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Photo: Beni Arnold ↗ · CC BY 2.0 ↗Connemara National Park
Bog, heath and the Twelve Bens on Ireland's west coast – with Diamond Hill above Letterfrack.
National Parks Atlas · Country · checked 4 Oct 2026
National Parks in Ireland
Six national parks, none with an entrance fee. Three of them are covered in full.
3Park guides
Killarney, Wicklow Mountains and Connemara in full, with parking, trails and getting there
20Official sources
park authorities, operators and transport providers
6National parks
Killarney, Glenveagh, Connemara, Burren, Wicklow, Wild Nephin
1932The first
Bourn Vincent Memorial Park in Killarney
Last checked: 4 Oct 2026
Ireland has six national parks, managed by the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS). The first was created in Killarney in 1932. This atlas covers Killarney National Park with Muckross House and the lakes, Wicklow Mountains National Park with Glendalough south of Dublin and Connemara National Park with Diamond Hill on the west coast.
None of the three charges an entrance fee; some houses cost money, as do some car parks at Glendalough.
01 · Park guides
Park guides: Killarney, Wicklow Mountains and Connemara
Free entry, parking, trails and getting there, from the NPWS.
02 · Good to know
Good to know
Free parks, paid houses and busy car parks.
No entrance fee for the parks
Killarney, Wicklow Mountains and Connemara charge no entrance fee. Houses such as Muckross House (€9) and Ross Castle (€5) cost money, as do two of the three car parks at Glendalough. What Killarney costs
Glendalough: come early or park in Laragh
On sunny weekends the car parks in the valley fill up quickly. The car park in Laragh is free, a 3 km (1.9 mi) walk from the Upper Lake. Parking at Glendalough
Dogs on a lead, no fires
Dogs are welcome in all three parks, but only on a lead; fires of any kind are forbidden. In Killarney drones and camping are not allowed. See the rules
03 · Editorial
Sources and last checked
Every fee, date and rule on this page comes from the park guides below, each linked to the official source.
- Connemara National Park: checked 4 Oct 2026, 6 sources in the park guide · Park authority ↗
- Killarney National Park: checked 4 Oct 2026, 7 sources in the park guide · Park authority ↗
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: checked 4 Oct 2026, 7 sources in the park guide · Park authority ↗
- National Parks & Wildlife Service: Ireland's national parks ↗
- NPWS: Killarney National Park (first national park, 1932) ↗
Fees, opening times and reservation rules change. Check the official page before you travel.