Jasmund National Park (German: Nationalpark Jasmund) is a nature reserve located on the Jasmund peninsula in the northeast of Rügen island in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is known for having the largest Rügen chalk cliffs in Germany. The highest of these cliffs is called Königsstuhl (German for “king’s chair”), which rises to 118 meters (387 feet) above the Baltic Sea.
Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park (German: Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald) is a national park located in the Hunsrück region of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland in Germany. It was created in March 2015 and is Germany’s newest national park. It is the only national park in these two federal states.
Harz National Park is a nature reserve located in the German states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It covers parts of the western Harz mountain range, from Herzberg and Bad Lauterberg in the south to Bad Harzburg and Ilsenburg in the north. Ninety-five percent of the area is covered with forests, primarily spruce and beech woods, along with bogs, granite rocks, and streams.
The Black Forest National Park (German: Nationalpark Schwarzwald) is a national park in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany. It covers an area of 10,062 hectares (100.62 km; 38.85 sq mi). The park is located on the main crest of the Northern Black Forest, mainly between the Black Forest High Road (Schwarzwaldhochstraße) and the Murg Valley.
Berchtesgaden National Park is located in southern Germany, near the border with Austria. It is found in the areas of Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden and Schönau am Königsee in the Berchtesgadener Land region of Bavaria. The park was created in 1978 to protect the natural landscapes of the Berchtesgaden Alps.
Vanoise National Park (French: Parc national de la Vanoise) is a French national park located between the Tarentaise and Maurienne valleys in the French Alps. It includes the Vanoise massif, a large mountain area. The park was established in 1963 and was the first national park created in France.
Port-Cros National Park, called Parc national de Port-Cros in French, is a French national park located on the Mediterranean island of Port-Cros, which is east of Toulon. It also manages natural areas in some nearby places.
Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques; Occitan: Parc Nacional dels Calanques) is a French national park located on the Mediterranean coast in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. It was created in 2012 and covers an area of 520 km² (201 sq mi), with 85 km² (33 sq mi) being land and the rest being marine area. The park includes parts of the Massif des Calanques, which stretches between the southern areas of Marseille, Cassis, and La Ciotat.
Guiana Amazonian Park (French: Parc amazonien de Guyane) is the largest national park in France. It is designed to protect part of the Amazonian forest in French Guiana, which covers 41% of the region. It is also the largest park in the European Union and one of the largest national parks in the world.
Cévennes National Park (French: Parc national des Cévennes) is a national park in southern France, located in the Cévennes mountain region. Established in 1970, the park’s main office is in Florac, at Florac Castle. It is primarily found in the departments of Lozère and Gard, and also includes parts of Ardèche and Aveyron, making it the national park that covers the most departments in France.