National park boat fees and permits on the Adriatic

A Navigate Boats guide · Updated 3 November 2026 · In English only for now.

Several of the most beautiful places on the Croatian coast are protected as national parks or nature parks, and visiting them by boat usually means buying a ticket and following the park’s rules. Prices and rules change from season to season, so this page does not list prices. Instead it explains what to check and links to each park’s official site, where the current price list is published.

What to check before you go

Whether a ticket applies to your visit. Some parks charge every boat entering the park’s waters. Others charge for landing, mooring or visiting particular sites.
What the price depends on. Boat tickets are often set by the size of the boat and by how long you stay, and some parks price a ticket differently depending on where or when you buy it. Read the current price list rather than relying on last year’s figures.
Where to buy. Look for the park’s online sales, its reception points, or rangers on the water. Keep the ticket where you can show it.
Anchoring and mooring rules. Many parks limit anchoring to certain bays, provide mooring buoys, or close zones to boats altogether to protect the seabed.
Speed limits, no-entry zones and swimming areas. These are often marked on the park’s own map.
Season and opening times for sites you want to visit ashore.

Parks you are likely to visit by boat

Park	Where	Official site
Kornati National Park	Archipelago between Šibenik and Zadar	np-kornati.hr
Telašćica Nature Park	Southern Dugi otok, next to the Kornati	pp-telascica.hr
Mljet National Park	Western Mljet, near Dubrovnik	np-mljet.hr
Brijuni National Park	Islands off Fažana, near Pula	np-brijuni.hr
Krka National Park	River Krka above Šibenik and Skradin	npkrka.hr
Lastovo Islands Nature Park	Lastovo and its islets, south of Korčula	pp-lastovo.hr
Strunjan Landscape Park (Slovenia)	Coast between Izola and Piran	parkstrunjan.si

Notes park by park

Kornati. The park covers a large part of the archipelago. Boats entering the park need a ticket, and the park sets rules on where you may anchor and moor. Plan fuel and water, because services inside the park are limited. Our Kornati guide covers the weather.

Telašćica. The long bay at the southern end of Dugi otok is a popular sheltered stop next to the Kornati, with its own nature park rules. The Kornati price list has described some boat tickets as valid for both parks, sold through the mySea portal. Confirm this when you buy, because it can make a combined trip better value.

Mljet. The national park covers the western part of the island, including the saltwater lakes. Check how the ticket works for visitors arriving by private boat, and where you may moor.

Brijuni. The islands are a national park with strict rules for private boats about where you may navigate, moor or go ashore. Read them before planning a visit from Pula or Fažana.

Krka. The park is mostly a river and land park. Private boats can reach Skradin, but navigation further up the river is restricted. Check the park’s rules for boats before going upstream.

Lastovo. A remote island group with a nature park covering much of it. Check mooring and anchoring rules and the park ticket.

Strunjan. In Slovenia, the landscape park protects the cliffs and the sea in front of them. Check the rules on navigation, anchoring and swimming zones.

How Navigate Boats helps

Navigate Boats does not sell tickets. Its board shows whether today’s wind and sea suit your boat for a trip to a park, and for bases near the Kornati it adds notes on the park. The “Sources & official links” card links the official park sites. Always confirm the current prices and rules on the park’s own website.

Check today’s go/no-go for your boat

These guides describe typical patterns, not today’s weather. Navigate Boats is a planning aid, not a navigation tool: before you go, check the official marine forecast and warnings from DHMZ (Croatia), ARSO (Slovenia) or the Montenegrin hydrometeorological service, and use your own judgement.

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