In Croatia, eight national parks were declared.

NATIONAL PARK PAKLENICA
National park Paklenica is settled in behind of Starigrad and embraces 2 canyons, Velika and Mala Paklenica. National park Paklenica is impressive karst phenomenon, and steepish sides of canyon are high excessively. Paklenica is an region of unique and unusual match of sea and mountains, plentiful in woods of beech tree and black pine trees, caves and abysms. On the domain of National Park Paklenica from seacoast to highest tops of Velebit there are more or less 800 herbal varieties. Of these, some 40 are autochthonous, plants of small spread.

NATIONAL PARK RISNJAK
National Park Risnjak was constituted national park in 1953. The importance of National Park Risnjak is in the fact that in not so sizeable surface area, thanks to tangle area of Gorski kotar, at that place intertwine opposite clime influences: sharp Alps climate, mild field of the continental characteristics of Panonska nizina and mountain freshness of Dinaridi. Risnjak holds an essential purpose in health tourism and it is particularly attractive for stumbles – mountain clime, areas for winter sports, mountain paths, hunting and fishing.

NATIONAL PARK NORTHERN VELEBIT
National Park Northern Velebit was announced in 1999 as eighth and the earliest national park in. Area was made national park because of expressed differences of karst phenomena, fullness of living world and extreme natural beauties on comparatively moderate area.

NATIONAL PARK KRKA
National park Krka is on the surface area of and river Krka is karst phenomenon which, infiltrating towards the sea, forms many lakes, cascades and rapids. On Island Visovac on the lake of the identical name, between 2 most beautiful cascades – Roski slap and Skradinski buk – there is Franciscan monastery.

NATIONAL PARK KORNATI
National Park Kornati is group of islands of around 140 islands, isles and reefs placed in mid part of Croatian Adriatic. Because of its exquisite regional beauties, interesting geomorphology, huge indented of coastal line and particularly brilliant biocenosis of sea ecosystem in year 1980 greater part of sea ecosystem of seascape of Kornati was proclaimed national park.

NATIONAL PARK MLJET
Island Mljet is the greenest Adriatic island, and the of island belongs to National Park Mljet. Island Mljet was constituted national park because of utmost natural beauty, richness of vegetation and fauna, composition of salty lakes standing for unique geological and oceanographic phenomenon, and because of big cultural – historical heritage, which, in long-lasting series from time of Illyrian tribes, Roman Empire, Republic of Dubrovnik, passes on to present days of life of modern man who created stable living conditions here in concordance with intact nature.

NATIONAL PARK BRIJUNI
Island Brijuni by south-west coast of Croatia, was named national park in 1983. It is made of fourteen islands and isles, of which the biggest are Veliki and Mali Brijuni. Islands are covered in sub-Mediterranean vegetation, providing tourists spirit of intact nature. On the island there are zoo, and safari park, with numerous various animal species from all over the world. Traces of human beings on the island date from younger neolitik , and amongst numerous archeological sites the most important is prehistorically settlement on hill Gradina. In bay Verige there are remains of typical country villa of Roman temple, and on the west coast historic antique Byzantine castrum and Byzantine basilica of Saint Mary from 6th century.

NATIONAL PARK PLITVICE LAKES
National Park Plitvice Lakes is the greatest and the most well-known national park and one of the most famed European parks and natural monument placed on the List of world heritage of UNESCO. This is woodland, mountain field in which there are 16 larger and littler lakes. With numerous varieties of birds and small game, in Park there are also deer, bears, boars and wild cats, and in the water trouts. National Park Plitvice Lakes is the famed tourist goal and travel place.

There are eight explicit national parks in Croatia, that is areas of extreme natural qualities, which encompasses one or more kept or by human manipulation bit changed ecosystems. Just traditional agriculture and tourist-recreational activities are allowed.

Placement of national parks in Croatia clearly indicates its biological diversity. So three parks are pronouncedly mountain – Risnjak, Paklenica, Northern Velebit, 3 are of island type – Kornati, Mljet, Brijuni, and 2 are pure example of rich karst hydrographic – Plitvicka jezera (Lakes of Plitvice) and Krka.

Croatia extends from the foothills of the Julian Alps in the northwest and the Pannonian Plain in the eastside, all over the Dinara mountain range in its center part, to the Adriatic seashore in the south.

Placed near Sibnik and along the Krka River you will find the Krka National Park. It owns numerous stunning waterfalls several of which feature naturally pure waters to swim around in. You will witness a backdrop of rugged limestone mounts and glimpse the many islands archipelagos of the Adriatic Sea. Whatever age you are it is a great spot for a family to spend some quality time together.

Alternatively, the beauty of the Plitvice lakes National Park lies down in its 16 lakes which are inter-connected by a assortment of waterfalls. These waterfalls are set in wild woodland which is domicile to a variety of wildlife, including rare bird species, bears, wolves, and deer.

Another National Park in Croatia is the Brijuni islands which were declared as a national park over 20 years ago. There are a number of islands which constitute the park, the biggest being the Veliki and Mali Brijuni. The islands are a oasis of unspoilt nature pockets which form a natural base to a safari park and a zoo. There are also traces of earlier Neolithic inhabitation have been discovered on the island only one of the most amazing archeological places existing is the pre-historic village on Gradina hill.