Home›National Park›All National ParkBrowse ByAll National ParkReference and ClassificationVerifiedIUCN Category II: large natural or near-natural areas set aside to protect large-scale ecological processes, along with the complement of species and ecosystems characteristic of the area, which also provide a foundation for environmentally and culturally compatible spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational and visitor opportunities. Belongs here: a legally designated park whose governing body manages it primarily for ecosystem protection and public recreation and education together, the single most common protected-area designation worldwide. Does not belong here: a small, isolated natural feature protected chiefly for its own scientific or scenic value, held under Natural Monument or Feature.FactsAll National ParkSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonIUCN Category CodeWell-attestedII - National Park 1All National ParkFilter Results586 entriesCountryAllAfghanistan (1)Algeria (1)Argentina (4)Australia (14)Austria (6)Bolivia (2)Botswana (1)Brazil (4)Bulgaria (3)Cambodia (1)Canada (17)Chile (40)Colombia (1)Costa Rica (29)Croatia (8)Czechia (4)Democratic Republic of the Congo (3)Denmark (2)Ecuador (1)Estonia (5)Ethiopia (3)Fiji (1)Finland (31)France (3)Georgia (1)Germany (16)Greece (14)Guyana (1)Haiti (1)Hungary (9)Iceland (3)India (50)Indonesia (2)Iran (2)Ireland (6)Israel (1)Italy (24)Jamaica (1)Japan (35)Kenya (20)Latvia (3)Lithuania (4)Madagascar (1)Malaysia (3)Mauritania (1)Mexico (1)Mongolia (1)Mozambique (1)Myanmar (1)Namibia (4)Nepal (3)Netherlands (2)New Zealand (13)Nigeria (1)Norway (40)Pakistan 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(3)National Parks of Lithuania (4)National Parks of Malaysia (3)National Parks of Mongolia (1)National Parks of Myanmar (1)National Parks of Nepal (3)National Parks of North America (32)National Parks of Norway (40)National Parks of Oceania and the Pacific (28)National Parks of Pakistan (1)National Parks of Poland (25)National Parks of Portugal (1)National Parks of Slovakia (9)National Parks of Slovenia (1)National Parks of South America (61)National Parks of South Korea (1)National Parks of Spain (16)National Parks of Sri Lanka (1)National Parks of Sweden (21)National Parks of Taiwan (2)National Parks of Thailand (2)National Parks of the Caribbean and Central America (36)National Parks of the Czech Republic (4)National Parks of the Netherlands (1)National Parks of the United Kingdom (1)National Parks of Vietnam (1)National Designation TypeAllBiosphere Reserve (15)Forest Park (1)II (1)International Park (1)IUCN Category II (1)Marine Park (2)Marine Protected Area (1)National and State Parks (1)National Marine Park (2)National Natural Park (1)National Park (546)National Park Reserve (1)Natura 2000 Site (3)Nature Reserve (3)State Park (2)Tiger Reserve (1)Transfrontier Park (2)International DesignationAllRamsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) (50)UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (83)UNESCO Global Geopark (10)UNESCO World Heritage Site (129)Marine or TerrestrialAllCoastal (Marine and Terrestrial) (55)Marine (29)Terrestrial (472)Governance TypeAllGovernance by Government (466)Governance by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (1)Private Governance (2)Shared Governance (7)Establishment EraAll1872 (1)1885 (1)1886 (1)1887 (1)1907 (2)1909 (6)1910 (2)1916 (2)1918 (3)1919 (2)1920 (2)1922 (3)1926 (2)1929 (2)1930 (3)1931 (3)1932 (3)1934 (12)1935 (4)1936 (5)1937 (4)1938 (3)1939 (2)1940 (3)1941 (3)1942 (4)1944 (2)1945 (2)1946 (2)1948 (2)1949 (4)1950 (6)1952 (3)1954 (4)1955 (6)1956 (8)1958 (3)1959 (8)1960 (4)1961 (2)1962 (7)1963 (4)1964 (6)1965 (2)1966 (2)1967 (9)1968 (5)1969 (5)1970 (8)1971 (11)1972 (7)1973 (13)1974 (13)1975 (5)1976 (8)1977 (4)1978 (10)1979 (7)1980 (10)1981 (12)1982 (20)1983 (7)1984 (6)1985 (5)1986 (7)1987 (7)1988 (8)1989 (11)1990 (12)1991 (27)1992 (6)1993 (14)1994 (6)1995 (8)1996 (11)1997 (10)1998 (6)1999 (7)2000 (4)2001 (6)2002 (9)2003 (9)2004 (7)2005 (5)2006 (4)2007 (7)2008 (2)2009 (6)2010 (2)2011 (3)2012 (3)2013 (3)2014 (4)2015 (2)2016 (5)2017 (2)2018 (6)2019 (2)2020 (2)2023 (2)Showing the 100 most common of 115 options.Area BandAll0.038007 to 53 sq km (97)1,865 to 1,550,000 sq km (98)211.61 to 643.4 sq km (125)54 to 208.56 sq km (123)647.37 to 1,863.75 sq km (128)ContinentAllAfrica (63)Asia (109)Australia (28)Europe (256)North America (66)South America (59)Governing BodyAllAdministracion de Parques Nacionales (4)Australian state parks service (4)Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Brazil) (4)City or municipal government (1)Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial (1)Corporacion Nacional Forestal (Chile) (36)County Governor (Norway) (1)Czech national park administration (4)Department of Conservation (14)Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (Nepal) (3)Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (Thailand) (2)Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka) (1)Director of National Parks (Parks Australia) (2)Directorate for Nature Management (28)Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (3)French Office for Biodiversity (1)Georgia Agency of Protected Areas (1)German national park administration (Nationalparkverwaltung) (7)Government of India or an Indian state government (7)Guyana Protected Areas Trust (1)Hungarian national park directorate (2)ICNF (Portugal) (1)Indian state forest department (22)INPARQUES (Venezuela) (3)Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (3)Kenya Wildlife Service (18)Ma'u Henua Indigenous Community (1)Madagascar National Parks (1)Metsahallitus (Finland) (31)Ministero dell Ambiente (Italy) (20)Ministry of 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