History Description Rakov National Park is a famous nature reserve, showing many typical karst features. Most of the park is a limestone plateau with trees and without water. In this plateau, several deep valleys with a river at the bottom can be found. They are called Polje in Slovenian, a word adopted by the geologists for this kind of karst features. Slovenia is the type locale for Poljes.
Public footpaths allow interesting walks through the park.
The accessibility of many sights depends on the water level, so it is a bad idea to visit this park after heavy rains or in spring.