Crâng is Buzău's lung: a 100-hectare park on the western edge of the city merging into a larger forest of oak, ash, lime and maple — a remnant of the old Codrii Vlăsiei lowland forest that once covered much of Wallachia. The park has a small artificial lake, the Heleșteu, fed by a channel from the Buzău river, where rowing boats can be hired in summer. There are children's playgrounds, a chess corner, and a stadium tucked into the southern end.
It is an honest city park rather than a destination in itself, but it is well-kept and genuinely pleasant on a warm afternoon. The Buzău County Museum stands at its entrance and is the natural pairing for a visit. A 1976 obelisk near the lake commemorates 1,600 years since the first recorded mention of Buzău.