Pyrénées National Park

The Pyrenees National Park, founded in 1967, is a French national park on the north side of the Pyrenees. It extends nearly 100 km along the French-Spanish border and is up to 15 km wide. With an area of 457 km ² it is the largest of the three national parks in the Pyrenees. Its territory extends from the mountains south of Lescun in the Vallee d' Aspe in the west to the Vallee d' Aure in the east. Among the most famous points of the park include the Cirque de Gavarnie and the Vignemale Massif, the highest peak in the French Pyrenees. In a section of its elongated southern boundary borders the Pyrenees National Park to the Spanish national park Ordesa y Monte Perdido.

In the national parks, the following rules apply:

• Flora and fauna are protected.
• Motor vehicles are not allowed, with few exceptions.
• Carry dogs is not allowed.
• Camping is prohibited, as a bivouac for one night it will be tolerated; the tent must be at least one hour walk from the nearest road.
• Open fires are not allowed.
• Waste must be taken.
• Hunting is prohibited.