Israel celebrates independence in nature: about 210 thousand Israelis took advantage of the perfect weather and went out to celebrate Independence Day in nature. Heavy loads were recorded at many sites throughout the country, from north to south, and the public was asked not to go to some of them due to the load of visitors.
Carmel Noga Park (photo: Society for the Protection of Nature)
Carmel Noga Park (photo: Society for the Protection of Nature) Among the prominent sites visited by travelers:
Tel Ashkelon National Garden with 20 thousand visitors
Yarkon Tel Afek National Park with 6500 visitors
Caesarea National Park with 6200 visitors
Eshkol Park with 5,500 visitors
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve with 3,700 visitors
In addition, 3000 visitors walked today in the Banias Nature Reserve and the Maayan Harod National Park.
Independence Day in Tal Grove (photo by Amr Rada, Nature and Parks Authority)
List of busy sites:
- The Begin Museum in Jerusalem is closed to additional visitors
- Ayalon Canada Park is closed to additional visitors
- Rat forest
- The Power Forest/Elad Forest
- Goren Park
- Jerusalem Forest Herzl Axis
- Bnei Zion parking lot
- Root parking lots
- Kiryat Ata Forest
- Carmel Park
- Shaar Carmel parking lot
- Cheek forest
- Segev forest
- The Forest of Angels-Shacharya
- The National Garden Garden of Three
- Maayan Harod National Park
- Tel Ashkelon National Park is packed
- Congestion in the Kinneret as well: the Rotem-Shizaf beach parking lot was closed due to congestion.
Hikers from Harod spring (photo: Sarit Pelzi Miara, Nature and Parks Authority) 
Hikers from Harod spring (photo: Sarit Pelzi Miara, Nature and Parks Authority) 
Independence BBQ in Tal Grove (Photo: Amar Rada, Nature and Parks Authority) 
Independence BBQ in Tal Grove (Photo: Amar Rada, Nature and Parks Authority) 
Independence Day in Kinneret (Photo: Dor Baruch, Association of Kinneret Cities) 
Independence in the Kinneret (photo: Oshri Ben Dor, Association of Kinneret Cities)
