Italy Guide
Trentino-Alto Adige
Parco Naturale Panevéggio
The Parco Naturale Panevéggio 
www.parcopan.org protects a vast area of ancient woodland as well as the high peaks of the the Pale di San Martino. Crisscrossed by nature trails and ancient paved paths called reversi, the park gives you a sense of rural life on the summer pastures and in the forest, and makes an atmospheric venue for some of the open-air concerts in the Suoni delle Dolomiti series. Entry to the park costs €2 and the Panevéggio visitor centre offers guided half-day walks into the forest (€5).
There are three visitor centres in the park: San Martino (late June to early Sept daily 9am–12.30pm & 3–7pm; 
0439.768.859), Villa Welsperg in the Val Canali (June– Sept daily 9am–12.30pm & 3–6pm, Oct to early April daily 9.30am–12.30pm & 2–5pm; mid-April to May Sun only 10am–12.30pm & 3–6pm; 0439.765.973) and Paneveggio, 7km from the pass (early June to mid-Sept daily 9am–12.30pm & 2–5.30pm; also open Christmas, New Year and Jan– March 31 same hours Tues & Fri, and from mid-April to early June same hours on Sun; 0462.576.283).
You can camp next to Lago Panevéggio: the entrance is at the end of the track marked "Area della Sosta", just past the village. Facilities are minimal and stays are limited to 24 hours. There's a proper campsite, Bellamonte ( 0462.576.119, www.campingbellamonte.it ; €23 per tent), 4km down the road to Predazzo surrounded by meadows and hay lofts.