Entrance 2

Entrance 2 is Plitvice Lakes’ southern arrival complex on D1 and the starting point for several lake circuits. The driving pin is at the roadside arrival area; the ticket office and internal gate sit about 400 metres west within the same complex. Choose it when you want to begin at the Upper Lakes or follow one of the longer routes across the park.

Program E is the shorter Upper Lakes circuit: 5.1 km and about 2–3 hours, with a boat crossing on Lake Kozjak, a walk toward Prošćansko Lake and a sightseeing-train return. Program F takes 4.6 km and about 3–4 hours through the Lower Lakes canyon to Great Waterfall, then climbs a steep serpentine to viewpoints on the east side before the panoramic vehicle ride back. H links both lake areas in 8.9 km and about 4–6 hours. K2 is the long walking option at 16.5 km and about 6–8 hours.

The entrance itself is an arrival point, not a lake overlook. The payoff comes along the route: wooded Upper Lakes shores and the Prštavci waterfalls on E, or the Lower Lakes canyon, Great Waterfall and dark-blue lake views on F and H. Several route lengths start here, so decide how many hours you want to spend before choosing your ticket.

Visitors report mixed parking availability and different walks between their space and the gate, so don’t count on parking right beside the ticket desk. Some prefer this entrance for a calmer start than the Great Waterfall area, but that doesn’t guarantee a quiet day deeper in the park; boat and vehicle queues can still affect the route.