Ähijärve rest stop

The recreation site is situated in the yard of the visitor centre of Karula National Park. A good picnic site. The parking area of the visitor centre is next to the recreation site.

This picnic spot is in the yard of the Karula National Park visitor centre at Ähijärve, right beside the old farm barn. Around it lies the gentle, hilly countryside that the park was created to protect: small fields, forest patches and Lake Ähijärv, one of the larger lakes of Karula. The rest stop has covered tables, fresh drinking water and even an outdoor shower, which makes it a handy base before a walk. The 4 km trail of Ähijärve roads and paths starts here and leads past the lake and the farmsteads of the village, showing how people and landscape have shaped each other.