Gorce National Park

Gorce National Park

Gorce National Park protects the central part of the Gorce - a range of the Western Beskids. Established in 1981, it covers around 70 km² and is notable for its extensive forest cover (Carpathian primeval forest).

Location and surroundings

The park lies in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship; its headquarters are in Poręba Wielka.

What to see / natural highlights

• Turbacz - the highest peak of the Gorce (outside the park boundary, within the range)
• Gorce meadows with sweeping views of the Tatras, Pieniny and Beskids
• Old, more than a hundred years old lower- and upper-forest-zone tree stands

Who it's for

For hiking tourists and lovers of tranquillity and landscape.

Practical information

The park is visited by about 80,000 people a year; it is less crowded than the neighbouring Tatras.