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Gümüşkum (100. Yıl) Picnic and Camping Area

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Gümüşkum (100. Yıl) Picnic and Camping Area

Mezitli, Mersin

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A pine grove in Mezitli Davultepe with a 1.8 km beach where sea turtles nest.

Safety warning

During the turtle nesting season (May–September), do not go onto the beach at night with lights, and do not disturb the nests in the marked areas.

Its story

Gümüşkum is a pine grove and beach at Davultepe, between the D.400 highway and the sea, about 12 km southwest of Mersin. Set aside as a picnic area in 1977, the site was declared a nature park in 2011, but the ministry later decided to end this status, and the matter caused controversy. Part of the 1.8 km beach is a nesting area for green sea turtles and Caretta caretta; there is a sea turtle treatment and rehabilitation center on site. There is an area suitable for camping and bungalow options.

Key facts

Beach
1.8 km
Admission
Fee and camping conditions should be confirmed on site
Highlight
Sea turtle nesting area, sea daffodil
Getting there
Mersin–Silifke road (D.400)

Trip purpose

  • Camping
  • Day trip
  • Traveling with kids

Location

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36.72083, 34.49528

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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107354811 | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gümüşkum_Tabiat_Parkı | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1449322442