Kouhsar Forest Park

Kouhsar Forest Park, covering more than 5,700 hectares, lies in northwest Tehran on the slopes of the Alborz mountain range. The park is located in District 5 of Tehran Municipality, in the North Shahran neighbourhood. It is bordered by the Kan River to the west, the Farahzad River to the east, the Tochal heights to the north and Hesarak Boulevard to the south. Drivable roads, parking areas, gazebos, restrooms, snack bars and cafés provide visitors with good amenities.

Thanks to its mountainous setting and suitable elevation, the park has become one of Tehran's centres for air sports and recreation. Activities such as hot-air ballooning, kite flying, paragliding, skydiving and boomerang throwing take place here. Specialised training in building balloons and boomerangs is also offered in the park. Given its size, facilities and location, on public holidays and weekends the park welcomes tens of thousands of Tehran residents every day.

One of the park's most important development projects is the Kouhsar Shahran cable car, which will be one of the largest cable cars in Iran. To reach Kouhsar Forest Park, take the Abshenasan Expressway to Shahran Square and continue to the end of Shahran Boulevard. The nearest metro station to the park is Shahran Station. The Kouhsar and Shahran bus stops also make it easy to reach the park.