Guarita State Park, Natural reserve in Torres, Brazil.

Parque Estadual José Lutzenberger sits along the Torres coastline and features basalt cliffs that rise above sandy beaches, creating a meeting point between mountains and ocean. The terrain combines rocky formations, water, and sand with pathways for visitors to explore.

The area was designated as a protected site in 1971 through a state decree to preserve the environment and provide public access. Years later in 2003, it received its current name to honor a pioneering conservationist.

The park's official name, Parque Estadual José Lutzenberger, adopted in January 2003, honours the gaúcho environmentalist who pushed for its creation and helped define and design it. Locals still call it Parque da Guarita, after the Morro da Guarita rock within its bounds.

The park covers about 350 hectares on the Torres promontory, reached from the town of Torres; the Morro das Furnas and Morro da Guarita lie within its bounds. Paths cross rosy sandstone and basalt, so wear firm shoes. It has been run by the municipal environment secretariat since 1996 under a concession of use.

The cliffs of Morro das Furnas and Morro da Guarita are 200 to 180 million years old, formed before South America split from Africa; their lower rosy sandstone of the Botucatu Formation matches rocks at Entedeka in Namibia, topped by basalt of the Serra Geral Formation.