西(xi)安市蓮花山(shan)森林公(gong)園,位于藍(lan)田城東南部,秦嶺(ling)北麓中山(shan)區,藍(lan)關(guan)(guan)古道和古棧(zhan)道之間(jian),大寨,網川,藍(lan)橋,普化(hua)四鄉交(jiao)界處(chu),距西(xi)安48公(gong)里(li).地理位置北緯34*03'30",東經(jing)109*25'50",可觀賞的風景區域北起藍(lan)水河口(kou),南至成仙嶺(ling),東自(zi)藍(lan)河橋(藍(lan)關(guan)(guan)驛),西(xi)至火燒寨(繞關(guan)(guan)).總面(mian)積1840公(gong)頃(qing),其中旅游面(mian)積150公(gong)頃(qing),森林覆蓋率92%.
公園內木本植物46科79屬110種(zhong),草本被子(zi)植物61科,屬199種(zhong).喬木主要有油松(song)(song),華山(shan)松(song)(song),白(bai)皮(pi)松(song)(song),水(shui)楸(qiu),山(shan)楊,山(shan)臘子(zi),山(shan)核桃,紅柳,茅栗,漆樹(shu),黃連樹(shu),杜仲等.
自駕車游客在從西安(an)上西藍高(gao)速在到312國道水陸(lu)庵南8公里(li)處,即可到蓮花山森林公園接待處。也可在西安(an)火(huo)車站乘(cheng)坐(zuo)到藍田(tian)(tian)的高(gao)速中巴車到藍田(tian)(tian)換乘(cheng)出(chu)租車到達公園.
蓮花山(shan)森林(lin)公(gong)(gong)園地處溫暖帶半濕潤氣(qi)候區(qu),氣(qi)候較溫和(he),陽光充足,雨量(liang)充沛(pei).年(nian)(nian)平(ping)(ping)均氣(qi)候9.5'C,年(nian)(nian)平(ping)(ping)均降雨量(liang)742.4MM,年(nian)(nian)平(ping)(ping)均風速1.6米/秒,年(nian)(nian)平(ping)(ping)均日照時(shi)數(shu)2148.8小時(shi),無(wu)霜期212天.藍水有稱清河(he)或藍橋河(he),是流(liu)(liu)經公(gong)(gong)園的主要(yao)河(he)流(liu)(liu),發源于(yu)藍田,商縣(xian)交界(jie)的好漢嶺東側,全長40公(gong)(gong)里,年(nian)(nian)經流(liu)(liu)量(liang)2627萬(wan)立方(fang)米,在公(gong)(gong)園與虎溪峪水相匯,經10公(gong)(gong)里古(gu)棧道峽谷流(liu)(liu)入灞(ba)河(he).水質(zhi)化驗結果(guo)良好.