Protected areas
Research 5 protected areas within weekend reach of Meppel, 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 Meppel. 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 Meppel. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Meppel, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Belterwijde is a lake reachable from Meppel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Belterwijde, about 8 km (5 mi) from Meppel
Image credit: Image: Gouwenaar / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Zwarte Meer is a protected area reachable from Meppel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Zwarte Meer, about 17 km (11 mi) from Meppel
Image credit: Image: Gouwenaar / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Weerribben-Wieden National Park is a national park reachable from Meppel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Weerribben-Wieden National Park, about 19 km (12 mi) from Meppel
Image credit: Image: Original uploader was Debot at nl.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dwingelderveld National Park is a national park reachable from Meppel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Dwingelderveld National Park, about 20 km (12 mi) from Meppel
Image credit: Image: Donarreiskoffer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Drents-Friese Wold National Park is a national park reachable from Meppel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Drents-Friese Wold National Park, about 25 km (15 mi) from Meppel
Image credit: Image: Gouwenaar / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain