[ Lakes ]
National parks with lakes in Europe
157 of the 500 national parks in this guide are known for lakes, among them Lake District National Park, Plitvice Lakes National Park and Thingvellir National Park.
Lake District National ParkScafell PikeSixteen major lakes and England's highest fells in CumbriaMountainsLakesForestBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Plitvice Lakes National ParkVeliki SlapSixteen terraced tufa lakes linked by waterfalls in central CroatiaLakesWaterfallsKarstBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Thingvellir National ParkAlmannagjáRift valley, fissures and the old parliament site in southwest IcelandLakesWaterfallsForestBest Jun–Sep
Mercantour National ParkVallée des MerveillesAlpine valleys, lakes and Bronze Age rock engravings in south-east FranceMountainsLakesForestBest Jun–Sep
Tatra National Park (Poland)Morskie OkoSharp-edged granite peaks, mountain lakes and caves in Poland's Tatra MountainsMountainsLakesCavesBest Jun–Sep
Cairngorms National ParkCairn GormGranite plateaux, Caledonian pinewoods and Munros in the Scottish HighlandsMountainsForestRiversBest May–Sep
Triglav National ParkMount TriglavJulian Alps peaks, glacial lakes and gorges in north-western SloveniaMountainsLakesGorgesBest Jun–Sep
Killarney National ParkLough Leane and InnisfallenLakes, oakwoods and sandstone mountains in County Kerry, southwest IrelandLakesForestMountainsBest May–Sep
Écrins National ParkBarre des ÉcrinsHigh glacier peaks, alpine pastures and lakes in the Dauphiné Alps of southeastern FranceMountainsGlaciersLakesBest Jun–Sep
Šumava National ParkBoubínSpruce forest, raised peat bogs and glacial lakes on the borders with Germany and AustriaForestWetlandsLakesBest May–Oct
Bavarian Forest National ParkGroßer RachelHighland spruce forests, bogs and three ridge-top peaks on Germany's Czech borderMountainsForestWetlandsBest May–Oct
Abisko National ParkTorneträskFell landscape on the shore of Torneträsk in Swedish LaplandMountainsLakesForestBest Feb–Mar, Jun–Sep
Berchtesgaden National ParkKönigsseeAlpine peaks, glaciers and the long Königssee in Bavaria's far south-eastMountainsLakesGlaciersBest Jun–Sep
Sutjeska National ParkPerućicaPrimeval beech forest, glacial lakes and Bosnia's highest peak on the Montenegrin borderMountainsForestLakesBest Jun–Sep
Pirin National ParkVihrenGlacial lakes, marble ridges and Europe's southernmost glaciers in southwestern BulgariaMountainsGlaciersLakesBest Jun–Sep
Swiss National ParkPiz QuattervalsStrictly protected alpine valleys and peaks in Graubünden, eastern SwitzerlandMountainsLakesForestBest Jun–Oct
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National ParkSant Maurici lakeGlacial lakes, granite peaks and winding streams in the Catalan PyreneesMountainsLakesWaterfallsBest Jun–Sep
Snowdonia (Eryri) National ParkYr Wyddfa (Snowdon)Glacial peaks, tarns and lakes with a Cardigan Bay coast in North WalesMountainsLakesCoastBest May–Sep
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National ParkLoch LomondLochs, glens and Munros across the Highland Boundary Fault in central ScotlandLakesMountainsForestBest May–Sep
Hardangervidda National ParkHardangerjøkulenTreeless moorland plateau with vast wild reindeer herds in southern NorwayMountainsGlaciersLakesBest Jun–Sep
Tatra National Park (Slovakia)Gerlachovský štítGranite peaks, over a hundred tarns and caves in Slovakia's High TatrasMountainsLakesCavesBest Jun–Oct
Rila National ParkSeven Rila LakesGlacial lakes, forests and Musala Peak in Bulgaria's Rila mountainsMountainsLakesForestBest Jun–Sep
Mljet National ParkVeliko jezeroTwo saltwater lakes and an island islet on Mljet, southern CroatiaLakesIslandsCoastBest May–Sep
Jotunheimen National ParkGaldhøpiggenGlacier-carved gabbro peaks, lakes and huts in central southern NorwayMountainsGlaciersLakesBest Jul–Sep
133 more
- Koli National Park (Finland)
- Mavrovo National Park (North Macedonia)
- Retezat National Park (Romania)
- Glenveagh National Park (Ireland)
- Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park (Kosovo)
- Durmitor National Park (Montenegro)
- Sierra Nevada National and Natural Park (Spain)
- The Broads National Park (United Kingdom)
- Słowiński (Slovincian) National Park (Poland)
- Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (Italy)
- Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) National Park (United Kingdom)
- Eifel National Park (Germany)
- Pindus National Park (Greece)
- Black Forest National Park (Germany)
- Biogradska Gora National Park (Montenegro)
- Wielkopolska National Park (Poland)
- Karkonosze (Giant Mountains) National Park (Poland)
- Polesie National Park (Poland)
- Drawa National Park (Poland)
- Müritz National Park (Germany)
- Ladoga Skerries National Park (Russia)
- Söderåsen National Park (Sweden)
- Rondane National Park (Norway)
- Wigry National Park (Poland)
- Wicklow Mountains National Park (Ireland)
- Kenozero National Park (Russia)
- Bory Tucholskie (Tuchola Forest) National Park (Poland)
- Kiskunság National Park (Hungary)
- Nuuksio National Park (Finland)
- Kellerwald-Edersee National Park (Germany)
- Liesjärvi National Park (Finland)
- Zavidovo National Park (Russia)
- Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park (Finland)
- Stora Sjöfallet National Park (Sweden)
- Northumberland National Park (United Kingdom)
- Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary)
- Guadarrama National Park (Spain)
- Zyuratkul National Park (Russia)
- Aukštaitija National Park (Lithuania)
- Balaton Uplands National Park (Hungary)
- Ķemeri National Park (Latvia)
- Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park (Italy)
- Pripyatsky National Park (Belarus)
- Padjelanta National Park (Sweden)
- Matese National Park (Italy)
- Tyresta National Park (Sweden)
- Karula National Park (Estonia)
- Meshchyora National Park (Russia)
- Helvetinjärvi National Park (Finland)
- Weerribben-Wieden National Park (Netherlands)
- Paanajärvi National Park (Russia)
- Valdaysky National Park (Russia)
- Synevyr National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Körös-Maros National Park (Hungary)
- Pelister National Park (North Macedonia)
- Narachanski National Park (Belarus)
- Repovesi National Park (Finland)
- Shatsk National Natural Park (Ukraine)
- Braslaw Lakes National Park (Belarus)
- Oleshky Sands National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Femundsmarka National Park (Norway)
- Sharr Mountains National Park (Kosovo)
- Sonfjället National Park (Sweden)
- Trakai Historical National Park (Lithuania)
- Linnansaari National Park (Finland)
- Børgefjell National Park (Norway)
- Orlovskoye Polesye National Park (Russia)
- Žemaitija National Park (Lithuania)
- Holosiivskyi National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- İğneada Swamp National Park (Türkiye)
- Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park (Russia)
- De Alde Feanen National Park (Netherlands)
- De Groote Peel National Park (Netherlands)
- Lauwersmeer National Park (Netherlands)
- Meshchyorsky National Park (Russia)
- Øvre Pasvik National Park (Norway)
- Hossa National Park (Finland)
- Mariy Chodra (Mari Forest) National Park (Russia)
- Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park (Romania)
- Pleshcheyevo Ozero National Park (Russia)
- Russky Sever National Park (Russia)
- Shebenik National Park (Albania)
- Vodlozersky National Park (Russia)
- Patvinsuo National Park (Finland)
- Galičica National Park (North Macedonia)
- Lurë-Dejë Mountain National Park (Albania)
- Nieuw Land National Park (Netherlands)
- Kurjenrahka National Park (Finland)
- Prespa National Park (Albania) (Albania)
- Ånderdalen National Park (Norway)
- Tresticklan National Park (Sweden)
- Djurö National Park (Sweden)
- Kolovesi National Park (Finland)
- Rago National Park (Norway)
- Rāzna National Park (Latvia)
- Tiilikkajärvi National Park (Finland)
- Šar Planina National Park (North Macedonia)
- Great Meadow National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park (Austria)
- Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park (Norway)
- Hiidenportti National Park (Finland)
- Päijänne National Park (Finland)
- Åsnen National Park (Sweden)
- Isojärvi National Park (Finland)
- Dzharylhach National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Petkeljärvi National Park (Finland)
- Salamajärvi National Park (Finland)
- Anárjohka National Park (Norway)
- Forollhogna National Park (Norway)
- Khibiny National Park (Russia)
- Sebezhsky National Park (Russia)
- Pieljekaise National Park (Sweden)
- Lake Gala National Park (Türkiye)
- Rohkunborri National Park (Norway)
- Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Kalevalsky National Park (Russia)
- Leivonmäki National Park (Finland)
- Skadar Lake National Park (Montenegro)
- Southern Konnevesi National Park (Finland)
- Kongernes Nordsjælland National Park (Denmark)
- Pushcha Radzivila National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Puurijärvi-Isosuo National Park (Finland)
- Østmarka National Park (Norway)
- Lower Sula National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park (Norway)
- Lower Polissia National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Ichnia National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Vishtynetsky National Park (Russia)
- Eastern Macedonia and Thrace National Park (Greece)
- Kamianska Sich National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Lake Kerkini National Park (Greece)
- Prespa National Park (Greece) (Greece)
- Lakes Koronia-Volvi and the Macedonian Tempe National Park (Greece)