Chera-Sot de Chera Natural Park, Natural park and geological site in Valencia Region, Spain

Chera-Sot de Chera Natural Park is a protected area stretching across two municipalities with deep gorges, steep mountain slopes, fertile valleys, and peaks reaching 1,100 meters. The landscape is carved by rivers and streams, particularly the Sot river that flows through the lower elevations.

The Consell approved the Plan de Ordenación de los Recursos Naturales by Decree 10/2007 of 19 January, protecting 6,451.17 hectares in Chera and Sot de Chera. The park is the seat of the Parc Geològic de Chera, the first geological park of the Valencian Community, and part of the Sierra Negrete Site of Community Interest. It falls under the regional protected-area law 11/1994.

The park's name links the two municipalities it covers, Chera and Sot de Chera, and it is the seat of the Chera Geological Park, the first geological park in the Valencian Community. Visitors can follow the path to the Fuente Santa María, where the Sot de Chera anticline folds rock strata formed during the Alpine orogeny, with older layers below younger ones. The anticline disappeared after the October 2024 DANA storm.

The park offers several hiking trails leading to reservoirs, river valleys, and caves, with parking areas and visitor information centers throughout the site. Bring sturdy shoes and plenty of water, as the terrain is mountainous and can be challenging in places.

The park's graben formation displays rare rock layers that allow scientists to study millions of years of geological processes in one location. This scientific importance draws researchers who come to examine the deep history of Earth's development.