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Wodzicki Park by the Gorce National Park Nature Museum

Town: Poręba Wielka

Flat roads
Stroller-friendly
Mainly in the shade
Attractions for children
Convenient parking
Toilet available

Wodzicki Park in Poręba Wielka is a historic manor park that forms an enclave of Gorce National Park. You will find many walking paths here, plus a pond with a small pier, a brine graduation tower (an open-air salt inhalation structure), and the Gorce National Park (GPN) Nature Museum.

Historic Wodzicki Park in Poręba Wielka

The Wodzicki manor park was part of a historic estate owned in turn by the Pieniążek, Lubomirski, Sanguszko, and Wodzicki families. Unfortunately, the buildings were destroyed during World War II.

Gorce National Park Nature Museum

In the reconstructed outbuilding of the Wodzicki Manor there is Gorce National Park’s education center, and on the lower level (entrance at the back) you will find a small but very interesting Nature Museum:

Gorce National Park Education Center in Wodzicki Park, Poręba Wielka

Gorce National Park Nature Museum

The GPN Nature Museum—officially the Nature Exhibition at the Education Center of Gorce National Park—is an excellent introduction to the secrets of Gorce nature: plants and animals. ...

Nature exhibition at the Gorce National Park Education Center

Wodzicki Park – attractions and highlights

The main attraction is the park itself: many walking paths, old notable trees, plus a pond and a brine graduation tower (an open-air salt inhalation structure):

At the border between Wodzicki Park and the Gorce National Park headquarters area there is the 'Gorce Plants Garden' area. Unfortunately, it is currently in poor condition...

Gorce Garden – board with a map and descriptions of plant spots

An educational trail helps you discover the curiosities hidden in Wodzicki Park. You can listen to the stop descriptions on YouTube (Links to the stop descriptions for the trail in Wodzicki Park >>>)