National Parks Atlas

National Parks Atlas · Country · checked 5 Oct 2026

National Parks in Poland

23 national parks, one of them in high mountains. Our first Polish park guide takes you to the Tatras, with Morskie Oko and the Kasprowy Wierch cable car.

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1Park guide

Tatra in full, with tickets, Morskie Oko parking and the cable car

24Official sources

park authorities, operators and transport providers

23National parks

according to the Ministry of Climate and Environment and Statistics Poland

1932The oldest

Białowieża and Pieniny

Last checked: 5 Oct 2026

Poland has 23 national parks, together about one per cent of the country. The oldest, Białowieża and Pieniny, were founded in 1932, the youngest, Warta Mouth, in 2001. This atlas covers Tatra National Park in full – the most visited park in the country, with Morskie Oko and the Kasprowy Wierch cable car.

All 23 parks are listed in the directory with their founding year and official page, including Karkonosze National Park in the Giant Mountains.

01 · Park guides

Park guide: Tatra

Entrance fees, Morskie Oko parking, e-buses, the cable car and the rules on dogs, drones and night hiking.

Photo: Jakub Krajňák ↗ · CC0 ↗

02 · Directory

All 23 national parks in Poland

Founding years according to Statistics Poland (GUS), for Tatra according to the park, as of 5 October 2026.

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Poland has 23 national parks, together about one per cent of the country, supervised by the Ministry of Climate and Environment. The official page is the ministry portal Polskie Parki Narodowe, for Tatra and Karkonosze the park's own website. The largest park is Biebrza with more than 59,000 hectares, the smallest Ojców.

National parkVoivodeshipFoundedOfficial page
Białowieski Park NarodowyPodlaskie1932Official page
Pieniński Park NarodowyLesser Poland1932Official page
Świętokrzyski Park NarodowyŚwiętokrzyskie1950Official page
Babiogórski Park NarodowyLesser Poland1954Official page
Tatrzański Park NarodowyLesser Poland1954Official page
Ojcowski Park NarodowyLesser Poland1956Official page
Wielkopolski Park NarodowyGreater Poland1957Official page
Kampinoski Park NarodowyMasovian1959Official page
Karkonoski Park NarodowyLower Silesian1959Official page
Woliński Park NarodowyWest Pomeranian1960Official page
Bieszczadzki Park NarodowySubcarpathian1973Official page
Roztoczański Park NarodowyLublin1974Official page
Słowiński Park NarodowyPomeranian1974Official page
Gorczański Park NarodowyLesser Poland1981Official page
Wigierski Park NarodowyPodlaskie1989Official page
Drawieński Park NarodowyWest Pomeranian, Lubusz, Greater Poland1990Official page
Poleski Park NarodowyLublin1990Official page
Biebrzański Park NarodowyPodlaskie1993Official page
Park Narodowy Gór StołowychLower Silesian1993Official page
Magurski Park NarodowySubcarpathian, Lesser Poland1995Official page
Narwiański Park NarodowyPodlaskie1996Official page
Park Narodowy „Bory Tucholskie”Pomeranian1996Official page
Park Narodowy „Ujście Warty”Lubusz2001Official page

Karkonosze National Park covers the Polish side of the Giant Mountains with Śnieżka (Sněžka), the highest peak on the Czech–Polish border. Entry costs PLN 11 per day, bought online or at the park's ticket points.

03 · Good to know

Good to know

Entry fees in the Tatras, online parking for Morskie Oko and a night ban on the trails.

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Tatra charges entry, online or at the gate

Tatra National Park charges PLN 11 a day, PLN 5.50 reduced; children under seven go free. You buy online, at the ticket points or by QR code at the entrances. Tatra tickets & fees

Morskie Oko: parking only with an online ticket

Only drivers who booked online may enter the car parks at Palenica Białczańska. A car costs PLN 36 to 75 a day online. Plan Morskie Oko

No trails at night, no dogs

From 1 March to 30 November the Tatra trails are closed between dusk and dawn. Dogs and drones are not allowed in the park. See the rules

04 · 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.

Photo: Maksym Kozlenko ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Fees, opening times and reservation rules change. Check the official page before you travel.