23 parks that
protect Poland.

What Is a National Park?

A national park is the highest form of nature protection in Poland. An area distinguished by exceptional natural, scientific, social, cultural, and educational values. Poland has 23 national parks, which together cover about 1% of the country's area.

Each park has its own character — from the Biebrza marshes to the alpine peaks of the Tatras, from the shifting dunes of Słowiński to the primeval forest of Białowieża. Slow travel through the parks is a journey through the most diverse landscapes of Poland.

From the Baltic to the Tatras

National parks stretch across all of Poland. In the north — Wolin National Park with its cliffs and bison, Słowiński National Park with shifting dunes, Tuchola Forest and Drawa National Park with pine woods. In the east — Białowieża National Park with its primeval forest, Biebrza National Park with the largest marshes in Europe, Narew National Park with the Polish Amazonia.

In the south — Tatra National Park with alpine peaks, Bieszczady National Park with mountain meadows, Pieniny National Park with the Dunajec gorge, Karkonosze National Park with Mount Śnieżka. And in the centre — Kampinos National Park near Warsaw, Holy Cross National Park with quartzite boulder fields, Wielkopolski National Park with glacial lakes.

How to Visit National Parks?

National parks have marked trails and educational paths — it is worth sticking to them. In strict reserves, entry is possible only with a guide (as in Białowieża). Many parks charge entry fees — small, supporting nature protection.

Slow travel in the parks means moving on foot or by bike — not by car. It also means being ready to wake up early (the most beautiful views are at dawn), to move in silence (animals dislike noise), and to give up some comforts (few shelters, no signal).