The National Park feels worlds apart from the bustle of city life, yet its less than an hour from Glasgow and not much more from Edinburgh. Roads and railways provide easy access to many places within the park, while cycle tracks and footpaths lead you to its hidden treasures. 

Two worlds collide here. The gentle Lowlands end abruptly at the Highland Boundary Fault and give way to the mountainous landscape with narrow glens and slender lochs which has fired the imagination of writers and poets for centuries.

The wildlife of the area is as varied as its landscape. Arctic plants cling to the fragile moorland of the mountain tops while lichen and moss adorn the branches of the west coast woodlands in the warmth of the Gulf Stream. Steeped in history the National Park straddles the kingdoms of three ancient Celtic peoples - Scots, Picts and Britons and they brought with them their rich tradition of folklore, myth and legend.

The Park Ranger Service provides advice and information relating to the countryside, recreation and wildlife.

Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park is one of two national parks in Scotland. The other national park is Cairngorms National Park in the highlands which  is Britains largest National Park.

Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, Scotland
This the first Scottish National Park was officially opened by Princess Anne on 24 July 2002 It covers around 720 sq miles (1,865 sq km) of some of the finest scenery in Scotland.

The Park is an area of contrasts from rolling lowland landscapes in the south to high mountains in the north, and has many lochs and rivers, forests and woodlands. It is also a living, working landscape which has been influenced by people for generations and is visited and enjoyed by many for its recreational value.

The Park is 1,865 sq km (720 sq miles) and has a boundary length of 350km (220miles).
50% of Scotland’s population lives within an hour’s drive of the National Park.
There are 20 Munros (mountains above 3,000ft) in the Park and the highest is Ben More at 1,174m.
There are 19 Corbetts (mountains between 2,500ft and 3,000ft).
There are 22 larger lochs, with numerous smaller lochs and lochans.
About 50 rivers and large burns.
15,600 people live in the National Park (2001 census).
There are two Forest Parks – Queen Elizabeth in the Trossachs and Argyll in Cowal.

Experience the tranquility and fresh air of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. Enjoy walks and meanders, learn about the local wildlife, Monthly countryside events are conducted by the Park Rangers.