The Dutch government's Nationale Parken dataset has 22 national parks. Its description says 19 were designated by the minister, two are private national parks, and one, De Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide, is a cross-border park set by the Benelux Committee of Ministers.1
Which national parks does the dataset list?
The dataset's description says, in Dutch: Het bestand bevat in totaal 22 Nationale Parken
. It goes on: Daarnaast zijn er twee private nationale parken (NP De Hoge Veluwe en NP Veluwezoom) en één Grenspark: De Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide
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| National park (as the data names it) |
|---|
| Veluwezoom |
| De Hoge Veluwe |
| Schiermonnikoog |
| Dwingelderveld |
| De Groote Peel |
| De Biesbosch |
| De Meinweg |
| Zuid-Kennemerland |
| De Maasduinen |
| Drents-Friese Wold |
| Grenspark De Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide |
| Duinen van Texel |
| Oosterschelde |
| Drentsche Aa |
| Utrechtse Heuvelrug |
| Lauwersmeer |
| Sallandse Heuvelrug |
| De Alde Feanen |
| Weerribben-Wieden |
| Nieuw Land |
| Van Gogh |
| Hollandse Duinen |
Names are as the data gives them, in the data's own order. The data has a date field, but the dataset does not say what it records, so we leave it out.
Can this list be reused?
The dataset record marks the data as public domain, and the map service that serves it gives CC0. No credit is required; we credit the ministry anyway.1
What this page cannot tell you
- No regions or dates here. The data has no province field, and its date field is not defined.
Related: National parks around the world · National parks of Japan · Officially recognised places.
Key takeaways
- The dataset lists 22 national parks.
- Two are private national parks and one is a cross-border park, as the description says.
- The data is public domain.
- What we would skip: reading the list as a ranking or a travel guide. It records an official designation; it says nothing about opening, access or conditions, so check each park's own information before you go.
Sources
The list comes from the Nationale Parken dataset of the Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit, served by PDOK, read on 1 October 2026. See how we research.
- Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit, Nationale Parken (data.overheid.nl and PDOK). Read the dataset on data.overheid.nl. Accessed 1 October 2026.
Credit and licence. Source: Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit, dataset Nationale Parken (data.overheid.nl / PDOK), public domain. Public Domain Mark 1.0 (record); CC0 1.0 (service). No credit is required; we give it as a courtesy. Changes made. We took the park names from the dataset and put them in a table. We use no logos or images from these sources. Gallivanting Gadabout is not connected with, or endorsed by, the Dutch government.