三皇(huang)谷(gu)森林公園,位(wei)于景色秀美,氣(qi)候宜人的秦嶺山系(xi)與(yu)(yu)關山山系(xi)的結合部(bu),位(wei)于清水(shui)縣(xian)的東南部(bu)。四面(mian)森林環繞,南靠渭河,北與(yu)(yu)陜西省隴(long)(long)縣(xian)相鄰 。三皇(huang)谷(gu)森林公園西距“隴(long)(long)上江南”清水(shui)縣(xian)城(cheng)有41公里(li)(li),由天(tian)隴(long)(long)絲綢(chou)古(gu)道至(zhi)天(tian)水(shui)市90公里(li)(li),至(zhi)隴(long)(long)縣(xian)80公里(li)(li),沿310國道向東140至(zhi)寶雞(ji),340公里(li)(li)可達西安,向西370公里(li)(li)達蘭州,外部(bu)交(jiao)通十分(fen)便利。公園面(mian)積為3565公頃,其(qi)中龍潭溝景區是1212公頃,鹿子灘(tan)景區是1032公頃。
位(wei)于(yu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)門鎮東南10公(gong)(gong)里處的(de)三(san)皇谷森(sen)林(lin)公(gong)(gong)園2003年(nian)(nian)被列為省級森(sen)林(lin)公(gong)(gong)園,隸屬于(yu)小隴山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)林(lin)業實驗局山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)門林(lin)場,地(di)處秦(qin)嶺(ling)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)脈與(yu)關山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)脈的(de)結合部,是牛頭河(he)的(de)發源地(di)。該公(gong)(gong)園距清水縣城40公(gong)(gong)里,距天水市90公(gong)(gong)里,海拔1600——2100米,年(nian)(nian)平均氣溫(wen)8℃,相對濕度70%,森(sen)林(lin)覆(fu)蓋率達76.1%,屬典(dian)型的(de)暖溫(wen)帶山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)地(di)半(ban)濕潤氣候(hou)區(qu),素有“百里林(lin)海、天然課堂、森(sen)林(lin)浴(yu)場”之(zhi)稱。
該園占(zhan)地3665公傾(qing),集森林、水體(ti)、野生動(dong)植物和奇峰(feng)峽谷景觀(guan)(guan)為(wei)(wei)一(yi)體(ti),主(zhu)要景觀(guan)(guan)有皇帝(di)遺跡、古(gu)鎮遺址、觀(guan)(guan)音(yin)峰(feng)、鹿鳴(ming)山(shan)(shan)、火焰(yan)山(shan)(shan)等(deng)。園內林海莽莽,青山(shan)(shan)疊(die)翠,草(cao)(cao)場碧綠,山(shan)(shan)花爛(lan)漫,清流潺(chan)潺(chan),鹿聲鳴(ming)鳴(ming)、珍禽(qin)異獸出沒其間(jian),是天(tian)水市(shi)唯一(yi)的(de)(de)以亞高山(shan)(shan)草(cao)(cao)甸為(wei)(wei)主(zhu)體(ti)的(de)(de)草(cao)(cao)原風(feng)情(qing)旅(lv)游(you)區。園內建有仿古(gu)式別墅、蒙古(gu)包、多功(gong)能餐廳,設有跑(pao)馬、狩獵、射(she)箭、野炊、徙步探險等(deng)旅(lv)游(you)項目(mu),有烤(kao)魚、烤(kao)羊、山(shan)(shan)野菜和農家面食等(deng)地方(fang)特色(se)小吃(chi),初步形成(cheng)了具有一(yi)定規模的(de)(de)吃(chi)、住、行、樂和旅(lv)游(you)探險、避署觀(guan)(guan)光為(wei)(wei)一(yi)體(ti)的(de)(de)天(tian)然樂園。