Expert Guides for Exploring Constitution 1857 National Park in Baja California

Pine forest refuge in the Sierra de Juárez of northern Baja California

Constitution 1857 National Park

Constitution 1857 National Park preserves a unique ecological island of coniferous forest in the typically semi-arid landscape of northern Baja California. The park is situated in the Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range that forms part of the Cordillera Baja California, an extension of the Sierra Nevada into Mexico. This mountainous corridor creates a cooler, wetter environment that supports forest ecosystems found nowhere else on the peninsula at similar latitudes. The Hanson Plain, where Laguna Hanson lies, represents the core of the park's protected area, a valley formed during the Mesozoic Era with granite and sandy soils. The park's establishment in 1962 reflected growing recognition of the need to protect the forest ecosystems and the wildlife they sustain. Today, the park continues to serve as a critical conservation area for the peninsula's biodiversity, with its designation as a Ramsar Wetland in 2010 underscoring the international importance of its aquatic habitats.