Protected areas
Research 5 protected areas within weekend reach of Edam, 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 Edam. 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 Edam. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Edam, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Nieuw Land National Park is a national park reachable from Edam as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Nieuw Land National Park, about 19 km (12 mi) from Edam
Image credit: Image: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Diemerbos is a forest reachable from Edam as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Diemerbos, about 21 km (13 mi) from Edam
Image credit: Image: Richardkw / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Oostvaardersplassen is a protected area reachable from Edam as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Oostvaardersplassen, about 23 km (14 mi) from Edam
Image credit: Image: PERSONAL PHOTO GerardM / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Spanderswoud is a forest reachable from Edam as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Spanderswoud, about 31 km (19 mi) from Edam
Image credit: Image: Denengelse / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
IJsselmeer is a lake reachable from Edam as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — IJsselmeer, about 36 km (22 mi) from Edam
Image credit: Image: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0