Ängsö nationalpark

Protected since: 1909

Size: 190 hectares, of which water 117

Character: archipelago, meadows and pastures, mixed forest

Municipality: Norrtälje

Landowner: the state

Administrator: County Administrative Board

Type of protection: national park

Other: Natura 2000 area Ängsö SE0110041

You can get to Ängsö by private boat, boat taxi or by ferry. During the summer, ferries from Stockholm and Furusund are operated by Waxholmsbolaget (link in Swedish). Search for "Nationalparken Ängsö" in the trip planner.

From Furusund, Ängsölinjen also runs trips to Ängsö. Connection by bus to Norrtälje and Stockholm. Ängsölinjen, booking and contact information.

For information about boat taxis, contact Visit Roslagen.

There are numerous natural harbours on the island if arriving by private boat. NB that parts of the island's east side are bird sanctuary with no admittance between February 1 - August 15.

There is a small harbour at Hemudden, where mooring is allowed for a maximum of one night.

In order to protect Ängsö National Park, please respect the following rules. Within the national park, it is forbidden to:

1. dig or cut rock, soil, boulders or stone,
2. damage, carve or paint on rock, soil, boulders or stone,
3. remove stones,
4. break branches or fell or damage living or dead trees or shrubs,
5. damage or disturb wildlife, climb trees, or stay close to nests of birds of prey, dens or burrows,
6. operate a motorised vehicle,
7. operate a hovercraft on land,
8. operate a jet ski (i.e. personal watercraft),
9. moor a boat for more than two consecutive nights at the same place,
10. take off or land by aircraft,
11. make a fire, including the use of a grill, outside of designated sites (camping stoves are permitted),
12. bring dogs or other pets that are not on a leash,
13. create noise in a disturbing manner,
14. during the period of February 1 - August 14, traverse the bird sanctuary ("fågelskyddsområde" in Swedish) that is marked on the map in Appendix 1 of the reserve proclamation,
15. walk through meadows before haymaking is finished,
16. conduct military or police training activities, and
17. fish, except when using hand gear.

Without prior permission from the County Administrative Board, it is forbidden within the national park to:

1. carry out sports competitions or sporting events,
2. put up a sign, message board, poster, orientation control, ribbon, trail marking or similar,
3. conduct scientific research or environmental monitoring that involve tagging, collection, trapping or other methods that impact the natural environment,
4. collect amphibians or reptiles,
5. collect insects, spiders, snails, slugs, or other invertebrates, and
6. pick, collect or dig up plants, including mosses, or lichens or fungi growing on wood.

Within the national park, it is forbidden to camp or set up shelters or similar, except at the designated site by Norrviken.

Consultation is required with the County Administrative Board for camping:

1. in the company of more than ten people, or
2. more than two consecutive nights.

[Read the complete regulations for Ängsö National Park on the website of the County Administrative Board (in Swedish)] (https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/stockholm/besoksmal/nationalparker/angso-nationalpark.html).

** General exceptions **
Within the national park, notwithstanding the restrictions listed in 1─5 §§ (NFS 2014:10), it is permitted:

1. for the park administration, or a contractor appointed by the County Administrative Board, to carry out measures in accordance with the established management plan, such as maintaining and improving hiking trails, installing boundary markers, building recreational facilities, installing fences, carrying out park maintenance and installing informational signage,
2. for the park administration, or a contractor appointed by the County Administrative Board, to install a wheelchair-accessible boarding ramp for boats and a wheelchair-accessible picnic area with a fire pit at Hemudden, to reroute the road by the cabin in order to improve accessibility, to build a campsite and picnic area with a fire pit at Norrudden and to build a hiking trail around Stormaren,
3. for the park administration, or a contractor appointed by the County Administrative Board, to operate motorised vehicles in order to carry out measures in accordance with an established maintenance plan or for other service purposes,
4. for the park administration, or a contractor appointed by the County Administrative Board, to traverse areas that are protected in accordance with 3 § 14 and 15 (NFS 2014:10) in order to carry out measures in accordance with an established management plan or for other service purposes,
5. for police, coast guard, health care or rescue service personnel to operate motorised vehicles and bring dogs while on duty, as well as to traverse areas protected in accordance with 3 § 14 and 15 (NFS 2014:10) and to take other measures if necessary (the County Administrative Board must be notified in advance or as soon as possible after implementation),
6. for residents of the island to take off and land by aircraft, except from/on areas where access is prohibited in accordance with 3 § 14 and 15 (NFS 2014:10),
7. for authorized vehicles to travel to and from privately owned jetties within the bird protection area, as marked in Appendix 1 of the park proclamation,
8. for authorised persons to search for and kill injured animals with the help of authorised dogs that are not on a leash,
9. for the park administration, or a contractor appointed by the County Administrative Board, to hunt wild boar during hunting season, in accordance with 2 § jaktförordningen (1987:905) with reference to Appendix 1, point 7, of the park proclamation,
10. for the park administration or a contractor appointed by the County Administrative Board to hunt in accordance with 26 § jaktförordningen (1987:905) with reference to Appendix 4, point 1, for the purpose of preventative protective measures for wildlife management,
11. for authorised persons, designated by a government authority, to search for and kill injured animals with the help of authorised dogs that are not on a leash, in accordance with 23b and 29 §§ jaktförordningen (1987:905),
12. for persons with reduced mobility to operate motorised wheelchairs on designated trails and paths,
13. to pick berries and edible mushrooms for personal use, except within protected areas in accordance with 3 § 14 and 15 (NFS 2014:10),
14. to use private property in accordance with Appendix 1 (however, the property shall be well-maintained and should not be used for storage or activities that are not in accordance with a traditional use), and
15. to maintain existing buildings, pipelines or other facilities. Before starting maintenance measures, the County Administrative Board must first be consulted.