Hoge Kempen National Park

Hoge Kempen National Park
Heathland with sparsely scattered bushes
Heathland in the Hoge Kempen (Mechelse Heide)
Map showing the location of Hoge Kempen National Park
Map showing the location of Hoge Kempen National Park
Location of Hoge Kempen National Park
LocationLimburg, Flemish Region, Belgium
Nearest cityGenk
Coordinates51°00′N 5°40′E / 51.000°N 5.667°E / 51.000; 5.667
Area67 km2 (to be expanded to 110 km2)
Established2006
Visitors700,000 (in 2010)
Governing bodyAgentschap voor Natuur en Bos

Hoge Kempen National Park (Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen) is the first National Park in Flanders, Belgium. It is located in the Campine in the East of the Province of Limburg, between Genk and the river Meuse (Dutch: Maas) Valley. It includes the elevated ground that defines the watershed between that river and the low ground of the drainage basin of the river Demer that covers most of Belgian Limburg.