Nature Parks - wide natural or cultivated areas with high esthetical, ecological, educational, cultural-historical and tourist-recreation values.

Biokovo
Chief characteristics:geomorphologic phenomena – karst valleys, karrens, rocks, pits – so far the deepest pit is Amfora (-790 m), ice-pits, caves, springs in karst: more than 40 endemic plant species, e.g. bluebell of the Biokovo (Edraianthus pumilio); significant paleontological sites; beautiful landscapes and gazebos.
Areas under special protection:special geomorphologic reserves: Nevistina stina, Ovcje polje, Kuranik-Sibenik-Stropac-Vosac.

Kopacki rit
Due to its state of preservation as the rare marshland ecosystem, great biological diversity and exceptional scientific and ecological values, Kopacki rit was protected in 1967 through the status of the Managed Natural Reserve on the area of 17,730 ha. In 1976, the proper reserve area of 7,220 ha received the status of the Special Zoological Reserve and the wide area of 10,510 ha received the status of the Nature Park.

Lonjsko polje
Nature Park Lonjsko Polje as a marshland is one of the most endangered habitats in the world. It is the greatest protected marshland not only in Croatia, but also in the entire Danube basin. It is included in the so-called Ramsar list of marshes of global importance, especially as a habitat of marsh birds. It mainly consists of three fields: Lonjsko polje, Mokro polje and Poganovo polje.

Medvednica
Natural Park Medvednica has been founded on September 16th, 1981 on the basis of specific law issued by the Croatian Parliament.The area of the natural park Medvednica is 22.826 ha.Basic phenomenon are well preserved natural forests and forest communities, that cover 14.550 ha or 64% of the park.

Telascica
Telascica bay is situated in the central part of the eastern Adriatic coast, in the SE part of the island of Dugi otok. Thanks to its extreme beauty, richness and importance, this bay surrounded by 13 islands and islets, together with 6 islets inside the bay of Telascica itself, was proclaimed the Nature Park in 1988. Thanks to its exceptionally valuable plant and animal life, geological and geomorphological phenomena ...

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Velebit
Velebit is the longest mountain of the Dinaric system. It rises along 145 km in a gentle northwest-southeast curve between Vratnik saddle and the Zrmanja valley. The saddles diagonally divide its giant belly and represent the traditional division of the mountain range into: the northern area, the central area, the southern area and the southeastern area. Its western border is Velebit Channel of the Adriatic Sea, while to the east it borders with Lika-Gacka plateau at 425-600 m above sea level.

Zumberak - Samobor Mountains
The Zumberak - Samobor Mountains Nature Park covers around 350 km2 and is situated in the northwest of the Republic of Croatia, 30 km southwest from Zagreb. With its natural beauty and tradition, this area surely deserves “title” Nature Park. It was established in 1999. with the main goal to protect and promote natural and cultural heritage of this area.

Papuk
The important reason for proclaiming Nature Park Papuk is due to the preserved characteristics of live and still nature, typical for the central Slavonia. It is beyond the doubt that it is about the wide natural and partially cultivated area with emphasis on the esthetical, ecological, educational, cultural, historical, tourist and recreational values.

Ucka
The Ucka Nature Park predominately symbolizes great variety of features within the relatively small area. Thus, this is the only place on Earth where you can enjoy taking pictures of steno endemic Ucka's Bellflower, and it is also one of the very last European sites where your eyes will be awarded by impressive silhouettes that belong to Griffon Vulture or Golden Eagle. Birdlife of Ucka and Cicarija, although considerably rich, is still insufficiently ornythologically explored.

Lake of Vrana (Vransko jezero)
Thanks to its position and characteristics it is singular for Croatia but also for the wider European area. It is, actually, a Karst field filled with water and represents a crypto-depression. This is a rare area where in such a short time you can find completely different landscapes: seacoast and the rich archipelago in front of it and Mediterranean swamp with unique landscape and ecosystem.

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