Mangrove Center Balikpapan

Mangrove Center Balikpapan is a mangrove conservation and ecotourism site located in Graha Indah, Balikpapan Utara, Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Established to rehabilitate and protect coastal mangrove forest along Balikpapan Bay, it features wooden boardwalks, observation towers and education facilities. The center is notable for its dense mangrove ecosystem, habitat for proboscis monkeys and diverse birdlife, and its role in environmental education and community-based conservation.

Visitors can expect a coastal mangrove forest accessed via wooden boardwalks and trails over tidal mudflats and waterways. The site includes observation towers, shelters and an information center. Surroundings are dense mangroves with views of Balikpapan Bay. Visitors can explore walking paths, take small boat or canoe rides through mangrove channels, observe proboscis monkeys, birds and crabs, and learn about mangrove rehabilitation and conservation activities.