For the visitor entering from the north, one of the first apparent sites is the Foresters' House, a tiny stone building which is now surrounded by a grove. The house was built for the settlers at nearby Sejera in 1946, who until then were without work and on the brink of starvation. According to JNF lore, Yosef Weitz, who had formerly been at Sejera and was then director of afforestation and land acquisition, heard his secretary arguing with one of the settlers who had come to see him without an appointment. Weitz received the visitor, visited the site, and arranged for the group to engage in forestry work. It was the beginning for JNF forestry work in the area.
Today there are plans to turn the building into a kiosk.
Nearby is an amphitheater which is being prepared for public performances. One such concert is planned for the second night of Pessah, as the highlight of an organized moonlight walk through the forest. A path leads to the first of a series of lookout points. This one gives a view of Mount Tabor, with its distinctive mound shape and the square Roman Catholic church on top. One can also see Mount Gilboa.