Phu Canh Natural Reserve functions in Da Bac district has over 5.000 ha natural area spreading over Dong Chum, Tan Pheo, Doan Ket and Dong ruong communes. Apart from conserving and retaining valuable and rare plant and animal genes, Phu Canh specialized forest has function to maitain and develop the Da River protective forest system, protect the environment, human ecology, serve production, and help maintaining the water sources for Hoa Binh HyDr opower Plant.

In this place, beyond being mixed with nature, tourists will have a chance to learn about the mysteries of mountains and forests, for instance, a vast array of herbs that for a long time the locals have been using for medical purposes, peculiar kinds of creeper or valuable and rare animals that have made up the lively wildlife here.
Phu Canh Natural Reserve in fact has favourable conditions to attract the attention of those who love nature and will certainly become a promising eco-tourist area in the future.