Achimota Forest, Forest reserve in Okaikwei North Municipal District, Ghana.

Achimota Forest is a wooded reserve stretching across land between Accra and the Achimota School district, featuring walking trails and open spaces. The area is home to different animal species and mature trees distributed throughout the grounds.

Achimota Forest was gazetted in 1930 at 494.95 hectares, created as a green buffer between Accra and Achimota School. Most animals from the Accra Zoo were moved here when the Presidential Palace was built, and the reserve is now managed as an arboretum and Wildlife Rescue Center. Its current area is about 360 hectares.

The forest is valued by local residents as a place to escape the city and spend time in nature with family and friends. The old trees and wildlife create a sense of connection to the land that remains important to the community.

The reserve lies about 7.6 km from Accra and is managed as an arboretum and wildlife rescue centre, so walking is the way to see the animals kept there. The Ghana Forestry Commission has planned an eco-tourism conversion with viewing platforms, camping sites and a road network, so some areas may be under works.

Most animals now in the reserve came from the Accra Zoo, moved there when the Presidential Palace was built. The Forestry Commission has planned to turn the reserve into an eco-tourism site called the Accra Eco Park, with viewing platforms, salt licks and eco-lodges.