Sharsheret Park Overnight Camping Sites (Nahal Gerar)

Sharsheret Park is a KKL-JNF forest situated on both river banks of Nahal Gerar, a section of the river that has water running through it all year long.



On the site: HeHaruv Camping Site - Picnic tables, drinking water, portable restrooms

Rishonim Camping Site - picnic tables, drinking water, portable restrooms

Nearby sites: Nahal Gerar springs, flora on the banks of the springs, Tell Haror observation point, Ofakim Park, the British Railway Bridge in Sayeret Shaked Park, and bike trails.  

Location: Access from Highway 25, between the Netivot and Gilat junctions. The entrance to the forest is about 3 km south of the entrance to Moshav Shibolim, directly opposite the entrance of Moshav Tidhar, between the 205th and 206th km markers. HeHaruv Camping Site is located next to the entrance, and the Rishonim camping site is about 50 m behind it. Waze: פארק שרשרת.
 
Group registration: Western Negev region - galitb@kkl.org.il

Notes and restrictions: Booking to camp in the camping site depends on the security officer's approval and the instructions of security personnel in the Gaza Envelope area.
Sharsheret Park Overnight Camping Sites (Nahal Gerar). Photograph: Yaakov Shkolnik, KKL-JNF Photo Archive