	Faran Observation Point A lookout balcony that looks over the moshav of Faran and the great Faran Stream which makes its way to the Arava Stream.
Tel Be'er Sheva National Park Be'er Sheva, the capital of the Negev, started its existence as a random collection of wells by which gathered passing shepherds with their children and sleepy herds.	The Wastelands of Evrona and the Doum Palms The Doum Palms is a nature reserve within a nature reserve.
Sapir Park Sapir Park is an oasis in the midst of the Arava Region.	The Shezaf Nature Reserve A unique area in the heart of the Arava region, featuring landscapes that start to disappear from most of Israel.
Ma'aleh Akrabim (Scorpions Ascent) Ma'aleh Akrabim (Scorpions Ascent) is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful scenic roads in Israel.	The Sounds of the Desert Park The Sounds of the Desert Park, located near the Crater Promenade, in the north-east of the Ramon Crater, combines between the impressive desert landscape of the deep Ramon Crater and special sculptures which produce wonderful sounds with the gracious assistance of nature, or, to be more accurate, the wind which blows here at any season and at any time.
The Pura Nature Reserve The Pura Nature Reserve is a real natural gem, right under one’s nose, near the road which goes between the cities of Kiryat Gat and Be’er Sheva.	Alpaca Farm Near Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev region, there is the biggest farm of its kind in the world, in which about 600 exotic alpacas and llamas, brought here from the Andes Mountains of faraway Chile, camels, horses and other farm animals, are being raised.
The Eshkol National Park Near the Besor Stream there is a fresh green lung- concentrated generous 3,500 dunams of nature.	Be'eri Crater In Be'eri Kibbutz, in the north of the Negev region, is one of the most impressive and beautiful areas of bloom in Israel.
The Hai-Bar Yotvata Nature Reserve It is very much recommended to stop for a visit at the Hai-Bar Yotvata Nature Reserve on the way to the southern city of Eilat or from it.	Mitzpe Ramon Quarries The kaolin quarry in the Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon) is situated about 200 meters after the entrance to the mill site.
Yeruham Lake Yeruham Lake is a manmade lake in the Revivim Stream channel, an oasis which sparkles in green and blue in the arid desert landscape.	Dudaim Forest The Dudaim Forest, which is located in the north of the Negev, is considered unique among the forest landscapes of Israel due to a few of its characteristics.
“Derech HaPsalim” (The Sculpture Path) in Kibbutz Hatzerim “Derech HaPsalim” (The Sculpture Path), that is located near the Kibbutz of Hatzerim, not far from the city of Be’er Sheva in the Negev region, is one of the most beautiful of its kind in Israel, even if it is only three kilometers long.	The Boker Ridge Autumn Crocus Nature Reserve It is always surprising to find flower blossoms in the middle of the desert, and even more so when it is that of the Autumn Crocus – the shy yellow flower that tends to blossom for only three weeks during the year (usually around October).
Lahav Forest Lahav Forest is not just another forest.	Mitzpe HaShalom (Peace Lookout) Mitzpe HaShalom (Peace Lookout), which is in the Arava, is an inseparable part of Derech HaShalom (Peace Road)- a narrow and winding scenic road that passes by desert views near the borderline with Jordan.
Ofakim Park Ofakim Park, which some have tried to turn into a National Park (but so far unsuccessfully), offers spending a leisurely and pleasant half a day, with its highlight being a visit to the nearby Patish fortress, which is situated on the top of a high hill.	Shivta Shivta is a Nabataean city that was established in the northern part of the Negev region in the beginning of the 1st century CE.
Mount Ramon (Har Ramon) Observation Point It seems that there is no better place or more appropriate for the commemoration of the Israeli Astronaut, Ilan Ramon, than here in the infinite spaces seen from the high ridges of the Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon).	Gerar Stream Park Quite a few places are connected in one way or another with the world’s first monotheist- Abraham our Father.
The Yeruham Iris Nature Reserve It is said that the Yeruham Iris Nature Reserve owes its founding and publicity to a few soldiers from a near by military camp who have discovered in it a magnificent collection of the Yeruham Iris flowers.	Shokeda Forest Shokeda Forest is a eucalyptus forest located east of Moshav Shokeda in the Western Negev region.
Azuz Grove (Be’erotayim Grove) As follows from the name of the site in Hebrew, Be’erotayim Grove contains two wells.	Lotan Center for Creative Ecology For many- humans and birds alike- the kibbutz of Lotan which is in the Arava region, with it’s lovely and pleasant to stroll in Bird Reserve, is an important bird watching center.
Mamshit The ancient Nabatean city of Mamshit was an important station on the Incense Trade Route of Antiquity.	Re’im Park Re’im Park is an integral part of the Grar Stream Park, an area that is not much travelled, and that is perhaps one of its advantages.