National parks
About 2 % of the Polish ground is protected in 23 national parks, most of them are in the South and East of the country, especially in Malopolskie (six) and Podlaskie (four).
Babia Gora National Park – national park in Malopolskie in the Beskid Mountains.
Bia?owie?a National Park – national park in Podlaskie with Europe's only surviving bison.
Biebrza National Park – national park in Podlaskie along the Biebrza River with the greatest number of birds in Europe.
Bieszczady National Park – national park in Podkarpackie in the Bieszczady Mountains.
Bory Tucholskie National Park – national park in Kujawsko-Pomorskie protecting the Tucholskie Forests.
Drawa National Park – national park in Zachodniopomorskie protecting the widelife of the river Drawa.
Gorce National Park – national park in Malopolskie in the Beskid Mountains.
Gory Sto?owe National Park – national park in Dolno?l?skie in the Sudetes around the Szczeleniec Mountain (~1000m) with bizarre rocks.
Kampinos National Park – national park in Mazowieckie protecting the Kampinos Forests.
Karkonoski National Park – national park in Dolno?l?skie in the Sudetes around the ?nie?ka Mountain (1602m) with beautiful waterfalls.
Magura National Park – national park in Malopolskie in the Beskid Mountains.
Narew National Park – national park in Podlaskie protecting the widelife of the river Narew.
Ojcowski National Park – national park in Malopolskie in the Polish Jura with bizarre rocks.
Pieni?ski National Park – national park in Malopolskie in the Pieniny with the break-through of the Dunajec River through the Pieniny Mountains.
Podleski National Park – national park in Lubelskie protecting the widelife of the swamps in Podlesie.
Roztocze National Park – national park in Lubelskie protecting the widelife of the river Tanew.
S?owi?ski National Park – national park in Pomorskie at the Baltic Sea with the biggest dunes in Europe.
?wi?tokrzyski National Park – national park in ?wi?tokrzyskie in the ?wi?tokrzyskie Mountains.
Tatrza?ski National Park – national park in Malopolskie in the Tatra Mountains around the Rysy Mountain, with bears, wolves and other animals.
Uj?cie Warty National Park – national park in Lubuskie with swamps and many birds.
Wielkopolski National Park – national park in Wielkopolskie protecting the widelife of the Wielkopolskie Lakes.
Wigry National Park – national park in Podlaskie protecting the widelife of the Lake Wigry.
Wolin National Park – national park in Zachodniopomorskie protecting the widelife of the Island Wolin.