Lufasi Nature Park

A 20-hectare farm-forest and animal sanctuary on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos.

Last checked: 27 Oct 2026

Aerial view of a green lake at Lufasi Nature Park, Lagos, with a wooden boardwalk leading to a thatched shelter over the water and dense vegetation along the bank — Photo: Pharouk Damilola, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed.

Quick facts

State: Lagos State
City: Lekki
Category: Nature and wildlife
Location: Majek 1st Gate, KM 41, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos
Size: 20 hectares of farm-forest
Run by: LUFASI (Lekki Urban Forestry and Animal Shelter Initiative), a non-governmental organisation established in 2013
Park launched: November 2016
Hours (per LUFASI): Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm, Sunday 12 noon to 6pm. Confirm before you go.

Lufasi Nature Park is 20 hectares of farm-forest on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. It is run by LUFASI, the Lekki Urban Forestry and Animal Shelter Initiative, a non-governmental organisation established in 2013. The park launched in November 2016.

About the park

LUFASI describes the park as an outdoor eco-laboratory for schools, researchers and nature lovers, and as a recreation centre.

It has an animal sanctuary and rehabilitation centre, two lakes, Lake Nora and Lake Moses, and forest.

What you can do

LUFASI lists these activities and facilities:

Nature and leisure walks
A forest tour
An eco hall for environmental education classes
A children's play park
Picnic areas
A "Shirin Yoku" platform
An adult game area
Football, volleyball and basketball pitches

School excursions and sports clubs also use the park.

Visiting

LUFASI lists opening hours of Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm, and Sunday 12 noon to 6pm. Confirm before you go.

Fees, tours and booking are not stated on LUFASI's park page, so contact the park through its official website.

Lagos is not named in the UK Foreign Office's advice against travel to parts of Nigeria (page updated 22 Oct 2026). For the wider picture, read is Nigeria safe to visit?

For another nature spot in Lekki, see Lekki Conservation Centre. For a beach day, see Elegushi Beach.