Cachoeira da Toca
Reachable by car.
Arthr Souza — CC BY-SA 4.0 · RODRIGO LEHSTEN — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Diego F Goncalves — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arthr Souza — CC BY-SA 4.0
Ilhabela State Park, created in 1977, protects 27,025 hectares of Atlantic Forest, about 85% of the island municipality of Ilhabela off São Paulo's north coast, covering all or part of twelve islands, including most of mountainous São Sebastião Island. It holds 3% of the Atlantic Forest left in the state, and eight traditional caiçara fishing communities live within it. A network of trails leads to waterfalls: the Cachoeira da Toca, reached by car (about R$20), Três Tombos, Ribeirão, Veloso and Água Branca, whose trail starts at the gate of the Castelhanos road, while the Cachoeira do Gato is a forest hike of about 4 km. A 22-kilometre dirt road crosses the park to Castelhanos beach on the open-ocean side; only 4x4 vehicles may use it, with daily vehicle limits, entry between 7:00 and 14:00, return between 15:00 and 18:00 and a 30 km/h speed limit.
Reachable by car.
By 4x4 only.
Traditional fishers.
São Sebastião Island, Ilhabela, São Paulo
By 4x4 along a 22 km dirt road through the park, with daily vehicle limits and entry between 7:00 and 14:00.