Protected areas
Research 5 protected areas within weekend reach of Kastamonu, 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 Kastamonu. 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 Kastamonu. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Kastamonu, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km, weekend distance is beyond 120 km.
Mount Ilgaz National Park is a national park reachable from Kastamonu as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mount Ilgaz National Park, about 35 km (21 mi) from Kastamonu
Image credit: Image: Nedim Ardoğa ( talk ) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Küre Mountains National Park is a national park reachable from Kastamonu as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Küre Mountains National Park, about 63 km (39 mi) from Kastamonu
Image credit: Image: User:Mklbyrk / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Akgöl Nature Park is a nature park reachable from Kastamonu as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Akgöl Nature Park, about 76 km (47 mi) from Kastamonu
Image credit: Image: Egalmak / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
İstiklâl Yolu Tarihî Millî Parkı is a national park reachable from Kastamonu as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — İstiklâl Yolu Tarihî Millî Parkı, about 119 km (74 mi) from Kastamonu
Image credit: Image: Cobija / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vezirsuyu National Park is a nature park reachable from Kastamonu as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Vezirsuyu National Park, about 129 km (80 mi) from Kastamonu
Image credit: Image: Nisanur Koç / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0