Aukštaitija National Park

National park · Lithuania

Aukštaitija National Park in Lithuania
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Lithuania's oldest national park, established in 1974, holds 126 lakes under forest covering roughly 70 percent of its area in the country's northeast. At Ginučiai, a working 19th-century water mill sits on the shore, and birch and pine color the lake hills through early-to-mid October.

Best for: a canoe trip or hike past lakes ringed by turning birch

Don’t miss

  • 126 forest lakes
  • Ginučiai water mill
  • Ladakalnis five-lake viewpoint
Typical year

Peak: October 5–October 20

Climatological window from published records. The weather model’s elevation extrapolation isn’t reliable on this terrain, so this is the long-run normal rather than a season-specific forecast.

Source: https://lithuania.travel/en/why-lithuania/country-of-4-seasons/autumn-in-lithuania

When to go to Aukštaitija National Park

Peak usually arrives somewhere between October 5 and October 20.

Aukštaitija National Park on the map

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Frequently asked

When does Aukštaitija National Park peak?
In a typical year, color peaks around October 5–October 20. The weather model's elevation extrapolation isn't reliable on this terrain, so this is a climatological window (source: https://lithuania.travel/en/why-lithuania/country-of-4-seasons/autumn-in-lithuania) rather than a season-specific forecast.

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