The Serra Furada State Park () is a state park in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It protects a densely forested mountain region of dramatic beauty in the Atlantic Forest biome. Location The Serra Furada State Park is divided between the municipalities of Orleans and Grão Pará, Santa Catarina. It has an area of . The buffer zone covers , with a perimeter of . The park's name is from a cleft in a sandstone rock about high and wide that can be seen from several kilometers away. The rock is most often viewed from the Morro da Igreja, the site of the air traffic control radar towers for southern Brazil. The park is on the escarpment of the Serra Geral and covers parts of the Serra Geral and Botucatu geological formations. Altitudes vary from . There are steep cliffs in the highest areas and deep valleys created by strong fluvial erosion. There are rounded hills in areas where sedimentary rocks predominate. The park contributes to the sources of important local rivers such as the Minador River, a tributary of the Laranjeiras River, in turn a tributary of the Tubarão River, and the Meio and Braço Esquerdo Rivers that drain into the sub-basin of the Braço do Norte River. The western portion of the park is adjacent to the São Joaquim National Park, which was created in 1961 in an effort to halt the devastation of the Araucaria pine forests of the region. The two parks together form a continuous forest area. The park has great scenic beauty and high tourist potential. History The Serra Furada State Park was created by state decree 11.233 of 20 June 1980 as a fully protected conservation unit. The objectives are to preserve natural ecosystems of great ecological importance and scenic beauty, and to enable scientific research, education, environmental interpretation, recreation in contact with nature and ecotourism. The park aims to conserve biodiversity and to protect water resources. The park's management plan was developed with resources from the German KfW development bank and the Santa Catarina environmental foundation (FATMA) and environmental police within the framework of the Atlantic Forest Protection Project. The Management Plan was published in 2010. Environment The air has high relative humidity of about 85%, and average annual rainfall is . The warmest months are from December to March, with average maximum temperatures above . July is the coldest month,