The Mananciais de Campos do Jordão State Park () is a

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "Federated state, state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on accou ...

in the state of

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Brazil.

Location

The Mananciais de Campos do Jordão State Park is in the municipality of

Campos do Jordão Campos do Jordão () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 52,405 (2020 est.) in an area of . The city is situated above ...

, São Paulo, near to the municipal seat. It has an area of . It is in the Paraíba Valley metropolitan region, which is known for its green landscape, cool mountain climate and European architecture. The region is a tourist destination, particularly in the winter. The park contains large numbers of exotic

pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. ''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...

trees and remnants of secondary forest around the Salto dam. Altitudes vary from .

History

The Mananciais de Campos do Jordão State Park was created by state decree 37.539 of 27 September 1993. The main purpose of the park is to protect the water sources of the Salto Dam, which provides up to 30% of the water used by Campos do Jordão. The park protects the headwaters of the Córrego do Coutinho and Ribeirão das Perdizes streams, which form the Sapucaí Guaçu River, a tributary of the

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. The Salto Dam was built in 1940 where the two streams meet, and accounts for 60% of the water used by the city. The park's management is integrated with the

Campos do Jordão State Park The Campos do Jordão State Park () is a state park in the state of São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazi ...

. The management plan was due to be finalized by December 2013. The park is part of the

Mantiqueira Mosaic The Mantiqueira Mosaic () is a protected area mosaic that contains conservation units in the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil. The conservation units are of different types and are managed at the federal, state or muni ...

of conservation units, established in 2006.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mananciais de Campos do Jordao State Park State parks of Brazil Protected areas of São Paulo (state) 1993 establishments in Brazil