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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.