Visitors can choose from some of the extensive activities, such as paths for hikers, cyclists and skiers or taking part in programs for the public.
The National Park is a unique scientific laboratory,enabling the monitoring of natural processes at a level which is unfeasible elsewhere.
In 1991 a large portion of the Šumava mountains was declared a National Park. This status represents the highest form of legislative landscape and nature protection in the Czech Republic.
Project by the Administration of Šumava NP and PLA for supplying online research data
| Meteorological stations | More on the Šumava climate |
| Animal telemetry in the Šumava and Bavarian Forests | More on the research of Northern Lynx More on the research of Red deer |
