Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park
The Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park () is a protected area (natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in Hunedoara County. Location. The Natural Park is located in the Şureanu Mountains (Southern Carpathians), in the central-southern part of Hunedoara county, in the administrative territory of communes Baru, Boșorod, Bănița, Orăştioara de Sus and Pui. Description. Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park has an area of 38.184 ha, and was declared a natural protected area by the "Law Number 5" on March 6, 2000 (published in "Romanian Official Paper Number 152 on April 12, 2000") and  represents a mountainous area which includes forests, mountain peaks, pastures, meadows, valleys, karst areas, caves, canyons; what shelters variety of flora and fauna. Protected areas included in the park: "Ponorâci-Cioclovina Karstic Complex" (1,50 ha), "Tecuri Cave" (2 ha), "Șura Mare Cave" (5 ha), "Bolii Cave" (0,50 ha), "Crivadia Canyon" (10 ha) and "Fossil Reserve Ohaba-Ponor" (10 ha).