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Nature ParkAmstelveen, Netherlands
Amsterdamse Bos
A vast man-made forest three times the size of Central Park, with a rowing course, goat farm and miles of cycle paths.
Explore 59 Dutch green oases
Nature parks, city parks and botanical gardens across the Netherlands, each with real photos, facilities, opening hours and its exact location. Filter by category, search by name or facility, or pick a city to find your next green escape.
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Nature ParkNoord-Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen
A vast dune reserve south of Zandvoort that still filters Amsterdam's drinking water: canals, hundreds of tame fallow deer and a huge web of walking paths (no bikes or dogs).
Nature ParkGelderland, Netherlands
De Veluwe
The largest lowland nature area in North-West Europe: a vast mosaic of heath, drift sand, forest and fens across the heart of Gelderland, roamed by red deer and wild boar.
Nature ParkEindhoven, Netherlands
Genneper Parken
A green zone on Eindhoven's south edge with a watermill, open-air museum and the Genneper Hoeve farm.
Nature ParkHaarlem, Netherlands
Haarlemmerhout
The oldest public forest park in the Netherlands (1583), a stately woodland of beech and oak south of Haarlem's centre.
Nature ParkNoord-Holland, Netherlands
Het Twiske
A green-blue recreation area of lakes, reed and meadow just north of Amsterdam, with swimming beaches, birdlife and quiet paddling — a favourite car-free escape.
Nature ParkRotterdam, Netherlands
Kralingse Bos
A forest around a large lake on Rotterdam's east side, with historic windmills and a beach-like shore.
Nature ParkDen Haag, Netherlands
Landgoed Clingendael
A historic country estate famous for its Japanese garden — open only a few weeks a year — set in rolling parkland.
Nature ParkLeiden, Netherlands
Leidse Hout
A 1930s woodland park on Leiden's north edge with stately lanes, a children's farm and an open-air theatre.
Nature ParkUtrecht, Netherlands
Máximapark
A huge modern park in Leidsche Rijn with a 6 km cycle loop, a walled 'Vlinderhof' garden and big open skies.
Nature ParkNoord-Holland, Netherlands
Naardermeer
The oldest nature reserve in the Netherlands (protected since 1906): a lake, reed and swamp forest near Amsterdam with a famous cormorant and heron colony, reached by boat.
Nature ParkFriesland, Netherlands
Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen
A Frisian fen national park of lakes, reed and wet forest between Leeuwarden and Drachten — a paradise for boaters, otters and marsh birds.