The Recreational Forest Reserve of Fontinhas is a recreational forest located centrally on the island of Santa Maria, in the civil parish of Santo Espírito, municipality of Vila do Porto in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.HistoryThe Reserva Florestal de Recreio de Fontinhas was created by decree on August 30, 1989 by the legislature of the Regional Government of the Azores. It is administered by the Secretaria Regional de Agricultura e Pescas, and run day-to-day by the Direcção Regional de Recursos Florestais .