Serra do Tabuleiro State Park

Serra do Tabuleiro State Park
Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro
IUCN category II (national park)
Morning on the Cambirela, lookng west
Nearest city	São José, Santa Catarina
Coordinates	27°54′50″S 48°48′18″W / 27.914°S 48.805°W / -27.914; -48.805Coordinates: 27°54′50″S 48°48′18″W / 27.914°S 48.805°W / -27.914; -48.805
Area	84,130 hectares (207,900 acres)
Designation	State park
Created	1975
Administrator	FATMA: Fundação do meio Ambiente

Serra do Tabuleiro State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro) is a state park in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It protects a mountainous area near the city of Florianópolis, covered in Atlantic Forest, which is an important source of drinking water. It also protects some coastal islands. The park is used for scientific research, education and eco-tourism.

The Serra do Tabuleiro State Park is named after the Serra do Tabuleiro, a tabular mountain that is a prominent feature. The Serra do Tabuleiro is one of Santa Catarina's Eastern Mountain Ranges, others being the Mar de Morros and part of the Serra do Mar. It covers an area of 84,130 hectares (207,900 acres) in the municipalities of Florianópolis, Palhoça, Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, Águas Mornas, São Bonifácio, São Martinho, Imaruí and Paulo Lopes. It includes the islands of Fortaleza/Araçatuba, Andrade, Papagaio Pequeno, Três Irmãs, Moleques do Sul, Siriú, Coral, Cardos and the south tip of Santa Catarina Island.

The park was established by decree 1.260 in 1975. The purpose was to protect the rich biodiversity of the region and the water sources for greater Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. The lush forests protect the sources of the Vargem do Braço, Cubatão and D'Una rivers, which supply most of the drinking water for greater Florianópolis and the south coast region. The basin of the Massiambu River is fully contained within the park.

When the state park was created the environmental authorities expelled some traditional fishing and farming families. Others were allowed to stay under strict conditions for land use. Comparison of aerial photographs of the portion of the park in Florianopolis from 1957 and 1998 show after the abandonment of farming there has been substantial regeneration of the forest.