The Locarnese National Park is a collective project of 14 communes and 13 "patriziati" (public entities managing collective properties) of the region aiming to promote and protect a territory of extraordinary beauty and unique in its kind which extends from the Brissago Islands, on the Lake Maggiore, to the Bosco Gurin village, the only Valser settlement of Ticino. Comprising an area of just 35km, the Project's elevation ranges between 193m on Lake Maggiore's shores and 2'863m at the top of Wandfluhhorn Mountain (Pizzo Biela), ranging from a subtropical climate to an alpine climate
The objective of the Locarnese National Park Project is to protect the treasures enclosed in this territory, in collaboration with public entities, associations and population, promoting tourism and the typical products, so as to promote the sustainable development of the region.
