Scotland's National Parks

Come and visit the unspoilt wilderness of Scotland’s stunning National Parks. Enjoy the impressive range of activities while exploring the mountains, moorlands, forests, rivers, lochs and glens of these spectacular places.

At the heart of the UK’s largest National Park, the Cairngorms National Park, is the astonishing Cairngorms plateau. During the last Ice Age this landscape was scraped, carved and gouged by ice to create deep high altitude valleys and corries in this vast wilderness. At over 1,000 m high, this is the largest and most extensive range of sub-arctic mountainous landscape anywhere in the British Isles.

The Cairngorms National Park and its communities offer a huge range of activities to choose from, such as castles, historic sites, breweries and distilleries to activities including gentle strolls and extreme sports like mountain biking and white water rafting.

Remember to bring your binoculars and camera as this striking area is home to 25 percent of the UK’s threatened species, including majestic ospreys, red squirrels and beautiful tundra and arctic plants like twinflowers and the lesser butterfly orchids.

Scotland’s first National Park, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, is an ideal destination for all the family. A focal point of this charming area is the stunning Loch Lomond, the largest inland expanse of water in Britain and one of the most popular destinations for windsurfing in Scotland.

This picturesque loch also offers excellent sailing, canoeing and waterskiing. Back on land you can relax amongst the gorgeous flora and fauna, take in the amazing scenery or enjoy the gentle forest walks and coastal trails. Keep your eyes and ears open to see if you can catch a glimpse of otters, capercaillie, water vole and deer.