The park around the lake
Wigry National Park, created in 1989, protects the winding lake together with more than 40 others, extensive forests and peat bogs. The park is a refuge for the beaver; rare fish live in its clean water, among them the Wigry whitefish.
What you can do
- A boat trip — excursion boats on Lake Wigry
- Kayaks — hire at Stary Folwark and Gawrych Ruda
- Nature trails — including „Las” and „Suchary” across the peat bogs
- Beavers and birds — best watched early in the morning
Practical notes
The most convenient points on the lake are Stary Folwark and Gawrych Ruda, with hire places and jetties. Selected trails and park buildings are ticketed. It is worth combining a boat trip with a visit to the monastery at Wigry.
How to get there and practical info
- Location
- Wigry National Park, about 11 km from Suwałki
- Depth
- About 73 m — one of the deepest lakes in Poland
- Activities
- Boat trips, kayaking, nature trails
- Wildlife
- Beavers, whitefish, peat bogs and forest
- Nearby
- The Wigry monastery, the Czarna Hańcza, Stary Folwark
- Time needed
- Half a day to a whole day
When to go
The park's wildlife wakes up, few people, a good time for birds and beavers.
The height of the season, boat trips, kayaks and swimming, the most visitors.
Golden woods above the bays, clear water and quiet kayaking.
Silence and frost, frozen bays and the park in its winter dress.
Other sights in Suwalszczyzna
Straight-line distances from „Lake Wigry and Wigry National Park" — calculated from real coordinates. By road it is often further.
Where to stay nearby
Places from our list that have Lake Wigry and Wigry National Park within walking distance or a short drive.
