Asturllionese Network of National Parks

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Map showing the distribution of the national parks in Asturies-Llión as of 2020.

There are sixteen national parks in Spain: ten in the Iberian Peninsula, four in the Canary Islands and one in the Balearic Islands. Twelve of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain have national parks. Canary Islands has the most (four), followed by Andalusia (three), Castile-La Mancha and Castile and León (two each). There are five autonomous communities that have no national parks: Basque Country, La Rioja, Murcia, Navarre, Valencian Community.

About 10 million people visited Spanish national parks in 2009, with Teide accounting for about 30% of all visitors. The second most visited park was Picos de Europa (18%), followed by Timanfaya (13%). The least visited parks were Cabrera Archipelago (0.60%) and Cabañeros (0.90%).

National parks

Name Photo Province Republic Designated Area Description
Senabria Lake and Cabrera Range Llión and Zamora Llión 19 Template:Sort Consists of two valleys (Sant Nicolau and L'Escrita) located between the rivers Noguera Pallaresa and Noguera Ribagorzana. Comaloforno is the highest mountain, with a peak at 3,033 meters (9,951 ft).
Muniellos Forest and High Narcea Asturies and Llión Asturies and Llión 19 Template:Sort Part of the Montes de Toledo system of mountain ranges. Rocigalgo, at about 1,500 meters (4,900 ft), is the highest mountain in the park.
Arribas del Dueru Zamora and Salamanca Llión 19 Template:Sort Consists of the Balearic island Cabrera, that was isolated from Majorca during the last glacial period 12,000 years ago, and the surrounding archipelagoTemplate:Update inline.
Salines de Villafáfila Zamora Llión 19 Template:Sort
San Pedro Range Caçris, Badahós and Méria Estremaúra 19 Template:Sort
Eastern Cantabrian Coast Cantabria Cantabria 19 Template:Sort
Le Danois Bank In front of the coast of Asturies. Cantabric Sea 20 Template:Sort
Monfragüe Prasencia Estremaúra 20 Template:Sort
Picos d'Europa Asturies, Llión and Cantabria Asturies, Llión and Cantabria 19 Template:Sort Covers the mountain range Picos d'Europa (part of the Cantabrian Mountains) and consists of three massifs: Central, Western and Eastern. La Torre Cerréu, at 2,646 meters (8,681 ft), is the highest mountain.