title: Ballons des Vosges Nature Park
text: # Ballons des Vosges Nature Park
  
  The Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges) is a protected area of woodland, pasture, wetland, farmland and historical sites in the regions of Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1989. 187 communes belonging to the departments of Haut-Rhin, Vosges, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort are members of the park, which hosts 238,000 inhabitants. It is one of the largest and most populated French regional parks. A wide range of habitats available in the park benefit a variety of wildlife such as boreal owl, lynx, peregrine falcon, western capercaillie, Dianthus superbus, cranberry and Drosera.
  
  ## Image gallery
  
  ### Landscapes
  
  * Mont Hohneck
  * Twilight
  * Landcap of Plateau des Mille Étangs
  * Viewpoint Château de Lœwenstein
  * Baerenthal dam
  
  ### Culture
  
  * Fleckenstein ruins
  * Graufthal village
  * Cave-houses in Graufthal
  * Château de La Petite-Pierre
  * A permanent exhibition in the Munster park's headquarters
  * Map of the nature park
  