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National parks with dunes in Europe
36 of the 500 national parks in this guide are known for dunes, among them Doñana National Park, Hoge Veluwe National Park and Curonian Spit National Park (Lithuania).
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Doñana National ParkAcebuche Visitors CentreMarshes, mobile dunes and pine forest at the Guadalquivir delta in AndalusiaWetlandsDunesForest
Hoge Veluwe National ParkKröller-Müller MuseumHeathland, sand dunes and woodland with a Van Gogh museum in GelderlandForestHeathDunesBest Apr–May, Aug–Oct
Curonian Spit National Park (Lithuania)Nagliai nature reserveSand dunes and the Curonian Lagoon on Lithuania's Baltic spitDunesCoastForestBest May–Sep
Thy National ParkHanstholm VildtreservatCoastal dunes, sandy heath and wartime bunkers on Denmark's North Sea coastCoastDunesHeathBest May–Sep
Lofotodden National ParkHermannsdalstindenJagged granite and volcanic peaks above the sea on Moskenesøya, LofotenMountainsCoastForestBest Jun–Sep
Słowiński (Slovincian) National ParkWydma ŁąckaMoving sand dunes, lakes and pine forest on Poland's Baltic coastDunesLakesCoastBest May–Sep
Kampinos National ParkPalmiry Memorial (Miejsce Pamięci Palmiry)Pine forest, sand dunes and swamps on Warsaw's north-western edgeForestWetlandsDunesBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Circeo National ParkPromontory of CirceoCoastal forest, dunes and salt lakes on Italy's Lazio plainForestWetlandsDunesBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Bory Tucholskie (Tuchola Forest) National ParkStruga Siedmiu Jezior (Seven Lakes Stream)Lakes, peatlands and pine forest in Poland's Tuchola Forest, Pomeranian VoivodeshipForestLakesWetlandsBest May–Sep
Kiskunság National ParkFülöpháza sand-drifts (fülöpházi homokbuckák)Alkali lakes, sand dunes and puszta grassland on Hungary's Great PlainWetlandsLakesDunesBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National ParkEast Frisian IslandsMudflats, salt marshes and dunes along Lower Saxony's North Sea coastCoastIslandsWetlandsBest May–Sep
Veluwezoom National ParkSignaal ImboschHeath, oak forest and glacial hills on the eastern edge of the Netherlands' VeluweForestHeathDunesBest May–Jun, Aug–Sep
Ķemeri National ParkGreat Ķemeri Bog boardwalkRaised bogs, boardwalks and sulphur springs west of Jūrmala in LatviaWetlandsForestLakesBest May–Sep
Hamburg Wadden Sea National ParkNeuwerkMudflats, sand bars and dune islands in the Elbe estuary off CuxhavenCoastIslandsWetlandsBest Jul–Sep
Curonian Spit National Park (Russia)Sand dunes, forest and wetlands on a narrow Baltic spit in Kaliningrad OblastCoastDunesForestBest May–Sep
Zuid-Kennemerland National ParkThijsse's HofCoastal sand dunes, dune forests and beaches west of Haarlem in North HollandDunesCoastForestBest May–Sep
Wadden Sea National ParkWadden Sea Centre (Vadehavscentret)Tidal flats, marshes and islands along the west coast of South JutlandCoastIslandsWetlandsBest Apr–Oct
Dzūkija National ParkMarcinkonys dunesPine forest, inland dunes and rivers on the Nemunas in southern LithuaniaForestDunesRiversBest May–Sep
Van Gogh National ParkDe Loonse en Drunense DuinenNatural areas and cultural heritage between five cities in Noord-BrabantForestDunesHistory
Divjakë-Karavasta National ParkKaravasta LagoonLagoon, pine woods and pelican colonies on Albania's Adriatic coastWetlandsCoastForestBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Oleshky Sands National Nature ParkRadenskSand dunes, pine stands and lakes on the lower Dnieper in Kherson OblastDunesForestLakes
Axios-Loudias-Aliakmonas Delta National ParkAxios DeltaLagoons, reedbeds and river deltas on the Thermaic Gulf in northern GreeceWetlandsCoastRiversBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Slītere National ParkCape Kolka (Kolkasrags)Broadleaf forest, inter-dune bogs and Baltic shore on Latvia's Courland coastForestWetlandsCoastBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Utrechtse Heuvelrug National ParkPyramide van AusterlitzGlacial ridge with heath, shifting sands and forest in central NetherlandsForestHeathDunesBest Apr–Jun, Sep
12 more
- İğneada Swamp National Park (Türkiye)
- National Marine Park of Zakynthos (Greece)
- Drents-Friese Wold National Park (Netherlands)
- Dunes of Texel National Park (Netherlands)
- Rokua National Park (Finland)
- Meotyda National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Schiermonnikoog National Park (Netherlands)
- Gotska Sandön National Park (Sweden)
- Haparanda Archipelago National Park (Sweden)
- Azov National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Kotychi and Strofylia Wetlands National Park (Greece)
- Hollandse Duinen National Park (Netherlands)