Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, National park in Jamaica

Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park covers 495.2 km², about 4.5% of Jamaica's land surface, in the island's east. It takes its name from the Blue Mountains, whose highest peak reaches 2,256 m, and from the John crow (turkey vulture). The park spans the Blue Mountains and the John Crow Mountains, which run parallel to the northeast coast and rise to about 1,140 m.

After the English took Jamaica in 1655, Spanish settlers freed their slaves, who fled into the Blue Mountains' northern slopes and formed secret villages. For a century and a half these settlements backed Maroon revolts, and the 1739 Maroon treaty that followed the First Maroon War recognised their autonomy. Nanny Town, named for the leader Granny Nanny, is among the sites tied to that history.

The park's name comes from the Blue Mountains and the "John crow", the local name for the turkey vulture. Its cultural value lies in Maroon sites such as Nanny Town, named after the female leader Granny Nanny, and the paths linking them. The 1739 Maroon treaty, after the First Maroon War, first recognised Maroon self-rule, and the mountains remain tied to Maroon burial and religious practice.

The park covers 495.2 km2 across the Blue Mountains and John Crow Mountains in eastern Jamaica, with Blue Mountain Peak reaching 2,256 m, the country's highest point. Trails are steep and often muddy, so sturdy footwear and a local guide are useful. Weather shifts quickly at altitude; carry rain protection. The core zone holds the UNESCO World Heritage listing.

The park's core zone was inscribed as a UNESCO mixed World Heritage Site on 3 July 2015, Jamaica's first World Heritage Site and the Caribbean's first mixed one. The listing rests on Maroon sites such as Nanny Town, named after the rebel leader Granny Nanny, and on the 1739 Maroon treaty that first recognised their autonomy.