Lika-Senj County

Nature attractions in Lika-Senj

Lika-Senj Nature Highlights

This selection features the hydrological landmarks of the Lika-Senj region, primarily within Plitvice Lakes National Park and the Grabovača Cave Park. It includes Veliki slap, Croatia's highest waterfall at 78 meters, and the Štrbački buk on the Una River, a 25-meter cascade on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The list also highlights the Samograd cave, notable for its 19th-century stone steps, and various tufa barriers like Galovački buk and Sastavci, where the Korana River originates.

Lika-Senj Nature Highlights — Map

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Great Waterfall

The tallest waterfall in Croatia, dropping 78 meters into the Lower Lakes canyon. Unlike other falls in the park, it is fed by the Plitvica stream rather than lake overflows.

B

Mali Prštavac

An 18-meter high waterfall located in the Upper Lakes section of Plitvice Lakes National Park, characterized by the fine mist created as water cascades over tufa barriers.

C

Big cascades

A series of significant tufa barriers and rushing water situated at the transition point between the Upper and Lower lakes of Plitvice.

D

Štrbački buk

Štrbački buk waterfall is a 25m high waterfall on the Una River. It is situated in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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E

Samograd

The primary cavern of Grabovača Cave Park, featuring a 240-meter-long accessible path with stone-carved steps dating back to 1889.

F

Galovački buk

A 16-meter waterfall in the Upper Lakes area that marks the descent from Galovac Lake into Gradinsko Lake.

G

Sastavci

A 26-meter waterfall where the Plitvica stream meets the discharge from the Lower Lakes, marking the official beginning of the Korana River.

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