Skärgårdsparken

The archipelago park along the Western Lake, just south of Kalmar city center, is an outdoor area with a varied nature and scenic trails along the coast, through forests and pastures and a couple of hills with beautiful views of the archipelago.

The focus here is on outdoor life and recreation, but also on good accessibility, outdoor education, nature play and biodiversity. Thanks to the area's rich nature and birdlife, the area is popular with birdwatchers and hikers. The area is for everyone who wants to enjoy nature and outdoor life.

The area includes:

• Several barbecue pavilions and picnic tables.
• Walking and hiking trails.
• MTB, pump track and dirt bike trails.
• Large dog park.
• Riding area and riding trails.
• Nature play.
• Play hill with sledding hill.
• Hiking trails and walking paths.
• Birdwatching towers and viewpoints.

In winter, it is possible to skate when the ice freezes on the dam, and if the conditions are right and there is enough snow, the area is also suitable for cross-country skiing.

Accessibility

In the wetland area near Naturens hus there are various natural characters with good accessibility if you come from the gravel parking lot at Hagbynäsvägen. There are several seating areas along these gravel roads and about 450 meters from the parking lot you will find available pavilions and barbecue areas. Other parts of Skärgårdsparken are more hilly and consist of narrower path systems with ramps and footbridges.

**Remaining planned interventions in 2024 and beyond

Planned in the fall;

• restoration work and to further improve accessibility and clarify information and signage of the area's nature.
• completing environments for outdoor education, nature play and cultivation.
• construction of a frisbee track at Södra Utmarken
• a new stretch of the Kalmarsundsleden trail along the western shore of the lake past the treatment plant

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