Protected areas
Research 5 protected areas within weekend reach of Zadar, 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 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.
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
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
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
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
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