Bavarian Forest National Park
Germany

Bavarian Forest National Park

Bavarian Forest National Park was the first in Germany and it works with a neighboring park to create the largest protected forest in Europe.

Berchtesgaden National Park
Germany

Berchtesgaden National Park

Berchtesgaden National Park, known locally as Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, is a protected area in the southeastern corner of Germany, near the border with Austria. Established in 1978, it is Bavaria’s only...

Black Forest National Park
Germany

Black Forest National Park

Black Forest National Park, or Nationalpark Schwarzwald in German, is located in the southwestern part of Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Covering an area of approximately 99 square miles...

Eifel National Park
Germany

Eifel National Park

Eifel National Park, known as Nationalpark Eifel in German, is a protected area in western Germany, spanning approximately 50 square miles (130 square kilometers). Located in the North Rhine-Westphalia region...

Hainich National Park
Germany

Hainich National Park

Hainich National Park, known locally as Nationalpark Hainich, is located in the central German state of Thuringia. Covering an area of approximately 75 square miles (195 square kilometers), it is...

Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park
Germany

Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park

Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park, known locally as Nationalpark Hamburgisches Wattenmeer, is a protected area located in northern Germany, covering approximately 53 square miles (137 square kilometers). Situated in the...

Harz National Park
Germany

Harz National Park

Harz National Park, or Nationalpark Harz in German, is a stunning protected area located in northern Germany, spanning across the federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Covering approximately 96.3...

Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park
Germany

Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park

Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park, known locally as Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald, is located in western Germany, spanning the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. The park covers an area of approximately 98 square miles...

Jasmund National Park
Germany

Jasmund National Park

Jasmund National Park, or Nationalpark Jasmund in German, is a remarkable protected area located on the Jasmund Peninsula in northeastern Germany, within the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is the...

Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
Germany

Kellerwald-Edersee National Park

Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, known in German as Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee, is located in the state of Hesse, Germany. Covering an area of approximately 22.3 square miles (57.4 square kilometers), this park...

Lower Oder Valley National Park
Germany

Lower Oder Valley National Park

Lower Oder Valley National Park, known locally as Nationalpark Unteres Odertal, is Germany’s only floodplain national park and one of the most ecologically significant wetland areas in Europe. It is...

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park
Germany

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park, known locally as Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer, is a remarkable coastal protected area located in northwestern Germany along the North Sea. Covering approximately 1,379 square...

Müritz National Park
Germany

Müritz National Park

Müritz National Park, known locally as Müritz-Nationalpark, is located in the northeastern region of Germany, within the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Encompassing an area of approximately 123 square miles (318...

Saxon Switzerland National Park
Germany

Saxon Switzerland National Park

Saxon Switzerland National Park in Germany is home to the Elbe Sandstone Mountains full of stunning rock formations and forests.

Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park
Germany

Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park

Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, known locally as Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer, is a remarkable coastal protected area in northern Germany. Covering approximately 1,437 square miles (3,716 square kilometers), it is...

Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park
Germany

Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park

Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, known locally as Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, is a stunning coastal protected area in northeastern Germany. Covering approximately 309 square miles (800 square kilometers), the...