In addition to several springs and tributaries of the
Sapucaí Guaçu river which drains into the
Paraná Basin, the
Horto Florestal of Campos do Jordão mainly protects
the last remaining remnants of
Araucaria, the characteristic tree of the
Mixed Tropical Forest
ecosystem which in higer elevations
merges into the so-called
Campos de Altitude.
More than 180 bird species have been registered so far, among others the endangered Vinaceous Amazon
(
Amazona vinacea).
Of particular
geological and
ecotouristic interest in the surroundings of the park are
the magnificent
monadnocks or
inselbergs of the
Neoproterozoic Baú - complex (Ana Chata, Pedra do Baú and Bauzinho),
the
Pico do Itapeva Sedimentary Basin on the southern border of the plateau, the adjacent
Mananciais de Campos do Jordão State Park and, of cause,
the charming village of Campos do Jordão, by many considered as the "Brazilian Switzerland".
Campos do Jordão and surroundings offer many hiking / trekking and mountain bike
trails of different
lengths and elevations (see:
tours).
