Jaraguá State Park, State park in São Paulo, Brazil

Jaraguá State Park covers 491.98 hectares of Atlantic Forest around the Pico do Jaraguá, at 1,135 metres the highest point in the city of São Paulo, in the Serra da Cantareira. It holds picnic areas, barbecue grills, restrooms and an auditorium, three trails, and the 1580 Afonso Sardinha manor house, built in rammed earth with walls about 80 centimetres thick.

Afonso Sardinha's bandeirante estate at Jaraguá dates to around 1580, when gold was mined nearby and washed in a tank beside the house. The state government bought the farm in 1940, and in 1961 the park was created around the peak. The 1580 casarão, built of taipa de pilão with walls about 80 cm thick, was restored and housed a youth hostel from 1985 to 2012.

The name comes from the Tupi people who inhabited the region before European arrival. Visitors can connect with this heritage by walking through the same landscape that shaped the lives of these original inhabitants.

Access is best during daytime visits when recreational facilities are fully operational and trails are easiest to navigate. Bring comfortable footwear since the paths vary in difficulty and the terrain becomes increasingly hilly as you go higher.

The Tropic of Capricorn crosses the park, and the peak's name comes from Tupi, meaning "lord of the valley". The 5,356-metre Estrada Turística do Jaraguá, starting at the Anhanguera highway, is a paved road that climbs all the way to the summit.