Nature discovery
Research 19 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Zadar, grouped across 9 kinds of place 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 Zadar. 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 Zadar. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Zadar, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 19 places.
Vela Sabuša is a beach reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Vela Sabuša, about 10 km (6 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: scudici / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Kraljičina plaža is a beach reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kraljičina plaža, about 15 km (10 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Przemek Pietrak / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dugi Otok is Long island off the Dalmatian coast with cliffs, coves and beaches, west of Zadar in the Zadar archipelago. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Dugi Otok, about 19 km (12 mi) from Zadar
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Telašćica Nature Park is Coastal nature park with sea cliffs and the saltwater Lake Mir at the southeast end of Dugi Otok island, nearby west of Zadar. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Telašćica Nature Park, about 24 km (15 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Carsten Steger / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sakarun is a beach reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sakarun, about 29 km (18 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Laurent de Walick from The Hague, The Netherlands / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Paklenica National Park is National park of two limestone gorges on the southern slopes of the Velebit massif, nearby northeast of Zadar near Starigrad. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Paklenica National Park, about 33 km (20 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Martin Brož / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Lake Vrana is Croatia's largest natural lake and a protected nature park with wetlands, nearby southeast of Zadar near Pakoštane and Biograd. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lake Vrana, about 37 km (23 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Harald Hetzner / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Lavsa Cove is a cove reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lavsa Cove, about 42 km (26 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: interpixel.de / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Slanica Beach is a beach reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Slanica Beach, about 43 km (27 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: ANDREJ NEUHERZ / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Velebit is Largest mountain range in Croatia along the Adriatic, protected as a nature park, rising northeast and north of Zadar. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Velebit, about 47 km (29 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Highonsteep / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Zrće is a beach reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Zrće, about 53 km (33 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Croq / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Roški Waterfall is a waterfall reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Roški Waterfall, about 64 km (40 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Harald Hetzner / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Manojlovački waterfall is a waterfall reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Manojlovački waterfall, about 65 km (40 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Antonio Pejić / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Northern Velebit National Park is National park covering the northern Velebit mountains with karst peaks, beech forests and the Premužić Trail, about 90-nearby northwest of Zadar. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Northern Velebit National Park, about 67 km (41 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Rootmaker / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bilušića buk is a waterfall reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bilušića buk, about 68 km (42 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Antonio Pejić / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Skradinski buk is a waterfall reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Skradinski buk, about 68 km (42 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Bengt Oberger / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Krka National Park is National park along the Krka River known for travertine waterfalls and cascades, in Šibenik-Knin County nearby southeast of Zadar. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Krka National Park, about 69 km (43 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Matea Bolčević / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Krčić waterfall is a waterfall reachable from Zadar as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Krčić waterfall, about 81 km (50 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: The / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Plitvice Lakes National Park is National park of sixteen terraced tufa lakes and waterfalls in a karst mountain area, nearby northeast of Zadar. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Plitvice Lakes National Park, about 91 km (56 mi) from Zadar
Image credit: Image: Pablo BM from London, England / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0