Inobong Visitor and Research Center perched 600m above sea level in Penampang is a Crocker Range Park substation and the nearest access to the Park from Kota Kinabalu.Research Centre was officially opened on 16/1/2003. The construction of the substation was sponsored by JICA, the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The Inobong VRC is located 600m above sea level and the air here is cool and fresh. From this height, there are all-round views of Kota Kinabalu and the islands surrounding it. The sunsets viewed from here are said to be beautiful.