Serra do Rola-Moça State Park

Serra do Rola-Moça State Park
Parque Estadual da Serra do Rola-Moça
IUCN category II (national park)
Escarpment of the Serra do Rola-Moça
Nearest city	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Coordinates	20°02′30″S 44°00′36″W / 20.041574°S 44.009992°W / -20.041574; -44.009992Coordinates: 20°02′30″S 44°00′36″W / 20.041574°S 44.009992°W / -20.041574; -44.009992
Area	3,941.09 ha (15.2166 sq mi)
Designation	State park
Created	27 September 1994
Administrator	IEF: Instituto Estadual de Florestas

The Serra do Rola-Moça State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual da Serra do Rola-Moça) is a state park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It protects a rugged area in the transition zone between cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Springs in the park are important to the water supply of the state capital, Belo Horizonte.

The Serra do Rola-Moça State Park is in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, divided between the municipalities of Belo Horizonte, Nova Lima, Ibirité and Brumadinho. It has an area of 3,941.09 hectares (9,738.6 acres). It contains six important springs that supply water to the city, and this area is closed to the public.

The Serra do Rola-Moça State Park was created by governor Hélio Garcia by decree 36.071 of 27 September 1994. The Taboão, Rola-Moça, Barreirinho, Barreiro, Mutuca and Catarina water basins in the park protect the water sources used by the Minas Gerais Sanitation Company (COPASA/MG). Activities such as leisure and tourism that may interfere with biota in these areas were therefore prohibited, and the areas were administered by COPASA/MG. The State Forestry Institute (IEF) was made responsible for overall administration of the park and for developing plans for administration and environmental education. The consultative council included representatives of government and civil society organizations.

The park is in the transition zone between cerrado and Atlantic Forest. It contains areas of Atlantic Forest, cerrado, Alpine tundra and rupestrian ferruginous fields. The ferruginous field vegetation, growing on the iron-bearing "canga" crust, is extremely rare and is found only in the iron quadrilateral of Minas Gerais and in the Carajás Mountains in the state of Pará. Visits to these fields are allowed only when accompanied by park monitors.