Tourism Notifications

The restrooms at the Biriya Fortress are closed until further notice.

The Yonatan Ben-Uziel section at the Biriya Forest Single will is closed due to works.

The opening hours of the park are as follows:

Sunday to Thursday: 7:30-17:45;
Friday: 7:30-15:45; Saturday: 7:30-17:45

Note:
Entrance to the park is up to an hour before closure

The car park is closed until further notice.

The car park closed down.

On May 7, Ein Alwa will be closed to visitors until further notice due to works.

Due to safety hazards, the single is closed until further notice on both sides.

Climbing sites at the forest are closed until further notice.

Water supply to the area has been deactivated due to acts of vandalism.

The public restrooms at the Ofer tower are closed until further notice.

Located near the graveyard of Moshav Hosen in western Galilee - the car park closed down.

With the 2023 daylight saving time starting on March 24, the new opening hours at the lake are:

Sunday-Thursday: 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Entrance to the site allowed until 5:30 PM.
Fridays, Saturdays and festivals: 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Entrance to the site allowed until 17:30.

New marking along the Ramot Menashe-Megido trail takes place, on a new path designed with the Megido Regional Council.

Several sections of the old path will be included in the new trail, other sections will be changed to 'regular' marking (not that of long trails) and some sections will be cancelled.

For this reason, marking on the trail is only partial. Do not follow the current marking while traveling. An announcement of the new trail will be made in a few months.

• Due to polluting sewage that washed into the Tzipori stream, the public is advised to avoid contact and keep a distance from the stream's water.
• The Nahal Tzipori trail is closed to travelers until further notice due to hazards.

The Shen Hapil recreation area, underneath Har Nof,  is closed due to interchange development work.

1) Infrastructure works for the town of Givat Eden take place at the northern entrance to the park. Travelers are advised to practice caution, and use other entrances whenever possible. 2) The hiding tunnels at Horvat Atri are now open to the public. 3) The Bell Cave is closed due to hazards.

Due to an increasing number of breaking into cars at the car park, travlers are advised to lock their vehicles and avoid leaving valuables in them.

The Ein Hindak spring on the springs path is closed to the public due to a collapse hazard.

In the coming weeks, buried trash cans will be installed throughout the forest in order to keep te forest clean. Visitors are asked to stay away from work sites and avoid using the trash cans until further notice.

The Hadid single is closed for cycling until further notice due to forest works.

The path leading from the Maccabean Graves to Ne'ot Kdumim will be closed on February 5, 6, 8, and 9 from 6:30 to 16:00 due to tree planting events.

To enter the recreation area, drivers are required to drive toward Ajur and make a U-turn.

On June 9, The road to the youth camp will be closed due to roadworks.

KKL-JNF forest works take place on the 1/2-kilometer section alongside the Hadassah Trail. The works include forest trimming and creation of a border between the hospital, the neighborhood and the forest. The works are expected to last one month, and warning signs have been posted. Travelers are asked to avoid using the trail, for their own safety.

Due to works, a section at the single will close on May 2 for about a month. Cyclists are asked to move to the next segment and avoid the area, marked by a yellow strip.

The restrooms are open on Friday, Saturday and on holidays, from 08:00 to 16:00.

Due to upgrade works, the site will be closed for visitors until further notice.

Events cannot be held at the Mitzpe Modi'in Amphitheatre until further notice.

Due to road upgrade works at Mt. Horshen Forest (Alona Park), certain sections of the site will occasionally close during the next three months.

The restrooms in Nes Harim are out of order due to lack of proper authorization. The closest restrooms are at Bar Bahar

Due to heavy rains in the winter of 2022, several public paths in the Judaean foothills will switch to 4X4 status. Road signs will provide specific directions along the paths.
(Updated March 7th, 2022)

The Megido trail at the Ramat Menashe Park is now open for travelers. The 70-kilometer trail is for experienced walkers, and is not meant for cyclists. The trail, marked in purple, replaces the old Ramat Menashe trail, which was marked in orange.

Starting on January 23, 2023, KKL-JNF and the Megido Regional Council will perform upgrade works on the section that goes from the park entrance (Road 66) to Nahal HaShofet. Entrance to Nahal HaShofet will not be allowed until the works' conclusion, estimated in December 2023.

From April 30, 2023, the road from Gahar Mountain to the Haruvim recreation area (Nahal HaShofet) will be closed for half a year due to works. Vehicles will not be allowed at Nahal HaShofet.

The grove is closed until further notice due to collapsing trees hazard.

The tower will be closed due to development works. The works are expected to last about a month.

No water available in the area until further notice.

The water supply to the site is down until further notice.

Following instructions from the IDF, the lookout is open for foot travelers only.

The restrooms at the park are closed til further notice.

Due to a malfunction, no water are available in the forest until further notice.

Due to military training, the forest will be closed to visitors on May 15-17.

Due to a safety hazard, arrival at the area is allowed only during daytime hours. Overnight activity and stay are forbidden.

The Hill 69 recreation area will be closed until further notice, due to works.

Horbat Tzelit (Hirbet a-Tzelenta), located at the Meitar forest next to the 4X4 path marked in blue. The Horbat Tzelit site is extremely dangerous, and visiting it is forbidden!

The Kisufim forest tower is closed due to engineering works.

Due to hazards caused by bike riders on main vehicle forest roads, the roads are blocked until further notice.

The Rimon Single will be closed from April 23 to June 30 due to upgrade works.

Roadworks for completion of the landscape road in Nahal Grar park will take place during September. Visitors should be careful while traveling in the area. Passage from "Tel Harur" to the parallel way on road 25 will be closed.

Due to safety hazards, the birdwatching station at the Sderot forest is closed until further notice.

Recent rainstorms have left several walking and cycling tracks damaged. Travelers are advised to practice caution, and report hazards that they come across.