Ben Shemen Forest in Rosh Ha‘Ayin

great spot for camping!

A great, amazing forest, you can even sleep there.

Great picnic spot. Shady trees make it easy

Huge and quiet forest between tel aviv and Jerusalem. You can bike, camp, hike or photography insects

One of the most well known most toured pieces of nature in Israel. Its a huge forest with plenty of hiking trails but its most known to bicycle riders that come pretty much every day.There are many points where you can park your car and find a quiet place or just go for a fun walk. The first itself does not have any restroom, places to buy food or anything like that but there are few spots where there are few stands.

Really nice forest/part. There are lots of outdoors tables and nice spots for picnics. It is possible to start a fire and do BBQ. If you arrive during a weekends with a nice weather it worth driving little further towards Modiin to locate extra spots.The forest is also famous among the mountains bicycles riders. Lots of challenging and amazing single trails.And it is a great spot for mushroom collection during the winter month. Although in the recent years due to covid restrictions there are too many people searching for mushrooms.

Beautiful place for camping. Always something to see.

A lot of different entrances to different points of interests or picnic spots inside

Ben Shemen forest is a large forest in the central Israel. There are many bicycle paths, picnic areas archaeological sites, memorial monuments there.

Very nice place for picnic or 4x4 trails

A nice forest though its not the best

A lot of places for trail, cycling or barbecue. On of the favourites places.

Quite and clear space to relax after hard days

Not a good place to be in the summer

Near tel Aviv. Only 20min drive.A great piece of nature. Usually packed during the weekends mostly empty during weekdays.

If you are planning to show up during holidays like independence day - its better look for a spot as distant as possible from the entrance. Otherwise it might be too crowded. The place itself is nice and convenient tho ☺️

Close to the center, full of spacen to hike, mountain bikes, camping and have a picnic.

Very beautiful, but impossible on holidays and weekends. It becomes so crowded you cant find a place without the smell of a barbique.

Great place to hike around with kids. Especially beautiful in winter. Dont forget to bring a picnic lunch.

The contact with nature its relaxing in this park. However, if you have a chance, go in-between days of the week and avoiding Shabbat time. Many young men with their motorcycle were annoying experience.

One the best outdoor locations in Israel. Suitable for a good time with kids, a pick nick or a hike.

Great, well maintained trails. Good signage and maps.

You have to know what to look for, as theres a ton of different tracks, and spots to see. So come prepared.

Too crowdy on a weekend. Besides that Ben Shemen is the best forest in Israel. On a week day you can enjoy a walk or a picnic. But only then. Avoid on weekends and holidays

Beautiful forest.

This is a beautiful forest with quiet and peace. There are also tracking routs for bicycles, and hiking.

Always nice to take a walk and make a family picnic. Can sometimes be too crowded.

Advantages: Nice natureDisadvantages: Very dirty, people riding very noisy vehicles.

Great nature! Good for motors, bikes, hikes or just some nature time

Beautiful nature. The roads inside the forest are not paved, expect large pot holes. Nice hiking and off-road biking trails. Picnic areas are available. Keep nature clean.

Nice place for out door rest. Should pay attention on bed roads sometimes despite they are marked as a good one on maps.

Very nice forest with a lot of trees and wilderness

Good place for having a family picnic

Beautiful place, close to nature, but keep it clean!

Beautiful green and great for down hill riding in the forest.

I like it. Good place for hikking, coffe break

an amazing place to be

an open resort for extream offroads fun / jeeps/ MTB / Motor-cicles

Great place to bike riding at just chilling in the forest

Good parking structure. Even few kiosks with pita and labane.

Very beautiful this time of year good for hiking and jeep trails

Pretty place, a lots off trees and animals

beautiful forest full of naturenice place to go on a picnic or simply hike

Great forest in a great land

Its a very nice place can be good for hiking

Lots of trees and shade.. Beautiful place for a picnic. It is allowed to light fire.

A large Forest with some great views, a lot of places to see, walk and enjoy. Have some picnic places.

There are picnic tables, playgrounds, trails for hiking, trails for biking, and trails for motorbike and other offroaders. With many other small attraction in the forest. Also located halfway from Jerusalem to Tel-Aviv, easily accessible to most of the Israels population

Beautiful place for picnics 4X4 and bicycle.

good picnic location