About the park
Sweden’s national parks reflect the great variety of the country’s natural landscapes. Here you can learn more about Hamra National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
About the park
Sweden’s national parks reflect the great variety of the country’s natural landscapes. Here you can learn more about Hamra National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
County: Gävleborg
Municipality: Ljusdal
Established: 24 May 1909, expanded in 2011
Purpose of the national park: To preserve the natural environment of the area in essentially untouched condition, and to safeguard undisturbed nature experiences within a section of hill‑and‑knoll landscape featuring old‑growth‑like forest, complex mire systems and other wetland types, as well as a watercourse with unaltered hydrology.
Area: 1,383 hectares
Nature: Forest, wetlands, swamp forest, freshwater environments
Landowner: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket)
Manager: Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg