The Pananjung Nature Reserve

Area Natural Resources Conservation original Pangandaran is a farming population. In 1922, when Y. Resident Eycken Priangan office, proposed a Hunting Park. At that time released a Buffalo, 3 Cows tails and some deer.
Because the animal has a unique diversity and unique and should be maintained habitats and its survival in 1934 then, the status of the area converted into a spacious Wildlife 530 ha.
In 1961, after a flower found in the rare Raflesia Fatma, her status changed again to Nature Reserve.
With the increasing needs of the community will be a place of recreation, then in 1978, some of the area (37.70 ha) made Nature Trail.
In the year 1990 confirmed the waters surrounding area as a Marine Nature Reserve (470 ha), so the whole area to 1,000 ha.
In subsequent developments, according to Minister of Forestry Decree No. Tourism business 104/Kpts-II/1993 Pangandaran TWA transferred from the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation to Perum Perhutani.
Tourism activities that can be done in the conservation area of Pangandaran and surrounding areas are: cross country, cycling, swimming, boating, scuba diving, and saw snorking heritage.
Nature reserve area ± 530 hectares, which among others include tourism area of 37.70 hectares located in West Java SBKSDA management II. Having a variety of rare flora and fauna such as the Flower Raflesia Padma, Buffalo, deer and various types of monkeys.
In addition, there are also natural caves and man-made caves such as Gua Stage, bastard Cave, Cave of the Well Mudal, Cave Question Japanese caves and water sources Rengganis and White Sand Beach with a sea park. To Taman Wisata Alam (TWA) managed by Perum Perhutani Ciamis.