Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park

Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park is a protected natural park in Burauen and La Paz, Leyte, centered on the dormant Mahagnao Volcano. Established in 1937 and re-established as a natural park in 1998, it covers about 635 hectares. It is notable for its volcanic crater lakes Lake Mahagnao and Lake Malagsom, hot springs, waterfalls, and forested crater, and for its biodiversity within the Eastern Visayas region.

Visitors can expect a forested volcanic landscape with crater lakes, hot springs and waterfalls accessible via hiking trails. The park centers on Lake Mahagnao, a green crater lake, and Lake Malagsom, a smaller crater lake, with viewpoints of the dormant Mahagnao Volcano crater. Areas include lake shores, forest trails, hot spring sites and Malagsom Falls. Activities are nature-based and require walking on natural trails.

Initially established as Mahagnao Volcano National Park on February 3, 1937 through Proclamation No. 184, and later re-established as Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park on February 27, 1998 through Proclamation No. 1157 under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)