The Tainhas 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
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...
, Brazil.
It protects forests in the valley of the
Tainhas River surrounded by open fields. The main attraction is the Cachoeira do Passo do S, a waterfall.
Location
The Tainhas State Park is divided between the municipalities of
Jaquirana,
São Francisco de Paula and
Cambará do Sul in the northeast region of the Rio Grande do Sul.
The administrative center is in São Francisco de Paula.
It has an area of .
It protects
Atlantic Forest remnants in the state, including the ecosystems of the meadows of Cima da Serra and the forests of the valley of the
Tainhas River.
Vegetation includes forest with
araucaria
''Araucaria'' (; original pronunciation: .ɾawˈka. ɾja is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. While today they are largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Jurassic and Cretaceous they were glo ...
s, upland meadows and plains.
The terrain includes relatively flat areas and valleys with steep slopes.
As of 2016 the park was not open to visitors.
The park holds the Passo do S Waterfall, in the municipality of Jaquirana, where the Tainhas River runs over an S-shaped ledge.
The falls are wide and high.
Hunting, fishing and camping around the falls are prohibited.
When the river is low, it is possible to cross the Passo do S on horseback or on foot.
History
The Tainhas State Park was created by state decree 23.798 on 12 March 1975.
It is classified as a fully protected conservation unit, allowing only indirect use of natural resources.
The management plan for the park was published in September 2008.
At this time there were 98 residents in 31 establishments engaged in cattle raising, family farming and forestry.
The plan gives a five-year view of priority actions including land regularization, administration and recovery of degraded areas.
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State parks of Brazil
Protected areas established in 1975
1975 establishments in Brazil
Protected areas of Rio Grande do Sul