Visitor Center: Free Exhibition, Café & Tóchar Daithí Bán Trail Enjoy a leisurely walk along a 2km looped trail at Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park Visitor
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Camping Policy No accommodation services are provided within the National Park itself but visitors are welcome to camp under the following conditions. Camping is only
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This is one of the last intact active blanket bog systems in Ireland and Western Europe and is an important scientific and scenic feature of
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“Indeed the Nephinbeg range of mountains is I think the very loneliest place in this country”
– Robert Lloyd Praeger (1937) The Way That I Went
Ballycroy National Park is Ireland’s sixth National Park and located on the Western seaboard in northwest Mayo. It comprises of 11,000 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog and mountainous terrain, covering a vast uninhabited and unspoilt wilderness dominated by the Nephin Beg mountain range.
To the west of the mountains is the Owenduff bog. This is one of the last intact active blanket bog systems in Ireland and Western Europe and is an important scientific and scenic feature of the National Park. Ballycroy National Park is part of the Natura 2000 Network, which protects rare and important habitats and species under the EU Habitats and Birds Directive.
We are delighted to announce that the Visitor Centre in Ballycroy will be re-opening Wednesday June 2nd, 2021. As we are adhering to Covid19 protocols, we will be operating a one way system throughout the building including the exhibition and
Did you know that Mayo 20th is World Bee Day? Slovenia proposed that the United Nations (UN) proclaim 20 May as World Bee Day. On 20 December 2017, following three years of efforts at the international level, the UN Member States unanimously
We wish to advise visitors that Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park will be closed on Sunday February 14th due to Met Éireann's Status Orange Wind Warning. This includes the Visitor Centre, Claggan Mountain Coastal Trail and Letterkeen. Other NPWS sites
Plan Ahead and Prepare For Your Visit
Ballycroy Visitor Centre will reopen on June 2nd, 2021. Ginger & Wild Cafe reopening date to be confirmed.
One way systems are in operation on paths and trails, please follow the directional arrows.
Please help keep our National Park beautiful by practicing Leave No Trace during your visit. Please keep dogs on leads at all times and plan to take your litter home as there are no outside bins.
Camping and campfires only permitted in designated sites. You must register for hiking and camping: see https://campingwildnephin.com/register/
Map of designated campsites available here: https://www.wildnephinnationalpark.ie/camping/
Camping strictly prohibited during Condition Orange/Red Fire Risk Danger Notices.
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