Welcome to Schiermonnikoog National Park
Admire the flowers in the dunes, feel the breeze in your hair, hear the birds on the salt marshes, taste the salty flavour of the glasswort, and smell the mud from the Wadden Sea – all in our National Park.
Facts and Figures
- Surface area: 5,400 hectares
- Length: 18 km, width: 3,5 km
- Tidal difference: 2 to 3 metres
- Home to over 300 bird species
- Home to over 500 plant species
- Darkest place in the Netherlands
- Number of inhabitants: approx. 950
- Number of visitors: approx. 300,000 per year
- Designated a National Park in 1989
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009
