Hotels near Magurski Park Narodowy

Magurski Park Narodowy is the entry on this list you will mostly have to yourself: 194.39 km² in the Beskid Niski along the Slovak border, roughly 95% of it forest. Krempna sits about 162 km south-east of Krakow and the drive takes around 2 h 40 min. Public transport is a commitment - SAN-BUS services reach the area via Jasło on a journey of roughly 4.5 hours, while PKP Intercity with changes at Rzeszów Główny and Jasło Niegłowice runs past 5 hours. Entry costs 10 zł (about 2.30 EUR) full price and 5 zł (1.15 EUR) reduced, collected from 1 May to 31 October, with a four-day pass at 30 zł (7 EUR).

Wątkowa, at 847 m, is the highest point. The signature walk is the 4 km Folusz nature trail, around 2 hours in either direction between 399 m and 570 m, linking the Magurski Waterfall to the Diabli Kamień rock outcrop across twelve interpretive stops. The park records 137 bird species and holds populations of brown bear, Eurasian lynx, wildcat and wolf.

Pro Tip: Buy your ticket at the Ośrodek Edukacyjno-Muzealny at Krempna 59 before you set off, since the trailside sellers are not staffed every day. Residents of gmina Krempna and six neighbouring gminas enter free.