The federal parks dataset of the Federal Office for the Environment has 20 parks of national importance, and one of them is a national park: the Schweizerischer Nationalpark. The office's own page also speaks of one Swiss National Park beside three other categories of parks of national importance.12
Which national park does the data list?
The dataset has 20 parks; one is in the category of the Swiss National Park, and the others are in other categories of parks of national importance.1
| National park (as the data names it) |
|---|
| Schweizerischer Nationalpark |
Can this list be reused?
The dataset is published on opendata.swiss under the terms Open use. Must provide the source, which allow commercial use if the author, title and a link to the dataset are given.1 The office says the brand Schweizer Pärke and the park and product labels are federal property and legally protected, so we use none of them.2
What this page cannot tell you
- No dates or regions here. The data has no canton or date field.
- Other parks are not here. Regional nature parks and other categories are not national parks.
Related: National parks around the world · National parks of Japan · Officially recognised places.
Key takeaways
- Switzerland has one national park in the federal data: the Schweizerischer Nationalpark.
- The other parks of national importance are other categories.
- No park labels or logos are used.
- 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 Federal Office for the Environment's parks dataset on opendata.swiss and geo.admin.ch, read on 1 October 2026. See how we research.
- Federal Office for the Environment FOEN (BAFU), Swiss National Park and parks of national importance (Perimeter). Read the dataset on opendata.swiss. Accessed 1 October 2026.
- Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU, Pärke. Read it on bafu.admin.ch. Accessed 1 October 2026.
Credit and licence. Source: Federal Office for the Environment FOEN (BAFU) - 'Swiss National Park and parks of national importance (Perimeter)', https://opendata.swiss/de/dataset/schweizerischer-nationalpark-und-parke-von-nationaler-bedeutung-perimeter. Terms: opendata.swiss, Open use. Must provide the source. Changes made. We took the national park from the parks dataset. We use no logos or images from these sources. Gallivanting Gadabout is not connected with, or endorsed by, the Swiss Confederation or the Federal Office for the Environment.