Vesuvius National Park () is an Italian national park centered on the active volcano Vesuvius, southeast from Naples. The park was founded on June 5, 1995, and covers an area of around 135 square kilometers all located within the Province of Naples. It is centered on the active volcano and its most ancient (now inactive) crater, Monte Somma. It houses 612 vegetable species and 227 wildlife ones. See also Pompeii Herculaneum Boscoreale Boscotrecase Ercolano Massa di Somma Ottaviano Pollena Trocchia San Giuseppe Vesuviano San Sebastiano al Vesuvio Sant'Anastasia Somma Vesuviana Terzigno Torre Annunziata Torre del Greco Trecase References External links Pages by the Park Authority on Parks.it National parks of Italy Mount Vesuvius Parks in Campania Geography of the Metropolitan City of Naples Metropolitan City of Naples Biosphere reserves of Italy Protected areas established in 1995 1995 establishments in Italy