三皇谷(gu)森(sen)林(lin)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan),位于景色秀美(mei),氣(qi)候(hou)宜人的秦嶺(ling)山系與(yu)關山山系的結合部,位于清(qing)水(shui)縣的東(dong)南(nan)部。四面(mian)森(sen)林(lin)環繞,南(nan)靠渭河,北與(yu)陜西(xi)(xi)省隴縣相鄰 。三皇谷(gu)森(sen)林(lin)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)西(xi)(xi)距(ju)“隴上江南(nan)”清(qing)水(shui)縣城有41公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),由(you)天隴絲綢古道至天水(shui)市(shi)90公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),至隴縣80公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),沿310國道向東(dong)140至寶雞(ji),340公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)可達西(xi)(xi)安,向西(xi)(xi)370公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)達蘭州,外(wai)部交(jiao)通十分(fen)便利。公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)面(mian)積為3565公(gong)(gong)(gong)頃(qing),其中龍潭溝景區(qu)是1212公(gong)(gong)(gong)頃(qing),鹿子灘(tan)景區(qu)是1032公(gong)(gong)(gong)頃(qing)。
位于(yu)山(shan)門鎮東南10公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)處的(de)三皇谷森(sen)林公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)2003年(nian)被列為(wei)省級森(sen)林公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan),隸屬(shu)(shu)于(yu)小隴山(shan)林業實驗局(ju)山(shan)門林場,地處秦嶺(ling)山(shan)脈(mo)與關山(shan)山(shan)脈(mo)的(de)結合部,是(shi)牛頭河的(de)發源地。該公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)距清水縣城40公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),距天水市90公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),海拔1600——2100米,年(nian)平(ping)均氣(qi)溫8℃,相(xiang)對(dui)濕(shi)度70%,森(sen)林覆(fu)蓋率達76.1%,屬(shu)(shu)典型的(de)暖溫帶山(shan)地半濕(shi)潤氣(qi)候區(qu),素(su)有“百(bai)里(li)林海、天然課堂、森(sen)林浴場”之稱。
該園占地3665公傾,集森林、水體、野(ye)生動植(zhi)物和奇峰(feng)峽(xia)谷(gu)景觀(guan)為一體,主(zhu)要景觀(guan)有(you)皇帝遺跡、古鎮遺址(zhi)、觀(guan)音峰(feng)、鹿鳴(ming)山(shan)、火焰山(shan)等。園內(nei)林海莽莽,青(qing)山(shan)疊翠,草場碧綠,山(shan)花(hua)爛漫(man),清流潺潺,鹿聲鳴(ming)鳴(ming)、珍(zhen)禽異獸出沒其間,是(shi)天水市唯(wei)一的(de)(de)以亞高山(shan)草甸為主(zhu)體的(de)(de)草原風情旅游區。園內(nei)建有(you)仿古式別(bie)墅、蒙古包、多功能(neng)餐廳,設有(you)跑馬(ma)、狩獵、射箭(jian)、野(ye)炊、徙步探險(xian)等旅游項目,有(you)烤(kao)魚、烤(kao)羊(yang)、山(shan)野(ye)菜和農家面食等地方特色小吃(chi),初(chu)步形成(cheng)了具有(you)一定規模的(de)(de)吃(chi)、住(zhu)、行(xing)、樂(le)和旅游探險(xian)、避(bi)署觀(guan)光為一體的(de)(de)天然樂(le)園。