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National parks in Germany
Germany has 16 national parks in this guide. The oldest is Bavarian Forest National Park (1970); the largest is Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park (4,410 km²).
Saxon Switzerland National ParkBasteiSandstone canyons, rock towers and gorge forest near Dresden in SaxonyMountainsGorgesForestBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Bavarian Forest National ParkGroßer RachelHighland spruce forests, bogs and three ridge-top peaks on Germany's Czech borderMountainsForestWetlandsBest May–Oct
Eifel National ParkKermeterBeech woods, reservoirs and former military ground in Germany's North EifelForestLakesMeadowsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National ParkTrischenTidal mudflats, salt marshes and Halligen along Germany's North Sea coast in Schleswig-HolsteinCoastWetlandsIslandsBest May–Sep
Harz National ParkBrockenSpruce and beech forest, raised bogs and granite rocks in Germany's HarzMountainsForestWetlandsBest May–Oct
Jasmund National ParkKönigsstuhlChalk cliffs and beech forest on the Baltic coast of RügenCoastForestWetlandsBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Berchtesgaden National ParkKönigsseeAlpine peaks, glaciers and the long Königssee in Bavaria's far south-eastMountainsLakesGlaciersBest Jun–Sep
Black Forest National ParkWildseeForested ridges and moorland tarns on the northern Black Forest crest in Baden-WürttembergMountainsForestLakesBest May–Oct
Müritz National ParkLake MüritzLakes, beech forests and wetlands in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Müritz lakelandLakesForestWetlandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Lower Oder Valley National ParkCriewen information centreFloodplain meadows and wetlands along the Oder on the German-Polish borderWetlandsRiversMeadowsBest Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Hainich National ParkAncient beech forestAncient beech forest on a former military training area in western ThuringiaForestHistoryBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Kellerwald-Edersee National ParkAncient beech forestAncient beech forest on low mountains south of the Edersee in HesseForestLakesMountainsBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National ParkEast Frisian IslandsMudflats, salt marshes and dunes along Lower Saxony's North Sea coastCoastIslandsWetlandsBest May–Sep
Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National ParkDarß ForestShallow Baltic lagoons, peninsulas and islands on Germany's Mecklenburg-Vorpommern coastCoastIslandsWetlandsBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Hamburg Wadden Sea National ParkNeuwerkMudflats, sand bars and dune islands in the Elbe estuary off CuxhavenCoastIslandsWetlandsBest Jul–Sep
Hunsrück-Hochwald National ParkUpland forests and fields in the Hunsrück of Rhineland-Palatinate and SaarlandForestMeadowsBest May–Oct