List of national parks of the Netherlands

In the 1960s, national parks in the Netherlands were defined as areas of at least consisting of natural terrains, water and/or forests, with a special landscape and flora and fauna.

The first two national parks were founded in the 1930s by private organisations. The first official national park, Schiermonnikoog National Park, was not established until 1989. The most recent national park to have been established is the Van Gogh National Park, which was established in 2024.

In 2011, the government decided to make the provinces responsible for the national parks.

As of 2026, there are 22 national parks.

National parks

NameProvinceSizeEstablishedLauwersmeer National ParkGroningen, Friesland6,000 ha2003Schiermonnikoog National ParkFriesland5,400 ha1989Friesland4,000 ha2006Drents-Friese Wold National ParkDrenthe, Friesland6,100 ha2000Dwingelderveld National ParkDrenthe3,700 ha1991Drentsche Aa National ParkDrenthe10,600 ha2002Weerribben-Wieden National ParkOverijssel10,500 ha1992/2009Sallandse Heuvelrug National ParkOverijssel2,740 ha2004Veluwezoom National ParkGelderland5,000 ha1930Gelderland5,400 ha1935Utrechtse Heuvelrug National ParkUtrecht10,000 ha2003/2013Duinen van Texel National ParkNorth Holland4,300 ha2002Zuid-Kennemerland National ParkNorth Holland3,800 ha1995Oosterschelde National ParkZeeland37,000 ha2002North Brabant, South Holland7,100 ha1994North Brabant, Antwerp (Belgium)3,750 ha2001North Brabant3,400 ha2002Limburg, North Brabant1,340 ha1993Limburg4,200 ha1996Limburg1,700 ha1995Nieuw Land National ParkFlevoland28,900 ha2018Van Gogh National ParkNorth Brabant120,000 ha2024

Footnotes

External links

National Parks in the Netherlands (in Dutch)