List of national parks of the Philippines

National Parks of the Philippines (Filipino: Pambansang Liwasan ng Pilipinas) are places of natural or historical value designated for protection and sustainable utilization by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources under the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (1992).[1]

In 2012, there were 240 protected areas in the Philippines, of which 35 have been classified as National Parks.[2] By June 22, 2018, the number of designated national parks in the country has increased to 94.[3]

National parks

     World Heritage Site or part of a World Heritage Site.

Name Area Established Location Coordinates
Aurora Memorial National Park 5,676.00 ha
(14,025.7 acres)		 1937
15°35′03″N 121°24′00″E
Balbalasang-Balbalan National Park 1,338.00 ha
(3,306.3 acres)		 1972 Kalinga 17°27′00″N 121°09′00″E
Bangan Hill National Park 13.90 ha
(34.3 acres)		 1995 Nueva Vizcaya 16°29′00″N 121°09′00″E
Bataan National Park 23,688.00 ha
(58,534.3 acres)		 1945 Bataan 14°36′22″N 120°30′31″E
Biak-na-Bato National Park 2,117.00 ha
(5,231.2 acres)		 1937 Bulacan 15°07′08″N 121°05′06″E
Bulabog Putian National Park 854.33 ha
(2,111.1 acres)		 1961 Iloilo 11°02′01″N 122°40′02″E
Caramoan National Park 347.00 ha
(857.5 acres)		 1938 Camarines Sur 13°46′49″N 123°52′49″E
Cassamata Hill National Park 57.00 ha
(140.9 acres)		 1974 Abra 17°35′28″N 120°37′17″E
Fuyot Springs National Park 819.00 ha
(2,023.8 acres)		 1938 Isabela 17°12′40″N 122°00′56″E
Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park 57.50 ha
(142.1 acres)		 1972 Cebu 10°08′01″N 123°36′00″E
Hundred Islands National Park 1,676.30 ha
(4,142.2 acres)		 1940 Pangasinan 16°12′02″N 120°02′15″E
Kuapnit Balinsasayao National Park 364.00 ha
(899.5 acres)		 1937 Leyte 10°38′45″N 124°55′13″E
Lake Butig National Park 68.00 ha
(168.0 acres)		 1965 Lanao del Sur 7°44′07″N 124°17′19″E
Lake Dapao National Park 1,500.00 ha
(3,706.6 acres)		 1965 Lanao del Sur 7°47′16″N 124°02′51″E
Libmanan Caves National Park 19.40 ha
(47.9 acres)		 1934 Camarines Sur 13°39′00″N 122°48′00″E
Luneta National Park 58 ha
(140 acres)		 1955 Metro Manila 14°35′00″N 120°58′42″E
MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park 6.78 ha
(16.8 acres)		 1977 Leyte 11°10′19″N 125°00′45″E
Mado Hot Spring National Park 48.00 ha
(118.6 acres)		 1939 Cotabato 7°13′00″N 124°15′00″E
Minalungao National Park 2,018.00 ha
(4,986.6 acres)		 1967 Nueva Ecija 15°18′27″N 121°08′33″E
Mount Arayat National Park 3,715.23 ha
(9,180.5 acres)		 1933 Pampanga 15°12′13″N 120°43′45″E
Mount Dajo National Park 213.35 ha
(527.2 acres)		 1938 Sulu 6°00′47″N 121°03′13″E
Mount Data National Park 5,512.00 ha
(13,620.4 acres)		 1936
16°52′41″N 120°50′18″E
Mounts Iglit–Baco National Park 75,455.00 ha
(186,453.4 acres)		 1969 Mindoro Occidental 12°44′36″N 121°07′31″E
Mount Pulag National Park 11,550.00 ha
(28,540.7 acres)		 1987
16°35′01″N 120°53′01″E
Naujan Lake National Park 21,655.00 ha
(53,510.7 acres)		 1956 Mindoro Oriental 13°10′22″N 121°20′34″E
Northern Luzon Heroes Hill National Park 1,316.00 ha
(3,251.9 acres)		 1963 Ilocos Sur 17°29′10″N 120°27′11″E
Olongapo Naval Base Perimeter National Park 9.04 ha
(22.3 acres)		 1968 Zambales 14°49′37″N 120°17′10″E
Pagsanjan Gorge National Park 152.64 ha
(377.2 acres)		 1939 Laguna 14°16′00″N 121°29′00″E
Pantuwaraya Lake National Park 20.00 ha
(49.4 acres)		 1965 Lanao del Sur 8°02′00″N 124°16′00″E
Paoay Lake National Park 340.00 ha
(840.2 acres)		 1969 Ilocos Norte 18°07′16″N 120°32′12″E
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park 22,202.00 ha
(54,862.3 acres)		 1999 Palawan 10°10′00″N 118°55′00″E
Quezon Memorial National Park 22.70 ha
(56.1 acres)		 1975 Metro Manila 14°39′04″N 121°02′57″E
Rungkunan National Park undetermined 1965 Lanao del Sur 8°03′40″N 124°24′11″E
Sacred Mountain National Park 94.00 ha
(232.3 acres)		 1965 Lanao del Sur 8°01′16″N 124°17′47″E
Salikata National Park undetermined 1965 Lanao del Sur 7°52′14″N 124°21′32″E

See also

References
  1. "National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992" (PDF). Department of Environment of Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  2. "Establishing and Managing Protected Areas". DENR-Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  3. "New law declares 5 Cagayan Valley's protected areas as national parks". Philippine Information Agency. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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