Protected areas
Research 6 protected areas within weekend reach of Blois, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Blois. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Blois. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Blois, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Réserve naturelle nationale des vallées de la Grand-Pierre et Vitain is a national nature reserve reachable from Blois as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
Image credit: Image: Pahhs / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Réserve naturelle nationale de Saint-Mesmin is a national nature reserve reachable from Blois as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Réserve naturelle nationale de Saint-Mesmin, about 49 km (30 mi) from Blois
Image credit: Image: Croquant / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Forêt d'Orléans is a forest reachable from Blois as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt d'Orléans, about 78 km (48 mi) from Blois
Image credit: Image: travail personnel (own work) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Forêt domaniale de Montécôt is a national forest reachable from Blois as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt domaniale de Montécôt, about 98 km (61 mi) from Blois
Image credit: Image: Hagen de Merak / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Forêt de Senonches is a national forest reachable from Blois as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt de Senonches, about 107 km (67 mi) from Blois
Image credit: Image: Marcengel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Forêt de Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a national forest reachable from Blois as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt de Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, about 110 km (68 mi) from Blois
Image credit: Image: Le Passant / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0