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National parks in Ukraine
Ukraine has 56 national parks in this guide. The oldest is Carpathian National Nature Park (1980); the largest is Podilski Tovtry National Park (2,613 km²).
Podilski Tovtry National ParkKamianets-Podilskyi CastleProtected Podillia landscape of Ukraine's largest conservation area in Khmelnytskyi OblastRiversForestWetlandsBest May–Sep
Carpathian National Nature ParkMount HoverlaAlpine meadows and beech-fir forests below Hoverla in western UkraineMountainsForestMeadowsBest Jun–Sep
Holy Mountains National Nature ParkSviatohirsk LavraChalk cliffs, oak forests and river terraces along the Donets in eastern UkraineForestRiversWetlandsBest May–Jun, Sep
Dniester Canyon National Nature ParkDzhurynskyi waterfallUkraine's largest canyon along the middle Dniester in Ternopil OblastRiversGorgesCavesBest May–Sep
Kreminna Woods National Nature ParkLarge forest massif in the Siverskyi Donets basin in eastern UkraineForestRiversHistoryBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Synevyr National Nature ParkSynevyr lakeBeech primeval forest, Synevyr lake and a bear sanctuary in ZakarpattiaMountainsForestLakesBest May–Oct
Shatsk National Natural ParkSvitiazMore than thirty karst lakes and pine forests in northwest Volyn OblastLakesForestWetlandsBest Jun–Sep
Skole Beskids National Nature ParkMount ParashkaBeech and beech-fir forests on flysch ridges in western UkraineMountainsForestRiversBest Jun–Sep
Oleshky Sands National Nature ParkRadenskSand dunes, pine stands and lakes on the lower Dnieper in Kherson OblastDunesForestLakes
Holosiivskyi National Nature ParkHoly Trinity Monastery (Kytaivska desert)Forest remnant with ponds, wetlands and monasteries inside Kyiv, UkraineForestLakesWetlandsBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Bug Gard National Nature ParkSouthern Bug canyonGranite canyon where the Southern Bug River meets the steppe in Mykolaiv OblastRiversGorgesMeadowsBest May–Jun, Sep
Tuzly Lagoons National Nature ParkShahany, Alibey and Burnas lagoonsCoastal salt lagoons and Black Sea shore in Odesa Oblast, southern UkraineCoastWetlandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep
Azov-Syvash National Nature ParkByriuchyi IslandSteppe islands, brackish lagoon and migratory birds on Ukraine's Azov coastCoastIslandsWetlandsBest Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Uzhanskyi National Nature ParkStuzhytsia Forest Landscape ReserveBeech forests and alpine meadows in the Carpathians of western UkraineMountainsForestMeadowsBest May–Sep
Homilsha Woods National Nature ParkDonets River right bankOld oak, maple-ash and pine forests along the Donets River in Kharkiv OblastForestRiversMeadowsBest May–Sep
Kremenets Mountains National Nature ParkDanylova MountainChalk and limestone ridges cut by ravines in western UkraineForestHistoryMeadowsBest May–Sep
Meotyda National Nature ParkBelosariaiskka SpitCoastal spits, estuaries and steppe on the northern shore of the Sea of AzovCoastWetlandsIslandsBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Great Meadow National Nature ParkSim Maiakiv FloodplainSteppe floodplain, reed beds and karst sinkholes on the Dnieper in southeast UkraineWetlandsKarstMeadowsBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Lower Dniester National Nature ParkAmazon StraitEstuary floodplains, reed thickets and waterways where the Dniester meets the Black SeaWetlandsRiversCoastBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Yavoriv National Nature ParkHornbeam-oak and pine forests on the hills of Ukrainian RoztoczeForestMeadowsRiversBest May–Jun, Sep
Dzharylhach National Nature ParkDzharylhach IslandSandy island and shallow bay on the Black Sea in Kherson OblastCoastIslandsWetlands
Dvorichna National Nature ParkChalk steppe, valleys and slopes on the Oskil River in eastern UkraineMeadowsRiversKarstBest May–Jun, Sep
Hutsulshchyna National Nature ParkParallel Carpathian ridges and foothills along the Cheremosh River in western UkraineMountainsRiversForestBest Jun–Sep
Mezyn National Nature ParkMezinsky Archeological Research MuseumForests, steppe and Desna river terraces in Chernihiv Oblast, northern UkraineForestRiversMeadowsBest May–Sep
Zalissia National Nature ParkZalissia pine forestPine forest on the left bank of the Desna, north-east of KyivForestWetlandsRiversBest May–Sep
Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav National Nature ParkKinburn Peninsula (Kinburn Spit)Steppe, sandy spit and shallow bay on Ukraine's Black Sea coastCoastWetlandsLakesBest May–Jun, Sep
Prypiat-Stokhid National Nature ParkStokhid River valleyFlat river wetlands, bogs and meadows along the Belarus border in Volyn, UkraineWetlandsRiversForestBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Sep
Halych National Nature ParkThe Nature of Galician Earth museumOak forests, meadows and wetlands along the Dniester in western UkraineForestRiversWetlandsBest May–Sep
Verkhovyna National Nature ParkChivchino-Grinyava rangeSpruce forests and mountain pine slopes at the headwaters of the Cheremosh in the Ukrainian CarpathiansMountainsForestMeadowsBest Jun–Sep
Pushcha Radzivila National Nature ParkЮзефінський дуб (Józefin oak)Wetlands, lakes and forests of Ukrainian Polissia in Rivne OblastForestWetlandsLakesBest May–Sep
Pyriatyn National Nature ParkUdai River valleyForest-steppe slopes and floodplain wetlands along the Udai River in Poltava OblastRiversWetlandsForestBest May–Sep
Hetman National Nature ParkVorskla RiverVorskla River floodplains, wetlands and forest-steppe in Sumy Oblast, UkraineRiversWetlandsForestBest May–Sep
Vyzhnytsia National Nature ParkCheremosh river valleyBeech and fir forests, waterfalls and gorges in Ukraine's Bukovinian CarpathiansForestMountainsWaterfallsBest May–Sep
Azov National Nature ParkMolochnyi LymanEstuaries, spits and steppe on the Sea of Azov's northwest coastWetlandsCoastIslandsBest May–Jun, Sep
Tsumanska Pushcha National Nature ParkForest national park in the east of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
Desna-Stara Huta National Nature ParkVizytivka DesnyFloodplain meadows, oxbow lakes and pine forest on the Desna in northeastern UkraineRiversWetlandsForestBest May–Sep
Lower Sula National Nature ParkSulsky BayMarshes, shallow lakes and floodplains where the Sula River meets the Kremenchuk ReservoirWetlandsRiversLakesBest May–Sep
Bile Ozero National Nature Park
Karmeliukove Podillia National Nature ParkRavine of TereshchukForested southern slopes of the Ukrainian Shield around Trostianets and Chechelnyk in Vinnytsia OblastForestBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Zacharovany Krai National Nature ParkChorne Bahno SwampsEastern Carpathian nature park with swamps and a state park in ZakarpattiaMountainsWetlandsForestBest May–Sep
Sloboda National Nature ParkMerla and Merchik river valleyForest-steppe wetlands and woodland on the Merla and Merchik Rivers in eastern UkraineForestWetlandsRiversBest May–Sep
Syniohora National Nature ParkFormer presidential winter residence turned national park near Huta, Ivano-Frankivsk RaionBest May–Sep
Boikivshchyna National Nature ParkPikuiFir and spruce forests and Beskid ridges in Ukraine's Lviv OblastMountainsForestRiversBest Jun–Sep
Northern Podillia National Nature ParkBlue windowsBeech forests, karst lakes and three castles in Lviv Oblast, UkraineForestKarstWetlandsBest May–Sep
Cheremosh National Nature ParkBlack Dil Nature ReserveSpruce forests and varied geology in the Carpathians of Chernivtsi OblastMountainsForestMeadowsBest Jun–Sep
Charming Harbor National Nature ParkBolshoy CastelCoastal steppe, dry gullies and rocky cliffs on Crimea's Tarkhankut PeninsulaCoastGorgesMeadowsBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Derman-Ostroh National Nature ParkBashchansky bogPine-oak forest and marshy floodplain in a valley in northwestern UkraineForestWetlandsRiversBest May–Sep
Kholodnyi Yar National Nature ParkKholodnyi YarProtected forest and historic sites in Ukraine's Cherkasy regionForestMeadowsHistoryBest Apr–Jun, Sep
Khotyn National Nature ParkKhotyn FortressDniester River canyon, reservoir and karst caves near Ukraine's border with MoldovaRiversKarstCavesBest May–Sep
Lower Polissia National Nature ParkLakes, wetlands and river valleys in Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi OblastLakesWetlandsRiversBest May–Jun, Sep
Ichnia National Nature ParkUday valley forest bogsForest-steppe, wetlands and meandering streams in the Uday basin of northern UkraineForestWetlandsRiversBest May–Sep
Lower Dnieper National Nature ParkDnieper Delta (Delta r. Dnipro) Ramsar siteFloodplain forests, wetlands and sandy steppe on the lower Dnieper in Kherson regionWetlandsRiversForestBest May–Jun, Sep
Kuialnyk National Nature ParkProtected lands around the Kuialnyk Estuary in Odesa Oblast, UkraineCoastHistoryBest May–Jun, Sep
Kamianska Sich National Nature ParkKamianska SichFeather-grass steppe, ravines and Cossack sites on the Dnipro in Kherson regionMeadowsLakesHistoryBest Apr–May
Upper Pobuzhia National Nature ParkPlanned national park in the upper Southern Bug watershed, western UkraineBest May–Sep
Royal Beskids National Nature ParkDniester valleyForested Carpathian foothills along the upper Dniester in Ukraine's Lviv regionForestRiversMountainsBest May–Oct