Utinga State Park, State park in Curió-Utinga, Belém, Brazil
Utinga State Park covers 1,393 hectares, 99% in Belém and 1% in Ananindeua. It protects the Bolonha and Água Preta lakes, whose water supplies about 60% of the metropolitan region. The park holds terra firme forest, secondary forest and igapó flooded forest, with eight trails including the 40-minute Monkey Trek from Bolonha Lake to the visitor center.
The park was created in the 1990s as part of a program to protect the environment in the metropolitan region. It emerged from the need to preserve important forest areas and water systems in the growing urban area.
The park serves as a place where visitors learn about Amazon biomes through guided tours and educational programs. Local residents regularly use the space to explore their region's nature and discover more about the ecosystems around them.
The park is open on most days of the week and allows visitors to explore on foot or with rented bicycles. Visitors should plan for variable weather conditions typical of a tropical forest environment.
The park's name comes from Lake Utinga, and its two reservoirs, Bolonha and Água Preta, supply roughly 60% of the Belém metropolitan region's water. The 2018 Guarumã long-distance trail, 30 km long, begins here and links the park with other protected areas and traditional communities such as Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes and Quilombola do Abacatal.
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