Douala-Edéa National Park, National park on the Atlantic coast in Sanaga-Maritime, Cameroon.
Douala-Edéa National Park stretches along about 35 km of Atlantic coast south of Douala to the Dipombé River, in the Sanaga-Maritime department. It covers 262,935 hectares on both sides of the Sanaga River mouth, opposite Bioko. Lake Tissongo, a lagoon linked to the river's south bank by a 5 km tidal channel, lies within the park, and Mouanko is the main town on the north shore.
The reserve was created in 1932, and in 1971 Cameroon designated it a wildlife park for scientific purposes; by 1974 it had a conservator and a guard post. Oil prospecting in the early 1980s opened tracks into its interior. A decree signed on 25 September 2018 turned the reserve into a national park of 262,935 hectares, after the oil discoveries had long delayed the upgrade.
Fishing communities around the park have shaped daily life in these waterways for generations through traditional methods still visible today. The connection between local people and the rivers remains central to how visitors experience the landscape.
Explore this place best with a local guide who can lead you by boat through waterways or on foot along forest paths. The town of Mouanko serves as the main access point with connections to the park's main entrances.
The reserve was established in 1932 around existing fishing villages and camps, and the red-capped mangabey was reported as common there in 1972. The endangered red-eared nose-spotted guenon was recorded in the Lombé sector at 2–3 groups per square kilometre, though hunting has reduced numbers elsewhere.
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