National parks in Sweden: choose one for your trip

Sweden has 31 national parks according to the official national parks portal, checked on 13 November 2026. Choose one by transport, season and the shortest suitable outing for your group. An accessible entrance does not mean every part of a park is easy to explore. For January to March 2027, confirm winter conditions and travel arrangements closer to departure.

Source: Sweden's national parks, official overview.

Choose the entrance and outing for your group

The official portal describes routes ranging from short walks to multi-day journeys. A park name is therefore too broad a planning unit. Decide on an entrance, a possible outing and a way back before choosing accommodation.

Write down what your group needs: public transport, pushchair access, a toilet or an easy early return. Then compare parks that can meet those needs. The four parks below call for different decisions about entrances, travel and season.

Source: Sweden's national parks, walking routes.

Tyresta: choose a clear starting point

Tyresta's main entrance is in Tyresta village, home to naturum Nationalparkernas hus. Official visitor information says the park can be reached by public transport. Use the village as a specific starting point when investigating a journey from Stockholm.

For a first visit, select a limited area instead of trying to cover the whole park. Ask about the actual stretch you plan to walk and save the return route to the stop. Roads within the park are not cleared of snow or gritted in winter, so descriptions of accessibility are not a guarantee of the same ground conditions throughout the year.

Source: Tyresta, visitor information.

Söderåsen: distinguish its two entrances

Söderåsen has two main entrances, Skäralid and Röstånga. The official travel page lists bus route 518 at both. Search the journey planner for the entrance matching your intended walk, rather than simply entering the park's name.

The County Administrative Board describes a 900-metre accessible loop around Skärdammen. This provides a specific route to investigate for a short outing. If using a wheelchair or pushchair, consider the whole journey between the stop, path and toilet. Check current surfaces and transport before a winter visit.

Sources: Söderåsen, getting there and Skåne County Administrative Board, Söderåsen.

Tiveden: give arrival enough attention

Tiveden has three entrances: Huvudentrén, Vitsand and Ösjönäs. Its official travel page also links to local on-demand transport in Örebro County and Västra Götaland. Check the conditions for the connection before building a car-free trip around it.

Visitor information describes winter access as more difficult. Select an arrival point and an alternative if the road or parking does not work for your trip. The day's plan needs to include travelling out and back, not just walking time. Park parking areas cannot be used for overnight stays in a car, campervan or caravan.

Sources: Tiveden, routes and entrances and Tiveden, seasons and accessibility.

Nämdöskärgården: plan the boat journey first

Nämdöskärgården National Park requires a boat journey. Stockholm County Administrative Board describes a high-season service to Bullerö and says there are no scheduled services between the islands. A connection to Nämdö island therefore does not establish that the whole national park can be reached on that same journey.

Begin with an exact landing place and a confirmed return. Do not treat several islands as consecutive stops on one regular service. Bring food and sufficient drinking water: the board states that there is nowhere to buy provisions in the park and drinking-water availability is limited. Summer services must not be treated as a January-to-March timetable.

Source: Stockholm County Administrative Board, Nämdöskärgården.

Read the rules for the particular park

The national parks portal directs visitors to each park's regulations. These include restrictions on camping, dogs and fires. Save the chosen park's rules alongside the map so they remain available during the visit.

Check each planned activity separately. Being able to take a walk does not establish permission to camp or use a camping stove in the same place. Read entrance notices as well. Restrictions can differ between parts of an area and between seasons.

Source: Sweden's national parks, visitor rules.

Ask specific accessibility questions

The Environmental Protection Agency describes accessibility as varying between parks. Ask about a defined route from a named entrance, using the mobility aids your group needs. The word accessible alone says too little about all the movements involved in a day out.

Go through surfaces, gradients, the distance to a toilet and opportunities to turn back. Share the same questions with everyone in the group before booking. A shorter route everyone can manage allows more time at the destination than an ambitious plan abandoned at the first difficult passage.

Source: Environmental Protection Agency, national parks and access.

Arrange services around the outing

Söderåsen's official travel information refers visitors to Skånetrafiken's journey planner. Use the transport providers linked by your selected park in the same way. Confirm the last suitable return journey before deciding how long to remain.

For city contacts and services, browse the Stockholm directory, Gothenburg directory and Malmö directory. Use these after choosing the geographical area. A city address does not establish its distance from a park entrance.

Source: Söderåsen, public transport to the entrances.

Official sources

Checked 2026-11-13.

• Sweden's national parks, official overview
• Sweden's national parks, walking routes
• Tyresta, visitor information
• Söderåsen, public transport to the entrances
• Skåne County Administrative Board, Söderåsen
• Tiveden, routes and entrances
• Tiveden, seasons and accessibility
• Stockholm County Administrative Board, Nämdöskärgården
• Sweden's national parks, visitor rules
• Environmental Protection Agency, national parks and access