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Complete list of 41 national parks in Sierra Leone

A small hill forest reserve in Bo District, one of the earliest forest reserves in Sierra Leone.

Bojeni Hills

A hilly forest reserve in Kenema District with tropical forest habitat and wildlife.

Dodo Hills

A small forest reserve in Tonkolili District with tropical woodland and important local biodiversity.

Farangbaia

A small hilly forest reserve in eastern Kenema District.

Gboi Hills

A small forest reserve in Kailahun District in eastern Sierra Leone.

A forest reserve in Kenema District forming part of the broader Golama forest landscape.

Golama South

The largest remaining tract of Upper Guinea rainforest in Sierra Leone, home to over 330 bird species, forest elephants, and the endangered Diana monkey.

Gola Rainforest

A hilly forest reserve in eastern Kono District with tropical forest and important wildlife corridors.

Gori Hills

A forested hill reserve in Bo District providing watershed protection and habitat for diverse wildlife species.

Kagarii Hills

The largest forest reserve in eastern Sierra Leone, with primary tropical forest supporting diverse flora and fauna near Kenema.

Kambui Hills

A forest reserve in northern Bombali District with tropical woodland and forest habitat.

Kandesuri

A non-hunting forest reserve in central Sierra Leone known for its diverse West African bird species including white-necked rockfowl and great blue turaco.

Kangari Hills

One of the oldest forest reserves in Sierra Leone, established in 1914 in Moyamba District.

Kasewi Hills

A proposed national park site in Bombali District with significant forest cover and biodiversity.

Kuru Hills

A small forest reserve in Pujehun District in southern Sierra Leone.

Lalay

A small hill forest reserve in Kailahun District.

Lhei Hills

Home to Mount Bintumani, West Africa's highest peak outside the Cameroon Highlands at 1,945 meters, with montane forests sheltering elephants, leopards, and pygmy hippos.

Loma Mountains

One of the oldest forest reserves in Sierra Leone, located in Tonkolili District.

Malai Hills

The first site managed as a wildlife sanctuary in Sierra Leone, protecting threatened dwarf crocodiles and hosting 252 bird species.

Mamunta-Mayosso

A small forest reserve in Bombali District in northern Sierra Leone.

Matete

A small hill forest reserve near Moyamba town.

Moyamba Hills

A mountainous forest reserve in Kono District forming part of the Nimini Hills range with important tropical forest habitat.

Nimini North

The southern section of the Nimini Hills forest reserve complex in Kenema District.

Nimini South

A small hill forest reserve in Port Loko District.

Occra Hills

Sierra Leone's first and largest national park, featuring savannah and rainforest habitats with elephants, hippos, chimpanzees, and bongo antelopes near the Guinean border.

Outamba-Kilimi

A small forest reserve near Port Loko town.

Port Loko

A small forest reserve in Moyamba District providing local watershed protection.

Ribbi

A marine protected area at the mouth of the Great and Little Scarcies Rivers with extensive mangrove forests and rich fisheries.

Scarcies River Estuary

A coastal marine protected area encompassing about 50 percent of Sierra Leone mangroves and diverse aquatic ecosystems.

Sherbro River Estuary

A vast Ramsar wetland of international importance at the mouth of the Sierra Leone River, supporting extensive mangrove ecosystems and migratory birds.

Sierra Leone River Estuary

A small forest reserve in Moyamba District.

Singamba

A forest reserve in Pujehun District in southern Sierra Leone.

Sipend

Tabe

A large forest reserve in Kono District with tropical high forest providing critical watershed protection and biodiversity habitat.

Tama

The easternmost outlying forest reserve in Sierra Leone, a mountainous non-hunting reserve near the Guinea border with significant biodiversity.

Tingi Hills

A 12 square kilometer island in the Moa River with 11 primate species and pygmy hippos, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2025 as part of the Gola-Tiwai Complex.

Tiwai Island

A coastal forest reserve in Bonthe District with mangrove and tropical forest ecosystems.

Tobi

A forest reserve in northern Sierra Leone with tropical forest and important water catchment functions.

Tonkolilli

A small hill forest reserve in Koinadugu District in northern Sierra Leone.

Wara Wara Hill

A rainforest-covered mountainous national park on the Western Area Peninsula, harboring 80-90 percent of Sierra Leone's terrestrial biodiversity just outside the capital.

Western Area Peninsula

A marine protected area on the western coast of Sierra Leone supporting coastal fisheries, mangroves, and marine biodiversity.

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