Toubkal National Park covers 380 square kilometres of the western High Atlas, centred on the Toubkal massif. It was Morocco's first national park, established in 1942, and remains the most-visited protected area in the country. The park encompasses a dramatic landscape of glaciated valleys, rocky ridgelines, and traditional Berber villages that have changed little in their basic structure over centuries.
The park is home to Barbary macaques, golden jackals, wildcats, and the endangered Barbary leopard — though large carnivore sightings are extremely rare. Birdlife is more accessible: lammergeiers (bearded vultures) soar over the high ridges, and the rocky lower slopes hold Moussier's redstart and various larks. Vegetation ranges from argan and thuja forests at lower elevations to alpine scrub above 3,000 metres.
Most visitors enter the park via Imlil, which serves as the main trailhead for Toubkal. The park has no gates or entry fees, but mule hire and guide services from Imlil are subject to fixed official rates. Camping is permitted in designated areas; the mountain refuges run by the Club Alpin Français provide basic bunkhouse accommodation on the main routes.