- Place
- Anykščiai District Municipality
- Region
- Aukštaitija
- Type
- regional park and natural-cultural landscape complex
- Address
- Anykščiai Regional Park, Anykščiai District
- Coordinates
- 55.49532, 25.15421
- Visit duration
- 1-3 days, depending on the trails, sites, and visitor-centre programme you choose
- Best time
- April to October for landscape routes; autumn suits the forests, while winter is quieter for valleys and cultural sites.
Anykščių RP
This is a large protected area, not one visitor point
Anykščiai Regional Park was established on 24 September 1992. The Aukštaitija Protected Areas Directorate gives an area of 15,459 hectares, Saugoma gives 15,485, and VLE gives 15,486. This small difference between official sources does not change how visitors should understand it: this is roughly 15,500 hectares of protected territory, not one enclosed park.
The coordinate 55.4953152, 25.1542067 is a representative identity point for the park, not universal gates, a car park, or the start of every route. Choose a specific site and its access before travelling because the park's roads cover a large part of Anykščiai District.
The Šventoji valley links different park landscapes
The park's landscape is built from the Šventoji valley and its former channels, the Anykšta and Virinta valleys, the Kurkliai erosional cirque, Anykščiai Oakwood, and the Rubikiai-Mūšėjus lake district. Lake Rubikiai has 16 islands, and the park occupies a transition between the valley-cut Central Lithuanian lowlands and the Baltic Uplands.
Saugoma identifies one strict nature reserve and 17 reserves, 18 state-protected natural heritage objects, and 131 cultural heritage objects. That concentration means routes should be chosen around a specific landscape or value and its protection rules, not treated as one drive-around loop.
Nature routes meet cultural memory here
Anykščiai Oakwood, Puntukas Boulder, and Jonas Biliūnas's Beacon of Happiness represent different layers of the park's story. Other important sites include the Šeimyniškėliai, Liudiškiai, Piliakalnis, Buivydai, and Bijeikiai hillforts, Burbiškis Manor, and the old town of Anykščiai.
The Anykščiai Regional Park visitor-centre exhibition explains natural and cultural heritage through literature, songs, legends, and interactive objects. It helps visitors understand why the park's landscapes are often described together with Antanas Baranauskas, Jonas Biliūnas, and local memory.
Plan the trip around one part of the park
The visitor centre is at 55 J. Biliūno Street in Anykščiai, but it is not the gate to the entire territory. One day might focus on Anykščiai Oakwood and the Treetop Walking Path; another could explore the lake district, hillforts, the Storiai area, or cultural sites.
Individual sites, exhibitions, and ticketed complexes have their own opening times and conditions. Visiting the park's open landscape is not the same as entering the visitor centre, Treetop Walking Path, or museum, so check the chosen site's information before setting out.
A protected area asks for slower travel
Do not leave roads for a better view, damage slopes, pick protected plants, or leave rubbish. Near water and in the forest, follow signs; with dogs, choose places where their access is permitted.
The regional-park visitor ticket is a voluntary way to support infrastructure and protected-value maintenance. It is not a compulsory general admission fee for the entire landscape; individual sites and exhibitions may have their own tickets, so check current prices and opening hours on official pages.
