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Hell's Gate National Park.
Hell's Gate National Park covers an area of 68.25 km2 and is situated in the environs of Lake Naivasha about 90 km from Nairobi. The park is situated 14 km after the turnoff from the old Nairobi-Naivasha highway. It is characterized by diverse topography and geological scenery. It is an important home of the lammergeyer.
Location:
Hell's Gate or Njorowa Gorge is situated in Nakuru District, Rift Valley Province, covering an Area of 68 km2.
Climate:
Warm and dry.

Park Gates:
Hell's Gate has two gates that are used by visitors i.e. the main Elsa Gate and the Olkaria Gate. The latter also serves the Olkaria Geothermal Station which is located inside the National Park.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
Game viewing, Raptor nesting in cliffs, Spectacular gorge walk, hot springs, scenic landscape, the Geothermal Station, Masai culture.

ACTIVITIES
Hiking, camping, rock climbing, biking, bird watching and wildlife viewing.

WILDLIFE
Reptiles:
Python, Cobra.
Insects/arthropods:
Grasshoppers, Butterflies, Bees, Termites.
Major Animals:
Baboon Olive; badger, honey; Buffalo, African; Bushbuck; Caracal; Cat, African Wild; Cheetah; Civet, African; Dik-dik, Kirk's; Dog, Hunting; Duiker, Bush; Eland; Fox, Bat-eared; Gazelle, Grant's; Gazelle, Thomson's; Genet, Large-spotted; Genet, Small-spotted; Giraffe, Masai; Giraffe, Reticulated; Hare, African; Hare, Spring; Hartebeest, Coke's; Hippopotamus; Hyena, Spotted; Hyrax, Rock; Impala; Jackal, Black-backed; Klipspringer; Leopard; Lion; Mongoose, Marsh; Mongoose, White-tailed; Monkey, Black faced Vervet; Otter, Clawless; Porcupine, Crested; Rat, African Mole; Reedbuck, Bohor; Reedbuck, Chanler's; Serval; Squirrel, Bush; Squirrel, Striped Ground; Steinbok; Warthog; Waterbuck, Defassa; Zebra, Common.

Major Birds:
Avocet; Babbler, Black-lored; Barbet, Red-fronted; Bee-eater, Blue-cheeked; Bee-eater, European; Bee-eater, Little; Bee-eater, Madagascar; Bee-eater, White-fronted; Bee-eater, White-throated; Bishop, Yellow; Bittern, Dwarf; Bittern, Little; Bulbul, Yellow-vented; Bunting, Cinnamon-breasted; Bunting, Golden-breasted; Buzzard, Augur; Buzzard, Steppe; Canary, Brixnstone; Canary, Yellow-rumped; Chat, Anteater; Cisticola, Pectoral-patch; Cisticola, Rattling; Cisticola, Winding; Coot, Red-knobbed; Cordonbleu, Red-cheeked; Cormorant, Long-tailed; Cormorant, White-necked; Coucal, Blue-headed; Coucal, White-browed; Courser, Temminck's; Crake, Black; Crane, Crowned; Crombec, Red-faced; Cuckoo, African; Cuckoo, Black; Cuckoo, Didric; Cuckoo, Emerald; Cuckoo, European; Cuckoo, Klaas'; Cuckoo, Red-chested....
COMMON VEGETATION
Mainly grasslands and shrublands with the latter being dominated by Leleshwa and several species of acacia. There are also a wide variety of succulents in the area.