Protected areas
Research 9 protected areas within weekend reach of Hilversum, 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 Hilversum. 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 Hilversum. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Hilversum, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Spanderswoud is a forest reachable from Hilversum as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Spanderswoud, about 3 km (2 mi) from Hilversum
Image credit: Image: Denengelse / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
De Zuid is a forest reachable from Hilversum as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — De Zuid, about 4 km (3 mi) from Hilversum
Image credit: Image: Atsje / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Smithuyserbos is a forest reachable from Hilversum as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Smithuyserbos, about 4 km (3 mi) from Hilversum
Image credit: Image: Atsje / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Roosterbos is a forest reachable from Hilversum as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Roosterbos, about 7 km (4 mi) from Hilversum
Image credit: Image: Atsje / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Oostvaardersplassen is Large reclaimed-polder wetland and rewilding reserve nearby north of Hilversum in Flevoland, part of Nieuw Land National Park. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Oostvaardersplassen, about 28 km (17 mi) from Hilversum
Image credit: Image: PERSONAL PHOTO GerardM / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park is National park on a glacial hill ridge with heath, forest and shifting sands, nearby south of Hilversum in Utrecht province. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park, about 28 km (17 mi) from Hilversum
Image credit: Image: MartinD / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Zuid-Kennemerland National Park is Coastal national park of sand dunes, dune forest and North Sea beaches west of Haarlem, nearby west of Hilversum. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, about 44 km (27 mi) from Hilversum
Image credit: Image: Donarreiskoffer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
De Hoge Veluwe National Park is National park of heathland, sand dunes and woodland in Gelderland, nearby east of Hilversum near Arnhem and Apeldoorn. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — De Hoge Veluwe National Park, about 45 km (28 mi) from Hilversum
Image credit: Image: Deb Collins / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Veluwezoom National Park is Oldest national park in the Netherlands, with hills, forest and heath at the southeastern edge of the Veluwe, nearby east-southeast of Hilversum. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Veluwezoom National Park, about 61 km (38 mi) from Hilversum
Image credit: Image: MartinD / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0