# List of national parks of Colombia

The protected areas of Colombia are grouped into the National System of Protected Areas. As of 2018, there are 59 nationally protected areas which cover about 169,545 km$^2$ (65,462 sq mi) and represent more than 14% of the country's area.

## National Natural Park System

The National Natural Park System is divided into the following categories:
* National Natural Parks (Parque Natural Nacional - PNN): 43
* Fauna and Flora Sanctuaries (Sanctuario de Flora y Fauna - SFF): 12
* National Natural Reserves (Reserva Natural Nacional - RNN): 2
* Unique Natural Areas (Área Natural Única - ANU): 1
* Road park (Vía Parque): 1

## List of Nationally Protected Areas

National Natural Parks of Colombia :
| Name | Region | Subregion | Departments | Area (ha) | Established |
| PNN Cueva de los Guácharos | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Huila | 9,000 | 1960 |
| PNN Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta | Caribbean | | Magdalena La Guajira Cesar | 383,000 | 1964 |
| Salamanca Island Road Park | Caribbean | | Magdalena | 56,200 | 1964 |
| PNN Farallones de Cali | Andean | Western Ranges | Valle del Cauca | 150,000 | 1968 |
| PNN Puracé | Andean | Central Ranges | Cauca Huila | 83,000 | 1968 |
| PNN Tayrona | Caribbean | | Magdalena | 15,000 | 1969 |
| PNN El Tuparro | Orinoquía | | Vichada | 548,000 | 1970 |
| PNN Serranía de la Macarena | Orinoquía | | Meta | 620,000 | 1971 |
| PNN Las Orquídeas | Andean | Western Ranges | Antioquia | 32,000 | 1973 |
| PNN Los Katíos | Pacific | | Chocó Antioquia | 72,000 | 1973 |
| PNN Los Nevados | Andean | Central Ranges | Risaralda Tolima Caldas Quindío | 58,300 | 1973 |
| PNN Amacayacu | Amazon | | Amazonas | 293,500 | 1975 |
| PNN Las Hermosas | Andean | Central Ranges | Tolima Valle del Cauca | 125,000 | 1977 |
| PNN Nevado del Huila | Andean | Central Ranges | Huila Tolima Cauca Valle del Cauca | 158,000 | 1977 |
| PNN Cordillera de los Picachos | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Meta Caquetá Huila | 444,740 | 1977 |
| PNN Chingaza | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Cundinamarca Meta | 76,600 | 1977 |
| PNN Sumapaz | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Cundinamarca Meta Huila | 154,000 | 1977 |
| PNN Sierra Nevada del Cocuy | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Arauca Boyacá Casanare | 306,000 | 1977 |
| PNN Pisba | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Boyacá | 45,000 | 1977 |
| PNN Tamá | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Norte de Santander | 15,000 | 1977 |
| SFF Iguaque | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Boyacá | 6,750 | 1977 |
| PNN Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo | Caribbean | | Bolívar Sucre | 120,000 | 1977 |
| SFF Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta | Caribbean | | Magdalena | 26,810 | 1977 |
| PNN Sanquianga [es] | Pacific | | Nariño | 80,000 | 1977 |
| PNN Macuira | Caribbean | | La Guajira | 25,000 | 1977 |
| PNN Paramillo | Andean | Western Ranges | Córdoba Antioquia | 460,000 | 1977 |
| PNN Munchique | Andean | Western Ranges | Cauca | 44,000 | 1977 |
| SFF Los Colorados | Caribbean | | Bolívar | 1,000 | 1977 |
| SFF Isla de La Corota | Andean | Central Ranges | Nariño | 16 | 1977 |
| SFF Los Flamencos | Caribbean | | La Guajira | 7,682 | 1977 |
| PNN Isla Gorgona | Insular | | Cauca | 61,687 | 1983 |
| PNN La Paya | Amazon | | Putumayo | 422,000 | 1984 |
| SFF Galeras | Andean | Nudo de los Pastos | Nariño | 7,615 | 1985 |
| PNN Cahuinarí | Amazon | | Amazonas | 575,000 | 1986 |
| PNN Utría | Pacific | | Chocó | 54,300 | 1987 |
| PNN Tatamá | Andean | Western Ranges | Chocó Risaralda Valle del Cauca | 51,900 | 1987 |
| ANU Los Estoraques | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Norte de Santander | 640 | 1988 |
| PNN Serranía de Chiribiquete | Amazon | | Caquetá Guaviare | 4,268,095 | 1989 |
| RNN Nukak | Amazon | | Guaviare Vaupés | 855,000 | 1989 |
| RNN Puinawai | Amazon | | Guainía | 1,092,500 | 1989 |
| PNN Tinigua | Amazon | | Meta | 201,875 | 1989 |
| PNN Catatumbo Barí | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Norte de Santander | 158,125 | 1989 |
| SFF Guanentá Alto Río Fonce | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Santander | 10,429 | 1993 |
| PNN Old Providence McBean Lagoon | Insular | | San Andrés y Providencia | 995 | 1995 |
| SFF Malpelo | Insular | | Valle del Cauca | 120 | 1995 |
| SFF Otún Quimbaya | Andean | Central Ranges | Risaralda | 489 | 1996 |
| PNN Río Puré | Amazon | | Amazonas | 999,880 | 2002 |
| PNN Alto Fragua Indi-Wasi | Amazon | | Caquetá | 68,000 | 2002 |
| SFF El Corchal | Caribbean | | Sucre Bolívar | 3,850 | 2002 |
| PNN Selva de Florencia | Andean | Central Ranges | Caldas | 10,019 | 2005 |
| PNN Serranía de los Yariguíes | Andean | Eastern Ranges | Santander | 78,837 | 2005 |
| PNN Doña Juana-Cascabel Volcanic Complex | Andean | Nudo de los Pastos | Cauca Nariño | 65,858 | 2007 |
| PNN Serranía de Los Churumbelos Auka-Wasi | Amazon | | Cauca Caquetá Putumayo Huila | 97,189 | 2007 |
| SFF Plantas Medicinales Orito Ingi-Ande | Amazon | | Nariño Putumayo | 10,204 | 2008 |
| PNN Yaigojé Apaporis | Amazon | | Vaupés | 1,060,603 | 2009 |
| PNN Uramba Bahía Málaga | Pacific | | Valle del Cauca | 47,094 | 2010 |
| SFF Playona Acandí | Caribbean | | Chocó | 26,232 | 2013 |
| PNN Corales de Profundidad | Caribbean | | Sucre | 149,192 | 2013 |
| PNN Bahía Portete – Kaurrele | Caribbean | | La Guajira | 14,080 | 2014 |
| Serranía de Manacacías | Orinoquía | | Meta | 68,030.6 | 2023 |

## Proposed areas

Currently there are other proposed areas for national natural parks:
* Morichales de Paz de Ariporo
The following locations could be declared fauna and flora sanctuaries:
* Bosque Seco del Patía
* Serranía de Pinche
* Serranía de San Lucas

## Disbanded areas

Some zones of the park system had been disbanded because of negative human impact on the environment:
* SSF Arauca
* PNN Manaure