National parks of Ukraine

National nature parks of Ukraine are preservation territories that are part of the Nature-Preservation Fund of Ukraine. The total area protected by national parks is approximately 1,111,600 hectares (11,116 km²), for an average of 22,685 hectares (226.85 km²) but a median of only 14,836 hectares (148.36 km²) at Zalissia. The largest national park is Podilski Tovtry in Khmelnytskyi Oblast: at 80,178 hectares (801.78 km²). The smallest park is Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park, at less than 5,500 hectares (55 km²).

This category of the Nature-Preservation Fund was mainly established after the fall of the Soviet Union. There were very few parks in Ukraine and most of them were in the West.

List

#	Name	Photo	Location	Official website (Ukrainian)	Area (ha)	Year	Description
1	Azov-Syvash		Kherson Oblast 46.102°N 34.385°E / 46.102; 34.385	Азово-Сиваський	52154	1993	Located on Byriuchyi Island in the northwestern Azov Sea. The park was created to protect the unique coastal environment of the northwestern Azov. It is particularly important as a stop on the flyway for migratory birds, with over a million birds visiting each year.
2	Bile Ozero		Kyiv Oblast 49.896°N 31.578°E / 49.896; 31.578	Білоозерський	7014	2009	As of 2014, the park appeared to be closed to the public and the legal status unclear.
3	Boikivshchyna		Lviv Oblast49.043°N 22.572°E / 49.043; 22.572	Бойківщина	12240	2019	Located in the Carpathians, near the border with Slovakia.
4	Bug Gard		Mykolaiv Oblast 48.040°N 30.947°E / 48.040; 30.947	Бузький Гард	6138	2009	Covers an area along the Southern Bug River in south-central Ukraine. At this point, the Southern Bug River cuts through the southern edge of the Ukrainian Shield (a block of Archean basement rock).
5	Carpathian		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 48.300°N 24.584°E / 48.300; 24.584	Карпатський	50303	1980	Carpathian National Nature Park is the first national park of Ukraine and one of the biggest national parks of this country.
6	Charming Harbor		Crimea 45.500°N 32.700°E / 45.500; 32.700	Чарівна гавань	6270	2009	Covers a coastal sector of the Tarkhankut Peninsula (itself a part of the Crimean peninsula) on the Black Sea. The park protects and exhibits steppe landscape as it descends to the seacoast in a semi-arid environment and with dramatic cliffs and rock formations.
7	Cheremosh		Chernivtsi Oblast 47.995°N 25.096°E / 47.995; 25.096	Черемоський	7118	2009	A collection of three reserves in the northeastern section of the Carpathian Mountains, located in southwestern Ukraine. The park highlights the highly varied geology of the northeastern Carpathians, as well as the deep spruce forests of the region.
8	Derman-Ostroh		Rivne Oblast 50.329°N 26.520°E / 50.329; 26.520	Дермансько-Острозький	1648	2009	Sits in a river valley that separates the southern edge of the Polesian Lowland, and the northern edge of the Podolian Upland in northwestern Ukraine. The terrain is a mixture of pine-oak forest and marshy river lowlands.
9	Desna-Stara Huta		Sumy Oblast 52.166°N 33.417°E / 52.166; 33.417	Деснянсько-Старогутський	16215	1999	Covers a middle section of the Desna River in northeastern Ukraine, representing the variety of wetland and mixed forest landscapes of the eastern Polesia region. The park contains two sections, one on the floodplains of the Desna, the other in the southern region of the Bryansk forest on the Russian border.
10	Dniester Canyon		Ternopil Oblast 48.650°N 25.735°E / 48.650; 25.735	Дністровський каньйон	10830	2010	Follows Dniester Canyon, the largest canyon in Ukraine, along the middle course of the Dniester River. It protects a relatively undeveloped portion of the Ukrainian forest-steppe landscape, about 75 km east of the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine. The canyon is known for its varied geological formations, including two of the longest caves in the world.
11	Dvorichna		Kharkiv Oblast 49.852°N 37.733°E / 49.852; 37.733	Дворічанський	3132	2009	Set on the border of the steppe and forest-steppe on the banks of the river Oskil, the south-east part of Ukraine.
12	Dzharylhach		Kherson Oblast 46.017°N 32.933°E / 46.017; 32.933	Джарилгацький	10000	2009	Covers Dzharylhach Island and the adjacent Karkinit Bay in the northern reaches of the Black Sea. Famous for clean sandy beaches and mineral springs in its many small lakes, Dzharylhach is the largest island in the Black Sea. Portions of the park have been protected nature reserves for almost 100 years.
13	Grand Meadow		Zaporizhzhia Oblast 47.382°N 34.987°E / 47.382; 34.987	Великий Луг	16756	2006	Covers historic steppe terrain in southeast Ukraine. It is on the south bank of the Dnieper River's Kakhovka Reservoir, which was created by the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station. The meadows and reed beds on the shore support one of the largest transmigration spots for birds in Eastern Europe.
14	Halych		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 49.139°N 24.732°E / 49.139; 24.732	Галицький	14685	2004	Highlights forest, steppe, meadow and wetlands of the borderlands between the Ukrainian Carpathians and the southwestern part of the East European Plain.
15	Hetman		Sumy Oblast 50.487°N 34.983°E / 50.487; 34.983	Гетьманський	23360	2009	The park begins at the border with Russia as the Vorskla River runs west and south, and follows the river for all 122 km of its length through Sumy Oblast. There are some short breaks between sectors for roads or built-up villages. There terrain is mostly flat, with some hills and ravines.
16	Holosiiv		Kyiv 50.450°N 30.524°E / 50.450; 30.524	Голосіївський	4525	2007	A protected remnant of forest surrounded by the urban area of the city of Kyiv, Ukraine. It is located on the Kyiv Hills, in the Dniester-Dnieper forest-steppe province, North-Dnieper lowland and steppe zone of Left-Bank Dnieper province.
17	Holy Mountains		Donetsk Oblast 48.917°N 37.783°E / 48.917; 37.783	Святі Гори	40609	1997	Located along the chalk cliffs and river terraces of the Donets River in Eastern Ukraine. The park's boundaries are a patchwork of forested areas stretching along the banks of the Donets. The Holy Mountains of Ukraine contain many archaeological, natural, historical, and recreational sites.
18	Homilsha Woods		Kharkiv Oblast 49.583°N 36.333°E / 49.583; 36.333	Гомільшанські ліси	14315	2004	Covers established forests in the Donets River valley. The site has been a protected area for a very long time, beginning with Peter the Great designating local territory as a 'protected ship grove' for wood to build ships. The site also has high ecological value as forest-steppe land.
19	Hutsulshchyna		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 48.321°N 25.093°E / 48.321; 25.093	Гуцульщина	32271	2002	Located in the Western Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains.
20	Ichnia		Chernihiv Oblast 50.809°N 32.292°E / 50.809; 32.292	Ічнянський	9666	2004	Covers forest-steppe terrain in the Udai River basin, about 120 km northeast of Kyiv.
21	Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav		Mykolaiv Oblast 46.533°N 31.567°E / 46.533; 31.567	Білобережжя Святослава	35223	2009	Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav Park is situated on the north coast of the Black Sea is southern Ukraine. It covers portions of Dnieper–Bug estuary, the Kinburn Peninsula just south of the estuary, and Yahorlyk Bay a shallow bay of the Black Sea itself. Adjacent to the site along the coast is the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve.
22	Kamianska Sich		Kherson Oblast47.00°N 33.391°E / 47.00; 33.391	Кам'янська Січ	12261	2019	Located on the right bank of the southern part of Kakhovka Reservoir.
23	Karmeliukove Podillia		Vinnytsia Oblast 48.399°N 29.260°E / 48.399; 29.260	Кармелюкове Поділля	16518	2009	Located in southwest Ukraine on the forested southern slopes of the Ukrainian Shield.
24	Kholodnyi Yar		Cherkasy Oblast49.144°N 32.233°E / 49.144; 32.233	Холодний яр	6833	2022	Located in southeastern Cherkasy Oblast. The Maksym Zalizniak oak tree is located on the territory of the park.
25	Khotyn		Chernivtsi Oblast 48.500°N 26.167°E / 48.500; 26.167	Хотинський	9400	2010	Covers a segment of the Dniester River Canyon and the Dniester River Reservoir. It is located in the west of the country on the border with Romania. The famous Khotyn Fortress is located within the territory.
26	Kremenets Mountains		Ternopil Oblast 50.051°N 25.619°E / 50.051; 25.619	Кременецькі гори	6951	2009	A cluster of mountains and ridges in the Holohoro-Kremenetskyi range of the Podolian Upland in west central Ukraine.
27	Kreminna Woods		Luhansk Oblast48.974°N 38.189°E / 48.974; 38.189	Кремінські ліси	7269	2019	Located on the basin of Donets River, near the city of Kreminna.
28	Kuialnyk		Odesa Oblast46.651°N 30.717°E / 46.651; 30.717	Куяльницький	10800	2022	Located in and near the Kuialnyk Estuary.
29	Lower Dnieper		Kherson Oblast46.34°N 32.32°E / 46.34; 32.32	Нижньодніпровський	80177	2015	Consists of the islands in the Dnieper River delta. The entire park was flooded on June 7-8, 2023, due to the Kakhovka dam collapse.
30	Lower Dniester		Odesa Oblast 46.412°N 30.210°E / 46.412; 30.210	Нижньодністровський	21311	2008	A large portion of the Dniester River Estuary where it enters the Black Sea in southwestern Ukraine. The floodplains and waterways are important to nesting and wintering waterfowl. They are also important for spawning fish: over 70 species of fish in 20 groups are recorded in the park.
31	Lower Polissia		Khmelnytskyi Oblast 50.218°N 26.837°E / 50.218; 26.837	Мале Полісся	9515	2013	A section of the Polissia region, the park includes several lakes and wetland areas as well as parts of river valleys Horyn, Viliia, Hnylyi Rih.
32	Lower Sula		Poltava Oblast 49.608°N 33.191°E / 49.608; 33.191	Нижньосульський	16879	2010	Covers the lower reaches of the Sula River as it enters the Kremenchuk Reservoir, 120 km southeast of Kyiv. The extensive marshes, swamps, and other wetlands of the area are important habitats for fish, waterfowl, and floodplain plants.
33	Meotyda		Donetsk Oblast 47.115°N 38.080°E / 47.115; 38.080	Меотида	20720	2009	A stretch of coastline, and interior estuaries and coastal lands, on the northern edge of the Sea of Azov in Ukraine. The administration of the park itself has been disrupted by hostilities in the area. Previously, the protected regions of the park supported important populations of migratory waterfowl and over 100 species of nesting birds.
34	Mezyn		Chernihiv Oblast 51.719°N 32.287°E / 51.719; 32.287	Мезинський	31035	2006	Forest and floodplain terraces of the Desna River in the northern part of the country. The park was created to balance the protection of sensitive ecological and archaeological sites, recreation, and rural agriculture.
35	Nobel		Rivne Oblast51.862°N 25.777°E / 51.862; 25.777	Нобельський	25318	2019	Located in northwestern Rivne Oblast.
36	Northern Podillia		Lviv Oblast 49.917°N 25.100°E / 49.917; 25.100	Північне Поділля	15588	2010	Covers a variety of individual protected sites in the northwest Podolian Upland of Ukraine. The park provides protection to, and recreation in, representative ecological and cultural sites of the area, including Hornbean-Beech forested uplands, swamp-marsh floodplains, geologically significant karst features, and historical sites that include three castles and a number of WW1 and WW2 sites.
37	Oleshky Sands		Kherson Oblast 46.550°N 32.923°E / 46.550; 32.923	Олешківські піски	8020	2010	The largest desert in Ukraine, located close to the Dnieper River delta.
38	Podilski Tovtry		Khmelnytskyi Oblast 46.581°N 32.535°E / 46.581; 32.535	Подільські Товтри	80178	2015	Representative of the natural landscape of the Podillia region.
39	Pryazovskyi		Zaporizhzhia Oblast 46.840°N 35.359°E / 46.840; 35.359	Приазовський	78127	2010	The second largest national park of Ukraine, covering the estuaries, coastal plains seaside landforms around the Molochna River estuary the Utlyuksky estuary, on the northwest coast of the Sea of Azov.
40	Prypiat-Stokhid		Volyn Oblast 51.828°N 25.283°E / 51.828; 25.283	Прип'ять-Стохід	39316	2007	Created in 2007 to protect and unify a series of natural complexes of the Pripyat River and Stokhid River valleys in northwestern Ukraine. The park provides protection, research areas, and recreation related to the meadows and wetlands of the Polissia region.
41	Pushcha Radzivila		Rivne Oblast	Пуща Радзівіла	24265	2022	Covers the basin of Stvyha River.
42	Pyriatyn		Poltava Oblast 50.236°N 32.501°E / 50.236; 32.501	Пирятинський	12028	2009	Covers a portion of the Udai River valley in the north central part of the country. It provides nature conservation and recreation on the terraces and floodplains of the river.
43	Royal Beskids		Lviv Oblast49.420°N 22.918°E / 49.420; 22.918	Королівські Бескиди	8997	2020	Covers the left-bank portion of the Dniester River basin from Staryi Sambir to Strilky, and also the basins of rivers Yablunka, Linynka, and Tysovychka.
44	Shatsk		Volyn Oblast 51.517°N 23.820°E / 51.517; 23.820	Шацький	32515	1983	Established in 1983 to preserve, reconstitute and to use effectively Volyn Polissia natural complexes and objects of special environmental, recreational, educational and aesthetic value.
45	Skole Beskids		Lviv Oblast 49.200°N 23.210°E / 49.200; 23.210	Сколівські Бескиди	35684	1999	Covers the Skole Beskids Range of the Carpathian Mountains on the western edge of Ukraine. It was created in 1999 to protect the beech and beech-fir forests of Carpathians, and to provide for environmental, ecological, aesthetic, educational and recreational uses.
46	Sloboda		Kharkiv Oblast 50.086°N 35.216°E / 50.086; 35.216	Слобожанський	5244	2009	Covers a forest-steppe region at the confluence of the Merla and Merchik Rivers in the East Poltava Highlands of eastern Ukraine. The park features an extensive complex of marshes, swamps, and other wetlands.
47	Synevyr		Zakarpattia Oblast48.500°N 23.700°E / 48.500; 23.700	Синевир	40400	1989	Located in Zakarpattia Oblast, in the southwest of the country.
48	Syniohora		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 48.621°N 24.221°E / 48.621; 24.221	Синьогора	10866	2009	Transition to full National Park status was uncertain as of 2017, with portions of the park are closed to the public.
49	Tsumanska Pushcha		Volyn Oblast 50.888°N 25.853°E / 50.888; 25.853	Цуманська пуща	33475	2010	Located in southeastern Volyn Oblast.
50	Tuzly Lagoons		Odesa Oblast 45.783°N 30.000°E / 45.783; 30.000	Тузловські лимани	10866	2009	Includes the group of Tuzly Lagoons: which consist of parts of the larger lagoons Shahany, Alibey, Burnas; and the small lagoons Solone Ozero, Khadzhyder, Karachaus, Budury, Martaza, Mahala, Malyi Sasyk, and Dzhantshei.
51	Uzh		Zakarpattia Oblast 49.023°N 22.600°E / 49.023; 22.600	Ужанський	39159	1999	Also part of the East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. The park was created to protect pristine beech forest of the Carpathians.
52	Verkhovyna		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 48.161°N 24.945°E / 48.161; 24.945	Верховинський	12023	2010	Covers the highest reaches of the Cheremosh River, in the Carpathian Mountains.
53	Vyzhnytsia		Chernivtsi Oblast 48.157°N 25.306°E / 48.157; 25.306	Вижницький	7928	1995	Located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, Vyzhnytsia Park represents a lowland part of the Carpathians with a fairly mild climate. The area is forested in beech and fir trees.
54	Yavoriv		Lviv Oblast 49.983°N 23.616°E / 49.983; 23.616	Яворівський	7079	1998	A narrow range of hills 75 km (47 mi) long, which rises sharply to the north of the Lesser Polissya.
55	Zacharovanyi Krai		Zakarpattia Oblast 48.353°N 23.074°E / 48.353; 23.074	Зачарований край	6101	2009	Located in Khust Raion in Ukrainian Carpathians.
56	Zalissia		Kyiv Oblast 50.667°N 30.850°E / 50.667; 30.850	Залісся	14836	2009	Covers a large forest on the left bank of the Desna River about 20 km northeast of Kyiv. As of 2017, the area is open for limited public access, but is primarily administered as a protected area for the "reception and stay of senior officials", other state uses, and the protection of plant and animal life.

Proposed parks

#	Name	Photo	Location	Official website (Ukrainian)	Area (ha)	Year proposed	Description
1	Berezan		Mykolaiv Oblast 46.719°N 31.504°E / 46.719; 31.504	Березанський		2023	Covers the Berezan Estuary, Beikul Estuary, and the valleys of Berezan and Sasyk rivers.
2	Berezhany Opillia		Ternopil Oblast 49.454°N 24.853°E / 49.454; 24.853	Бережанське Опілля	11800	2021
3	Chaikovychi		Lviv Oblast 49.583°N 23.523°E / 49.583; 23.523	Чайковицький	up to 10000	2013	Covers the wetlands near the right bank of Dniester River to the south of Chaikovychi village.
4	Black Forest-Dmytrivka		Kirovohrad Oblast 48.780°N 32.569°E / 48.780; 32.569	Чорнолісько-Дмитрівський	48000	2009	Covers the Black Forest (Chornyi Lis), Dmytrivka-Chuta Forest, and a part of Inhulets River valley.
5	Darnytsia		Kyiv 50.467°N 30.698°E / 50.467; 30.698	Дарницький			Covers multiple forested areas in eastern Kyiv.
6	Divychky		Kyiv Oblast 50.046°N 31.241°E / 50.046; 31.241	Дівички	16648	2012	Covers a forest-steppe and swamp region on the left bank of the Dnieper, to the southwest of Pereiaslav.
7	Dnieper Islands		Kyiv 50.407°N 30.590°E / 50.407; 30.590	Дніпровські Острови	8444.62	2004	Covers most of Kyiv's islands and some peninsulas on the Dnieper and a part of Horbachykha.
8	Dnieper-Teteriv		Kyiv Oblast 50.993°N 30.344°E / 50.993; 30.344	Дніпровсько-Тетерівський	30402.3	2008	Covers the Teteriv Estuary and the forested area nearby.
9	Hirskyi Tikych		Cherkasy Oblast 49.108°N 30.075°E / 49.108; 30.075	Гірський Тікич	4908	2017	Covers the entire Hitskyi Tikych River valley and some surrounding areas, including Buky Canyon and 11 sites of Cucuteni–Trypillia culture (such as Talianky and Maidanetske).
10	Hromokliia		Mykolaiv Oblast 47.425°N 32.165°E / 47.425; 32.165	Громоклійський		2023	Covers the steppe landscape of Hromokliia River basin and parts of the right bank of Inhul River
11	Kremenchuk Reedbeds		Kirovohrad Oblast, Poltava Oblast 49.049°N 33.364°E / 49.049; 33.364	Кременчуцькі Плавні	around 10000	2008	Covers islands and parts of the Dnieper River near Kremenchuk. The park will include areas that belong to Kremenchuk Reedbeds and Biletskivski Reedbeds regional landscape parks in Poltava Oblast, as well as some regions of Kirovohrad Oblast.
12	Lower Vorskla		Poltava Oblast 48.933°N 34.148°E / 48.933; 34.148	Нижньоворсклянський	23200	2006	Covers the Vorskla River estuary and nearby areas that currently belong to Lower Vorskla Regional Landscape Park.
13	Nadbuzhzhia in the name of Eminent Liubomyr Huzar		Lviv Oblast 50.611°N 24.151°E / 50.611; 24.151	Надбужжя ім. Блаженнішого Любомира Гузара	3294	2018	Covers floodplains of Western Bug and other rivers around Sokal.
14	Opillia		Lviv Oblast 49.493°N 23.978°E / 49.493; 23.978	Опілля	16790.6	2023	Covers forests and other territories around Dniester River in Lviv and Stryi raions.
15	Podesinnia		Chernihiv Oblast, Kyiv Oblast 51.332°N 31.135°E / 51.332; 31.135	Подесіння		2008	Covers most of the Desna River valley in Chernihiv and Kyiv oblasts.
16	Pryirpinnia and Chernechyi Forest		Kyiv Oblast 50.287°N 30.127°E / 50.287; 30.127	Приірпіння та Чернечий ліс	17932.4	2018	Covers forests near Irpin River to the southwest of Kyiv and the Chernechyi Forest.
17	Saksahan Sich		Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 48.257°N 33.812°E / 48.257; 33.812	Саксаганська січ	7957	2016	Covers the Saksahan River basin.
18	Sviatoshyn-Pushcha-Vodytsia		Kyiv 50.486°N 30.305°E / 50.486; 30.305	Святошинсько-Пуща-Водицький			Covers protected areas in the Sviatoshyn-Bilychi forest massif in Kyiv, including the Golden Forest preserve and some areas that currently belong to Holosiiv National Park.
19	Upper Pobuzhzhia		Khmelnytskyi Oblast 49.436°N 27.419°E / 49.436; 27.419	Верхнє Побужжя	108000	2013	Covers the upper Southern Bug basin. As of 2015, the park was projected to be created by 2021. As of January 2024, the park has not been created.
20	Western Pobuzhzhia		Volyn Oblast 50.841°N 24.264°E / 50.841; 24.264	Західне Побужжя	17423.4	2018	Covers floodplains of Western Bug and Luha rivers within southwestern Volyn Oblast.
21	Zhdymyr		Zakarpattia Oblast 48.621°N 23.204°E / 48.621; 23.204	Ждимир	21600		Covers Polonyna Borzhava in the Carpathians.

See also

• List of nature reserves of Ukraine
• Nature park
• Categories of protected areas of Ukraine

External links

• Official website