Benito Juárez National Park, National park in Valles Centrales Region, Mexico.

Benito Juárez National Park is a protected area in the Valles Centrales Region featuring mountainous terrain with pine-oak forests and deep valleys. The land rises and falls across different elevations and includes rivers that flow through the landscape.

The area was established on December 30, 1937, and named after President Benito Juárez, who was born in Oaxaca. It was created during the administration of General Lázaro Cárdenas del Río as part of Mexico's effort to protect natural spaces.

The park takes its name from Benito Juárez, the Oaxaca-born president, and was decreed in 1937 under Lázaro Cárdenas. Around the communities of San Felipe del Agua and San Andrés Huayapan, residents gather wild poleo for tea against stomach upset and chepil, papalo and epazote for typical dishes. The San Felipe river, fed by the Cerro San Felipe, supplies much of Oaxaca City's water.

The park is accessible by road about five kilometers north of Oaxaca City and offers hiking trails, camping areas, and spots for observing wildlife. Visit during the drier months when the trails are easier to walk and visibility is better.

The dwarf jay (Cyanolyca nana), a vulnerable species, has its main home in this park, where pine-oak forest and tropical deciduous forest in the canyons meet. Downhill cycling is popular on its slopes, and the park's boundaries are not well delimited, leaving it exposed to livestock encroachment, illegal logging, fires and hunting.