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National parks in Spain

Spain has 16 national parks in this guide. The oldest is Picos de Europa National Park (1918); the largest is Cabrera National Park (908 km²).

Teide National ParkSpain · Tenerife, Canary IslandsPico de TeideVolcanic peaks, lava fields and a vast caldera on Tenerife in the Canary IslandsVolcanicMountainsForestBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct

Sierra Nevada National and Natural ParkSpain · Granada and AlmeríaMulhacénGlaciated 3,000-metre peaks, high lakes and ski slopes in Andalusia's Granada and Almería provincesMountainsGlaciersLakesBest Jun–Sep

Picos de Europa National ParkSpain · Asturias, Cantabria, Castile and LeónNaranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu)Glacially eroded limestone massifs and river gorges in northern SpainMountainsGorgesForestBest Jun–Sep

Doñana National ParkSpain · AndalusiaAcebuche Visitors CentreMarshes, mobile dunes and pine forest at the Guadalquivir delta in AndalusiaWetlandsDunesForest

Timanfaya National ParkSpain · Lanzarote, Canary IslandsEl DiabloVolcanic lava fields and fire mountains in southwestern Lanzarote, Canary IslandsVolcanicHistory

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National ParkSpain · PyreneesCascada Cola de CaballoLimestone canyons, cirques and waterfalls around Monte Perdido in the Aragonese PyreneesMountainsGorgesWaterfallsBest Jun–Sep

Monfragüe National ParkSpain · CáceresCastillo de MonfragüeCliffs, oak pasture and vulture colonies along the River Tagus in ExtremaduraRiversForestMountainsBest Mar–May, Sep–Oct

Garajonay National ParkSpain · La Gomera, Canary IslandsAlto de GarajonayLaurel rainforest and eroded volcanic rocks on the island of La GomeraForestMountainsVolcanicBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct

Caldera de Taburiente National ParkSpain · La Palma, Canary IslandsRoque de los MuchachosVast erosion caldera with pine forest and a permanent river on La PalmaMountainsGorgesForestBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National ParkSpain · CataloniaSant Maurici lakeGlacial lakes, granite peaks and winding streams in the Catalan PyreneesMountainsLakesWaterfallsBest Jun–Sep

Tablas de Daimiel National ParkSpain · Ciudad RealTablas de Daimiel wetlandFloodplain wetland of reeds and fen-sedge on the La Mancha plainWetlandsRiversMeadows

Atlantic Islands of Galicia National ParkSpain · GaliciaCíes IslandsFour granite archipelagos at the mouths of the Rías Baixas in GaliciaIslandsCoastForestBest Jun–Sep

Cabañeros National ParkSpain · Castilla-La ManchaBoquerón de EstenaMediterranean forest, open raña plains and quartzite ridges in the Montes de ToledoForestMeadowsMountains

Sierra de las Nieves National ParkSpain · AndalusiaPinsapar de CaucónSpanish fir forests, deep shafts and high limestone ridges in Andalusia's Sierra de las NievesMountainsForestCavesBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Guadarrama National ParkSpain · Community of Madrid and Castile and LeónPeñalaraPine forests, granite summits and wolves in Spain's Sierra de Guadarrama near MadridMountainsForestWetlandsBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct

Cabrera National ParkSpain · Balearic IslandsCabrera castleIslands, seabird colonies and protected sea in the Balearic IslandsIslandsCoastHistoryBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct