A UNESCO biosphere reserve. Shifting dunes, two coastal lakes, Baltic forest, and hundreds of bird species. The region's flagship attraction.
The park runs in a thin ribbon along the coast from Rowy all the way to Łeba (32,744 hectares, the third largest of Poland's national parks). Dunes, two coastal lakes (Gardno and Łebsko), Baltic pine forest, peat bogs. A UNESCO biosphere reserve since 1977.
Rowy sits right on the park's eastern edge. The Rowy protection district (1,888 hectares) begins a few minutes' walk from Flaming, just past the beach west of ul. Bałtycka. You can enter the park on foot from here, no car needed: along the shore of Lake Gardno on the black trail, or west through the dunes toward Czołpino on the red. Deeper destinations need a car: 15 minutes to Smołdzino (Rowokół hill, the park museum), 30 minutes to Czołpino (lighthouse, Czołpińska Dune), and 1.5 hours to Rąbka and the Łącka Dune - the lake blocks any direct route, so you loop south through Główczyce and Wicko.
Tickets: PLN 10 standard, PLN 5 reduced; children under 7, Karta Dużej Rodziny holders, and residents of the five surrounding communes enter free. In the Rowy section, entry is paid in July and August only; elsewhere in the park, 1 May to 30 September. Off-season is free. The park is open daily from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Dogs aren't allowed in strict or active protection zones. The law is national and there are no exceptions.