11 National Parks to Explore in Innlandet

Checkout places to visit in Innlandet

Innlandet

Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark.

Activities Around

National Parks to Explore in Innlandet

Breheimen National Park

Breheimen National Park is a national park that was established in 2009. The park is located in the municipalities of Skjåk and Lom in Innlandet county and in Luster in Vestland county, Norway. The park covers 1,671 square kilometers of the Breheimen mountain range.

Dovre National Park

Dovre National Park is a national park in Hedmark and Oppland, Norway, that was established in 2003. Dovre covers an area of 289 km² and the altitude varies from the tree line around 1000 meters to 1716 meters. The park lies between the two larger and older parks Rondane to the southeast and Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella to the north. Its opening was part of the larger expansion of Rondane when Rondane National Park was enlarged and smaller areas of nature protection were opened or enlarged.

Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park

Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park is a National Park in Norway. It was established in 2002 to replace and enlarge the former Dovrefjell National Park, established in 1974. It occupies 1,693 square kilometres. Together with the National Park, there are eight landscape protected areas and two biotope protected areas that were established adjacent to the park in 2002, comprising a total protected area of 4,366 square kilometres, including also parts of Hedmark county.

Femundsmarka National Park

Femundsmarka National Park is one of the largest continuous, unspoiled wilderness regions in Southern Scandinavia. A great area for canoeing and fishing. The Norwegian Trekking Association has selected it as one of the three best hiking areas in Norway.

Forollhogna National Park

Forollhogna is a mountain area in central Norway. At the heart of this area lies the Forollhogna National Park. Lush valleys with traditional mountain farms stretch onto the mountain plateau from all sides. The villages on the outskirts are home to one of the most vibrant farming communities found in Norway. The scenery of Forollhogna consists of large alpine areas, with gentle slopes rising from the valleys below—an area often referred to as "the gentle mountains".

Fulufjället National Park

Fulufjellet National Park is an 82.5-square-kilometer national park located in Trysil, Norway. Established on 24 April 2012, its eastern border lies along the Norway–Sweden border and borders the Swedish Fulufjället National Park.

Gutulia National Park

Gutulia is the national park with silver-grey dead pines and straggly old spruces. In contrast to the untouched forest stands Gutulisetra – a mountain holding which has been tended by people and cattle since the 1750s. It is Norway’s smallest national park, which despite its size contains great diversity.

Jotunheimen National Park

Jotunheimen National Park is a national park in Norway, recognized as one of the country's premier hiking and fishing regions. The national park covers 1,151 square kilometres and is part of the larger area Jotunheimen. More than 250 peaks rise above an elevation of 1,900 metres, including Northern Europe's two highest peaks: Galdhøpiggen at 2,469 metres, and Glittertind at 2,465 metres.

Langsua National Park

Located between Valdres and Gausdal and has a unique low-mountain landscape and extensive marshes in the south and northwest, and heights up to 1500 m.a.s.l in the north. Langsua offers many hiking- and cycling opportunities in light mountain terrain. The park consists of a total protected area of 537.1-square-kilometer.

Reinheimen National Park

Reinheimen National Park is a 2.1 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Nordberg, Innlandet, Norway that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips. The park is one of the largest wilderness areas still intact in Western Norway.

Rondane National Park

Rondane National Park is Norway's oldest national park and covers the Rondane mountain range in Oppland and Hedmark counties in Norway. The area includes some of the highest mountains in Norway. The area is an important habitat for wild reindeer. Rondane lies just to the east of Gudbrandsdal and adjacent to Dovrefjell another key mountain area. This mountain area inspired painters and poets, some of Norway's key paintings and poems capture the Rondane experience.

Map of National Parks to explore in Innlandet