Parco naturale regionale del Vulture, Regional park in province of Potenza, Italy.

Parco naturale regionale del Vulture is a regional park in the province of Potenza featuring volcanic landscapes, wetlands, forests, and farmland spread across nine towns. The terrain shows a mixed pattern of natural habitats and cultivated areas, all connected by the volcanic history of the region.

The Parco naturale regionale del Vulture was established in November 2017 by regional law, covering 57,496 hectares across nine municipalities of the province of Potenza. The protected area includes the Monte Vulture ZSC/ZPS and the Lago del Rendina SIC/ZPS, and is divided into three protection levels. In the years after Italian unification, the area was a centre of brigandage, and the Sentiero dei Briganti (CAI trail 102) still follows those routes.

The park's flora has long been tied to peasant and monastic life, and wild plants gathered in its woods still feed local cooking and folk medicine. In May, cicerchie, lupins, nettles and broom flower along the trails. The Brigands' Path, CAI route 102, recalls the banditry that followed Italian unification and remains walkable today.

The park can be explored through a network of trails, viewing areas, and visitor centers distributed across the territory. You can move between different zones to see open grasslands, forest sections, and the volcanic features at your own pace.

The park's Brigand Trail, CAI route 102, starts at the Monticchio lakes and crosses chestnut, oak and beech woods to the Fontana dei Faggi, the only remaining water source in the area, beside a picnic ground. The territory was a centre of brigandage after Italian unification, and the path follows routes tied to that period.