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Best national parks in Europe in July

350 of the 500 national parks in this guide list July among their best months to visit, among them Mount Olympus National Park, New Forest National Park and Thingvellir National Park.

Mount Olympus National ParkGreece · Thessaly and Central MacedoniaMytikasGreece's highest mountain, with gorges and forests, in Thessaly and Central MacedoniaMountainsGorgesForestBest Jun–Sep
New Forest National ParkUnited Kingdom · Southern EnglandBolderwoodOpen heath, ancient woodland and free-roaming ponies in southern England's Hampshire and WiltshireForestHeathWetlandsBest May–Jul, Sep–Oct
Thingvellir National ParkIceland · BláskógabyggðAlmannagjáRift valley, fissures and the old parliament site in southwest IcelandLakesWaterfallsForestBest 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
Białowieża National ParkPoland · PodlaskieBiałowieża ForestEurope's last temperate primaeval forest and its free-living bison in eastern PolandForestWetlandsHistoryBest May–Sep
Peneda-Gerês National ParkPortugal · NorteMata da AlbergariaGranite massifs, oak valleys and waterfalls in northwest PortugalMountainsForestWaterfallsBest May–Sep
Mercantour National ParkFrance · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-MaritimesVallée des MerveillesAlpine valleys, lakes and Bronze Age rock engravings in south-east FranceMountainsLakesForestBest Jun–Sep
Gran Paradiso National ParkItaly · Aosta Valley and PiedmontGran ParadisoGlaciated peaks, alpine meadows and ibex country in the Graian Alps of northwest ItalyMountainsGlaciersMeadowsBest Jun–Sep
Sarek National ParkSweden · LaplandLaitaure delta (Laitauredeltat)Glaciated peaks, wide valleys and high plateaux in Swedish LaplandMountainsGlaciersRiversBest Jul–Sep
Tatra National Park (Poland)Poland · Lesser PolandMorskie OkoSharp-edged granite peaks, mountain lakes and caves in Poland's Tatra MountainsMountainsLakesCavesBest Jun–Sep
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National ParkSpain · PyreneesCascada Cola de CaballoLimestone canyons, cirques and waterfalls around Monte Perdido in the Aragonese PyreneesMountainsGorgesWaterfallsBest Jun–Sep
Cairngorms National ParkUnited Kingdom · Northeast ScotlandCairn GormGranite plateaux, Caledonian pinewoods and Munros in the Scottish HighlandsMountainsForestRiversBest May–Sep
Vanoise National ParkFrance · SavoieDôme de l'ArpontAlpine ibex country in the Vanoise Massif, Savoie, French AlpsMountainsGlaciersMeadowsBest Jun–Sep
Triglav National ParkSlovenia · Alpine massifMount TriglavJulian Alps peaks, glacial lakes and gorges in north-western SloveniaMountainsLakesGorgesBest Jun–Sep
Killarney National ParkIreland · County KerryLough Leane and InnisfallenLakes, oakwoods and sandstone mountains in County Kerry, southwest IrelandLakesForestMountainsBest May–Sep
Vatnajökull National ParkIceland · ÞingeyjarsveitDettifossEurope's largest glacier, volcanoes and waterfalls in south-east and north IcelandGlaciersVolcanicWaterfallsBest Jun–Sep
Écrins National ParkFrance · Dauphiné AlpsBarre des ÉcrinsHigh glacier peaks, alpine pastures and lakes in the Dauphiné Alps of southeastern FranceMountainsGlaciersLakesBest Jun–Sep
Šumava National ParkCzechia · South Bohemian, PlzeňBoubínSpruce forest, raised peat bogs and glacial lakes on the borders with Germany and AustriaForestWetlandsLakesBest May–Oct
Bavarian Forest National ParkGermany · BavariaGroßer RachelHighland spruce forests, bogs and three ridge-top peaks on Germany's Czech borderMountainsForestWetlandsBest May–Oct
Stelvio National ParkItaly · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and LombardiaHigh Alpine valleys and mountains across two regions of northeast ItalyMountainsBest Jun–Sep
Abisko National ParkSweden · LaplandTorneträskFell landscape on the shore of Torneträsk in Swedish LaplandMountainsLakesForestBest Feb–Mar, Jun–Sep
Berchtesgaden National ParkGermany · BavariaKönigsseeAlpine peaks, glaciers and the long Königssee in Bavaria's far south-eastMountainsLakesGlaciersBest Jun–Sep
Sutjeska National ParkBosnia and Herzegovina · Republika SrpskaPerućicaPrimeval beech forest, glacial lakes and Bosnia's highest peak on the Montenegrin borderMountainsForestLakesBest Jun–Sep
Hohe Tauern National ParkAustria · Salzburg, Tyrol, CarinthiaKrimml WaterfallsGlaciers, waterfalls and Austria's highest peaks across Salzburg, Tyrol and CarinthiaMountainsGlaciersWaterfallsBest Jun–Sep

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