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Food · Plitvice Lakes National Park
A shaded sandwich stop beside the highest of the Upper Lakes.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Plitvice Lakes Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Plitvice Lakes National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Black River on Velika Poljana“Black River Steak and Pasta House is coming up on Velika Poljana, near Entrance Two. Stop here if you want a full sit-down meal, with steak or handmade pasta as the main draw.”
Plays on the road 2.1 km from Labudovac Buffet in the Parkwolf Plitvice Lakes Tour Guide.
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Labudovac is a small buffet beside Prošćansko Lake, at panoramic train stop ST3. It’s an easy place to pause for a sandwich or drink between lake walks. Think light refreshment rather than a full meal.
The offering centers on sandwiches and drinks, with outdoor tables in a meadow and shade from the surrounding woods; there’s a summer terrace too. The menu is simple and queues can slow a tight park route. Bring a card: cash isn’t accepted.
Prošćansko is the highest and second-largest of the Upper Lakes, at 638 meters. Its name comes from Croatian prošće, meaning “sticks.” The lake’s deep blue-green water makes a good pause from the waterfall circuit.
Wildlife
20 sightingsBeaverMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
29 sightingsGrey HeronMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
14 sightingsGreat CormorantMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
84 sightingsMerganserMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
13 sightingsDipperMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
201 sightingsMallardMost seen around 5 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Plitvice Lakes. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModeratePlitvica Trail9 km · 3.8 hr · At the trailheadA forest route that finishes beside Plitvica Stream and Great Fall.
ModerateH Program Lake Tour8.9 km · 5 hr · At the trailhead8.9 km through both lake zones, with boat and panoramic rides.
ChallengingČorkova Uvala Trail21 km · 7 hr · At the trailheadA full-day crossing through Plitvice’s forested high country and meadows.
ModerateK2 Program Loop17.5 km · 7 hr · 1.9 km awayA full day linking both lake shores, waterfalls and a boat crossing.
ModerateProgram F: Lower Lakes Loop4.6 km · 3.5 hr · 1.9 km awayA boat, waterfall canyon, and steep climb make one varied half-day.
ModerateProgramme E5.1 km · 2.5 hr · 1.9 km awayUpper Lakes waterfalls, with a boat crossing and road-train return.
ModerateVia Dinarica HR-G-08: East Lika17.2 km · 5.8 hr · 2.3 km awayCross the Medveđak ridge on a long one-way border stage.
ModerateMedveđak Trail 18.2 km · 3 hr · 2.4 km awayA wooded ridge traverse from Entrance 2 to Entrance 1.
Sight · 0.2 km awayProšćansko LakeA wooded lake at the far end of the Upper Lakes circuit.
Sight · 0.4 km awayTomićevo Pogledalo ViewpointClimb for a bird's-eye look over Prošćansko and the Upper Lakes.
Sight · 0.9 km awayGalovački BukTiered falls spill into a clear turquoise pool on the Upper Lakes.
Sight · 0.9 km awayMali PrštavacA close-up waterfall stop with spray along the Upper Lakes walk.
Sight · 1 km awayVeliki PrštavacA broad, mossy cascade on the Upper Lakes circuit.
Sight · 1.5 km awayKozjački SlapoviA small, mossy cascade worth a pause on the Upper Lakes walk.
Sight · 1.7 km awayKozjak LakeA boat crossing makes the largest lake part of the walk.
Food · 1.7 km awayKupalište BistroA handy meal stop beside the P1 dock on Lake Kozjak.Parkwolf’s Plitvice Lakes ranking