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Almenland Nature Park in northeastern Styria encompasses one of the largest continuous alpine pasture areas in Europe. The park features rolling grasslands, scattered farms, mixed forests, and traditi

Almenland

Attersee-Traunsee Nature Park connects two of Austria's most scenic lakes in the Salzkammergut region. The park features limestone mountains, alpine pastures, and lake shores, preserving a unique cult

Attersee-Traunsee

Bauernland Nature Park preserves a traditional farming landscape in the Hausruckviertel region of Upper Austria. The park features rolling hills, orchards, meadows, and historic farmsteads that showca

Bauernland

Blockheide Nature Park features a unique landscape of granite boulder formations scattered across meadows and forests in the Waldviertel region. The park is known for its distinctive weathered granite

Blockheide

Buchberg Nature Park near Mattsee in the Salzburg Lake District features beech forests on a gentle hill overlooking the surrounding lake landscape. The park offers scenic forest trails with views of t

Buchberg

Dobersberg Nature Park protects a section of the Thaya River valley in the Waldviertel, featuring river meadows, wetlands, and diverse bird habitats. The park is known for its pristine riverine landsc

Dobersberg

Dobratsch Nature Park protects the Dobratsch mountain near Villach, featuring one of the largest landslide areas in the Eastern Alps. The park encompasses alpine meadows, karst landscapes, and the rem

Dobratsch

Donau-Auen National Park protects one of the largest remaining natural floodplains of the Danube River in Central Europe. The park features a dynamic ecosystem where the Danube shapes the landscape, c

Donau-Auen

Eichenhain Nature Park encompasses the Hagenbachklamm gorge and surrounding forests near the Danube in the Wienerwald region. The park features limestone cliffs, mixed deciduous forests with prominent

Eichenhain

Föhrenberge Nature Park protects a distinctive landscape of black pine forests on the southern edge of the Vienna Basin. The thermophilic pine forests, dry grasslands, and rocky outcrops create a Medi

Föhrenberge

Geras Nature Park, one of Austria's oldest nature parks, is set around the historic Premonstratensian monastery in the Waldviertel. The park features ponds, meadows, and forests that provide habitat f

Geras

Gesäuse National Park is characterized by its dramatic limestone mountains and deep river valleys carved by the Enns River. The park features some of Austria's most impressive alpine landscapes with p

Gesäuse

Geschriebenstein-Írottkő Nature Park is a cross-border park shared with Hungary, centered on the highest peak of Burgenland (884 m). The park features mixed deciduous forests, alpine meadows, and pano

Geschriebenstein-Írottkő

Grosses Walsertal UNESCO Biosphere Reserve encompasses a single alpine valley settled by Walser people in the 13th century. The reserve features highly adapted mountain farming, extensive pastures, an

Grosses Walsertal

Hochmoor Schrems Nature Park protects one of the most significant raised bog ecosystems in the Waldviertel region. The park features the UnterWasserReich visitor center and boardwalk trails through an

Hochmoor Schrems

Hohe Tauern is Austria's largest national park and the largest nature reserve in the Alps. The park includes Austria's highest peak, the Grossglockner, and features extensive glaciers, alpine meadows,

Hohe Tauern

Hohe Wand Nature Park occupies a dramatic limestone plateau rising 400 meters above the surrounding lowlands in the Vienna Alps. The park offers panoramic views, extensive hiking trails, and diverse a

Hohe Wand

Jauerling-Wachau Nature Park surrounds the Jauerling mountain, the highest peak in the Dunkelsteinerwald, overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage Wachau valley. The park features mixed forests, alpine m

Jauerling-Wachau

Kalkalpen National Park protects the largest forested area in Austria, featuring limestone mountains and extensive wilderness. The park is known for its pristine mountain forests, deep gorges, and cry

Kalkalpen

Kamptal-Schönberg Nature Park protects a scenic section of the Kamp River valley in the Waldviertel. The park features forested hillsides, riverside meadows, and traditional vineyards along the windin

Kamptal-Schönberg

Karwendel Nature Park is Austria's largest nature park, protecting a vast area of the Northern Limestone Alps with an exceptionally high proportion of natural habitats. The park features dramatic lime

Karwendel

Kaunergrat Nature Park spans from the Inn River wetlands at 750 m to the summit of Wildspitze at 3,768 m, Austria's second-highest peak. The park features an extraordinary altitudinal range encompassi

Kaunergrat

Landseer Berge Nature Park protects a hilly landscape of chestnut forests, meadows, and traditional farmland in central Burgenland. The park is centered around the medieval castle ruin of Landsee and 

Landseer Berge

Leiser Berge Nature Park protects a low mountain range in the Weinviertel region, featuring dry grasslands, thermophilic forests, and traditional agricultural landscapes. The park is an important habi

Leiser Berge

Mannersdorf-Wüste Nature Park preserves the grounds of a former Carmelite monastery surrounded by forests at the edge of the Leitha Mountains. Despite its small size, the park features diverse habitat

Mannersdorf-Wüste

Mühlviertel Nature Park in northern Upper Austria features granite boulder landscapes similar to the Waldviertel, with distinctive rock formations set among forests and meadows. The park preserves a h

Mühlviertel

Mürzer Oberland Nature Park lies in the Northern Limestone Alps of Styria, featuring alpine peaks, deep valleys, and pristine mountain forests. The park encompasses the headwaters of the Mürz River an

Mürzer Oberland

Nagelfluhkette Nature Park is a cross-border park shared with Germany's Allgäu region, named after the distinctive Nagelfluh conglomerate rock. The park features alpine meadows, forests, and a dramati

Nagelfluhkette

Neusiedler See-Leithagebirge Nature Park connects the steppe lake landscape of Lake Neusiedl with the forested Leitha Mountains. The park features vineyards, orchards, and diverse transition habitats 

Neusiedler See-Leithagebirge

Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park protects Central Europe's largest steppe lake and its surrounding wetlands. The shallow lake and its reed beds form a unique ecosystem that serves as a crucial s

Neusiedler See-Seewinkel

NÖ Eisenwurzen Nature Park lies in the Northern Limestone Alps and features wild river gorges, alpine meadows, and dense mountain forests. The region takes its name from the historic iron-working trad

NÖ Eisenwurzen

Nordwald Nature Park lies in the Waldviertel near the Czech border, featuring dense spruce and mixed forests characteristic of the Bohemian massif. The park offers nature trails through pristine woodl

Nordwald

Obst-Hügel-Land Nature Park protects one of Upper Austria's most significant traditional orchard landscapes. The rolling hills feature thousands of fruit trees, wildflower meadows, and hedgerows that 

Obst-Hügel-Land

Ötscher-Tormäuer Nature Park is the largest nature park in Lower Austria, centered on the Ötscher mountain and the dramatic Tormäuer gorges. The park features the spectacular Ötschergräben canyon, pri

Ötscher-Tormäuer

Ötztal Nature Park protects a vast area of the Ötztal Alps featuring glaciers, high-altitude lakes, and pristine alpine valleys. The park encompasses some of Tyrol's most dramatic mountain scenery and

Ötztal

Pöllauer Tal Nature Park protects a picturesque valley basin in eastern Styria known for its traditional orchards, especially the Hirschbirne pear. The park features rolling hills, mixed forests, and 

Pöllauer Tal

Purkersdorf Nature Park, also known as Sandsteinwienerwald, is located on the western edge of Vienna in the Wienerwald. Despite its compact size, the park features diverse deciduous forests, meadows, 

Purkersdorf

Raab-Őrség-Goričko Nature Park is a trilateral park shared with Hungary and Slovenia, protecting the Raab River valley and surrounding landscapes. The park features riverside meadows, wetlands, and tr

Raab-Őrség-Goričko

Riedingtal Nature Park is a pristine alpine valley in the Lungau region of Salzburg, featuring mountain pastures, alpine lakes, and dramatic peaks. The park preserves traditional transhumance agricult

Riedingtal

Rosalia-Kogelberg Nature Park is the youngest nature park in Burgenland, protecting a forested ridge on the eastern edge of the Vienna Basin. The park features chestnut forests, orchards, and vineyard

Rosalia-Kogelberg

Salzburger Lungau und Kärntner Nockberge is Austria's largest biosphere reserve, created when the former Nockberge National Park was redesignated alongside the neighboring Lungau region. The reserve s

Salzburger Lungau und Kärntner Nockberge

Sierningtal-Flatzer Wand Nature Park features a dramatic limestone cliff face and the picturesque Sierning valley in the Vienna Alps. The park combines alpine rock scenery with forested valleys and is

Sierningtal-Flatzer Wand

Sölktäler Nature Park encompasses two parallel alpine valleys in the Schladming-Dachstein region. The park features mountain lakes, managed alpine pastures, glacial landscapes, and pristine mountain f

Sölktäler

Sparbach Nature Park is Austria's oldest nature park, established in 1962 in the southern Wienerwald near Mödling. The park features mixed deciduous forests, meadows, historic ruins, and free-roaming 

Sparbach

Steirische Eisenwurzen Nature Park is also a UNESCO Global Geopark, featuring dramatic limestone gorges, the wild Salza River, and geological formations spanning 250 million years. The park preserves 

Steirische Eisenwurzen

Südsteiermark Nature Park borders Slovenia and features a gently rolling landscape of vineyards, orchards, and mixed forests. The park is known for its wine trails, thermal springs, and the diverse cu

Südsteiermark

Thayatal National Park protects the valley of the Thaya River along the Austrian-Czech border. The park features dramatic river meanders, steep cliffs, and diverse forest ecosystems. It is home to num

Thayatal

Tiroler Lech Nature Park protects one of the last wild river landscapes in the Northern Alps. The Lech River flows freely through the park, creating dynamic gravel banks, riparian forests, and wetland

Tiroler Lech

Unteres Murtal UNESCO Biosphere Reserve protects the lower Mur River valley in southeastern Styria, part of a five-country transboundary reserve along the Mur-Drava-Danube river system. The reserve fe

Unteres Murtal

Weinidylle Nature Park in southern Burgenland preserves a romantic wine-growing landscape with traditional thatched-roof wine cellars. The park features vineyards, wildflower meadows with Austria's la

Weinidylle

Best Parks in Austria

Zillertaler Alpen Nature Park protects a high-alpine landscape extending from 1,000 m near Ginzling to 3,509 m at the Hochfeiler summit. The park features glaciers, alpine meadows, traditional pasture

National Parks in Austria

Top 10 Parks in Austria

Hohe Tauern

Zillertaler Alpen

Kaunergrat

Karwendel

Neusiedler See-Leithagebirge

Ötztal

Salzburger Lungau und Kärntner Nockberge

Gesäuse

Kalkalpen

Steirische Eisenwurzen

Top Parks by Category

Top 10 Parks for Uniqueness in Austria

Hohe Tauern

Neusiedler See-Leithagebirge

Ötztal

Karwendel

Jauerling-Wachau

Tiroler Lech

Weissensee

Zillertaler Alpen

Almenland

Kaunergrat

All Parks (56)

Hohe Tauern

Zillertaler Alpen

Kaunergrat

Ötztal

Karwendel

Neusiedler See-Leithagebirge

Salzburger Lungau und Kärntner Nockberge

Gesäuse

Steirische Eisenwurzen

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