List of national parks of Poland

There are 23 national parks in Poland. These were formerly run by the Polish Board of National Parks (Krajowy Zarząd Parków Narodowych), but in 2004 responsibility for them was transferred to the Ministry of the Environment. Most national parks are divided into strictly and partially protected zones. Additionally, they are usually surrounded by a protective buffer zone called otulina.

In Poland, as amended by the Nature Conservation Act 2004 ^[1] "covers an area of outstanding value for the environmental, scientific, social, cultural and educational, with an area of not less than 1000 ha , which is the protection of the whole nature and qualities of landscape . The national park created to preserve biodiversity, resources, objects and elements of inanimate nature and landscape values, restoring proper state of natural resources and components and reconstruct distorted nature habitats, plants , habitats of animals and habitats of fungi."

The area of national parks is divided into different areas using separate methods of conservation. There are strict protection zone, active and landscape.

In areas bordering the park designated as buffer zone of the national park. The buffer zone can be formed protective zone of game animals and are non-inclusion of hunting . National parks is available to visit, but tourism can be here only in designated areas, trails, roads, paths.

National Parks are funded from the central budget . Are managed by the directors, as an advisory body to the Council of the park. The April 30, 2004 parks were supervised by the National Board of National Parks . From 1 May 2004, the duties were taken over by the Ministry of the Environment - Department of Forestry, Nature Conservation and Landscape since January 19, 2007 Independent Department for Natura 2000 areas and National Parks. After the establishment of GDOŚ and RDOŚ October 15, 2008, the task under the supervision of the Minister of the Environment of the National Parks Conservation Department completed the Ministry of Environment.

The Polish national parks are carried out numerous research programs. Parks play an important role in education, ecological society. The national parks you can visit, and tourism, and they provide a well-developed infrastructure of tourism. Many of them have specially prepared trails and centers of educational and natural history museums.

	Image	Name	Name origin	Seat	Location	Area (km²)	Year	Symbol	UNESCO status	Neighboring national parks
		Babia Góra National Park	Babia Góra Massif	Zawoja	49°35′N19°32′E	33.92[2]	1955[3](1933)	Laserpitium archangelica	Biosphere reserve	Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area, Slovakia
		Białowieża National Park	Białowieża (village) and Białowieża Forest	Białowieża	52°40′N23°50′E	105.02[4]	1947[5](1932)	Wisent	World Heritage Site, biosphere reserve	Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park, Belarus
		Biebrza National Park	Biebrza River	Osowiec-Twierdza nearGoniądz	53°35′N22°46′E	592.23	1993	Ruff	Biosphere reserve
		Bieszczady National Park	Bieszczady Mountains	Ustrzyki Górne	49°06′N22°40′E	292.01	1973	Lynx	Biosphere reserve	Poloniny National Park, Slovakia
		Tuchola Forest National Park	Tuchola (town) and Tuchola Forest	Charzykowynear Chojnice	53°36′N18°00′E	47.98	1996	Capercaillie
		Drawno National Park	Drawno (town) and Drawa River	Drawno	53°07′N16°15′E	114.41	1990	Otter
		Gorce National Park	Gorce Mountains	Poręba Wielka	49°34′N20°10′E	70.29	1981	Fire salamander
		Stołowe Mountains National Park	Stołowe Mountains	Kudowa-Zdrój	50°28′N16°20′E	63.40	1993	Sandstoneformation
		Kampinos National Park	Kampinos (village) and Kampinos Forest	Izabelin nearWarsaw	52°19′N20°28′E	385.44	1959	Moose	Biosphere reserve
		Karkonosze National Park	Karkonosze (Giant Mountains)	Jelenia Góra	50°46′N15°37′E	55.76	1959	Mountain	Biosphere reserve	Krkonošský NP, Czech Republic
		Magura National Park	Magura Wątkowska (mountain range)	Krempna	49°31′N21°31′E	194.39	1995	Buzzard
		Narew National Park	Narew River	Kurowo nearKobylin-Borzymy	53°04′N22°53′E	68.1	1996	Marsh harrier
		Ojców National Park	Ojców (village)	Ojców	50°13′N19°50′E	21.46	1956	Bat
		Pieniny National Park	Pieniny Mountains	Krościenko nad Dunajcem	49°25′N20°22′E	23.46	1954 (1932)	Trzy KoronyMountain and theDunajec River		Pieninský NP, Slovakia
		Polesie National Park	Polesie region	Urszulin	51°27′N23°09′E	97.62	1990	Crane	Biosphere reserve	Shatskyy NP, Ukraine
		Roztocze National Park	Roztocze (range of hills)	Zwierzyniec	50°36′N23°01′E	84.83	1974	Konik horse
		Słowiński National Park	Slovincian tribe	Smołdzino nearSłupsk	54°40′N17°13′E	186	1967	Seagull	Biosphere reserve
		Świętokrzyski National Park	Święty Krzyż (Holy Cross) Mountain and the Świętokrzyskie Mountains	Bodzentyn	50°52′N20°58′E	76.26	1950	Deer
		Tatra National Park	Tatra Mountains	Zakopane	49°15′N19°56′E	211.64	1954 (1947)	Tatra chamois	Biosphere reserve	Tatra National Park, Slovakia
		Ujście Warty National Park	Confluence of the rivers Wartaand Oder	Chyrzyno nearKostrzyn nad Odrą	52°35′N14°42′E	80.38	2001	Bean goose
		Wielkopolska National Park	Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) region	Jeziory nearMosina	52°17′N16°51′E	75.84	1957	Owl
		Wigry National Park	Wigry Lake	Krzywe	54°02′N23°06′E	150.86	1989	Beaver
		Wolin National Park	Wolin Island	Międzyzdroje	53°55′N14°30′E	109.37	1960	White-tailed eagle

Landscape belts

	Baltic Sea coast		Lowland belt		Sudete Mountains
	Lake belt		Upland belt		Carpathian Mountains

Museums in national parks[edit]

• Museum of Nature and Forest Białowieża National Park, Palace Park, Białowieża
• Educational Centre of Babia Góra National Park, Zawoja
• Museum of Natural History Bieszczady National Park, Ustrzyki Dolne
• Museum of Natural History Kampinos National Park, Kampinos
• Science Museum at Karkonosze National Park, Jelenia Góra
• Museum im. prof. Władysława Szafera, Ojców
• Centre for Education and Museum at Polesie National Park, Załucze Stare
• Centre for Education and Museum at Roztocze National Park, Zwierzyniec
• Museum of Nature and Forest at Słowiński National Park, Smołdzino
• Museum of Natural History at Świętokrzyski National Park, Święty Krzyż
• Natural History Museum of Tatra National Park, Zakopane
• Natural History Museum of Wielkopolska National Park, Jeziory
• Wigler Museum (Museum at Wigry National Park), Stary Folwark
• Natural History Museum of Wolin National Park, Międzyzdroje
• Field Station DNP "Bogdanka", Drawno
• Karkonosze Environmental Education Center, Szklarska Poręba