Up in the Dauphiné Alps of France you’ll find Écrins National Park, one of France’s ten national parks. The perfect destination for hikers, climbers, and mountaineers, Écrins National Park is known for its pristine wilderness which reaches altitudes as high as 4,100 meters. This kind of range means you find all sorts of environments while exploring, from pastures and woods to glacier fields and mountain peaks. Glaciers and rivers have carved out steep valleys and jagged mountain peaks in the national park, providing plenty of dramatic scenery. Due to its popularity with outdoors types, you won’t have any trouble finding ski resorts for the winter and mountain resorts for the summer in Écrins National Park.
