Some artificial lakes located in the park as Laghi del Gorzente were built from the end of 19th century in order to provide the city of Genova and its surrounding area with electricity and good quality freshwater.

[4] The park area is also included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called Capanne di Marcarolo (code: IT1180026).

[8] In this area the collision between the African and the Eurasian Plates produced a huge amount of effusive rocks, now mostly represented by peridotites and serpentinites.

[9] The peculiar soils formed by degradation of peridoties bedrock and a large variety of micro-habitats in the protected area allow the presence of rare endemic plants, as Viola bertolonii or Cerastium utriense.

Among birds of prey must be noted the short-toed snake eagle[5] (in Italian Biancone), a species very endangered in Italy which was chosen as the symbol of the park.

Two mountain hut can be used by hikers: Media related to Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo at Wikimedia Commons