Lar National Park

Lar National Park is a protected area in Amol County of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran.

Geography

The park is in the Central Alborz mountain range, at the foot of Mount Damavand.
It has been a national park since 1976 and a protected area since 1982 by the Iran Department of Environment. Since 1991 hunting has been prohibited. The Lar Dam and reservoir is located within the park. The park is accessible via Haraz road.

Flora and fauna

One of the rare species of the fish family Salmonidae is native to this area.