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The orographic and climatic crossroads that defines the transition territory between the Cantabrian mountain range and the Pyrenees favors a dazzling botanical diversity, as well as an endless number of ideal ecosystems for a large number of animal species.

Furthermore, such a rugged landscape where canyons, gorges and gorges follow one another, in which beeches and gall oaks or oaks and cork oaks are able to coexist, to name a few varieties, and where the European mink, the crayfish or the eagle Bonelli's can live safely, it is well worth a leisurely visit with all the senses activated.

Sheltered by the Sierra de Oña, in one of the most interesting places in the Natural Park, both for its environmental and historical and heritage values, the town of Oña is home to the Casa del Parque Huerta de San Salvador. Located in what was the old dairy farm of the monastery, within an enclosure surrounded by four kilometers of wall where the monks produced milk and meat and very close by the 16th century monastic fish farm, the building has taken on a second life perfectly integrated into the environment. to provide complete information about the environment from all perspectives.

Upon entering the Park House, the sculpture of a gall oak draws your attention. This space provides all the information necessary to understand the values ​​of the Natural Space and the many routes that can be taken from here. A whole battery of resources such as slides, recreations and interactive devices, completed with a careful succession of information panels show all the richness of the Montes Obarenes Natural Park .

Ascending one floor, one enters a sensory space through audiovisual and scenographic montages to take the visitor into a virtual vision of the Park, to listen to the sounds and smell the aromas of the forest, without forgetting the look at the ways of life linked to the forestry activity.

The top floor, from which there are spectacular views of the town of Oña, the surrounding landscape and the reception of the Casa del Parque, is a space intended for a library and environmental workshops.