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A protest against the overcrowding and management of Teide National Park will go ahead this Saturday (7th June), after Spain’s Government Delegation rejected a request from the Tenerife Cabildo to ban the demonstration.
The demonstration, scheduled for 8:00am in the Roques de García area, is being organised by environmental and local advocacy groups. Participants plan to walk across the TF-21 road from the La Ruleta viewpoint to the Teide Parador and back, in what organisers have described as a “respectful and environmentally conscious” action.
Despite opposition from local authorities, including Tenerife Cabildo President Rosa Dávila, who last week criticised the move, stating “Teide is not a stage for ideological battles”, the Government Delegation said it has no legal grounds to prohibit the protest.
During the demonstration, organisers will call on visitors to respect the park’s rules and values. They are urging people not to park outside designated areas, to stick to marked trails, and to avoid damaging the fragile environment.
The protest will be deliberately low-impact: no loudspeakers, no shouted slogans, and no banners will be fixed to public property. The route will stay entirely on tarmac and pedestrian areas.
Teide National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is Spain’s most-visited national park. In 2023 alone, it welcomed over 4.4 million people. That popularity, combined with limited staff and enforcement, has led to scenes of congestion and environmental degradation, rubbish, illegal barbecues, drone flights, and off-path trekking have become frequent issues.
Environmental groups hope the peaceful protest will send a strong message about the need for sustainable tourism and better protection of one of the Canary Islands’ most iconic natural spaces.
