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Parc national des Écrins is one of France’s great natural sites — bring good shoes and a camera. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Parc national des Écrins
Straddling the border of the Isère and the Hautes-Alpes, the Parc national des Écrins protects one of the highest and wildest mountain massifs in France, a realm of glaciers, sharp peaks and deep valleys crowned by the 4,102-metre Barre des Écrins. Created in 1973, it is a stronghold of alpine wildlife — ibex, chamois, marmots, golden eagles and the rare bearded vulture — and of a fragile high-mountain flora. Radiating valleys such as the Vénéon, the Vallouise and the Valgaudemar give access to a superb network of trails, mountain refuges and glacier viewpoints, from gentle valley walks to serious ascents. Grand, glaciated and gloriously unspoiled, the Écrins are a paradise for hikers, climbers and lovers of high, silent places.