The Barranco Oscuro Nature Reserve is located in the Doramas Rural Park. Barranco Oscuro was declared nature reserve due to the fact it consists of a particular vulnerable ecosystem: a laurel forest which shelters some 40 endemic species of plants and invertebrates. The reserve is also home to a pine forest (pinar, in Spanish).
The Inagua Nature Reserve is a significant protected area in Gran Canaria by force of the fact it contains the best preserved pine forest in Gran Canaria.
Sailing in Gran Canaria is possible due to the fact the island features several leisure ports, that is, besides Las Palmas with its Puerto de la Luz.
Playing golf in Gran Canaria is highly recommended to both professionals and amateurs, golf playing being enabled by the several golf courses on the island