Stelvio National Park


Stelvio National Park is a national park in northeast Italy, established in 1935.
The park is the fourth largest in Italy and covers part of two regions: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Lombardia, in 24 municipalities.
Stelvio National Park has borders with the Swiss National Park, Adamello Brenta Natural Park, and Adamello Regional Park. Together, these parks comprise of protected natural environment. The park includes an extensive territory of valleys and high mountains, ranging from to in height.
In December 2025 a wildlife photographer discovered around 20000 footprints of dinosaurs dating back about 210 millions year in the park, near the Swiss border. It is one of the largest Triassic trace fossil sites found. The fossil trackway shows movement of long-necked, bipedal herbivores preserved on high Alpine cliffs and celebrated as a significant paleontological find.