Natural Heritage Menu Heritage and ToursSceneries and MenHistory of MenGeology and ClimateLandscapesHautes-VosgesBallons of Franche-ComtéThe “Plateau des Mille Etangs”Fougerolles and Val d’Ajol ValleysVosgian ValleysHaut-Rhin ValleysWine-growing FoothillsNatural HeritageForestsHigh StubbleLakes, Ponds, PeatlandsRavines, Cliffs and Scree SlopesCalcareous GrasslandsOrchardsLocal Products and CraftsmanshipMarque Parc (Park Label)Wood CladdingMineral and Natural Spring WatersWooden ToysHoney and Fruit JuiceWooden Furniture for ChildrenProductsVosgian Cattle BreedFougerolles Orchards and KirschCheesesSmall Fruit, Aromatic and Medicinal PlantsAlsatian WineFish FarmingSmoked Meats and AndouillesFarm ShopsCraftsmanshipTextileGraniteLava SandstoneWood industryFarmhouse-InnsFarm MarketsCultural HeritageIndustrial HeritageThermal HeritageFarmsCountry of Art and HistoryReligious HeritageIntangible Cutural HeritageHeritage and MemoryCastlesThematic Roads and TracksTourist RoutesBarefoot TrailsTreetop Adventure ParkThermal BathsMuseums and Heritage SitesVenues for Shows, Exhibitions and FestivalsAt the Park DoorsColmarLuxeuil-les-BainsBelfortLureMulhouseRemiremontSaint-Dié-des-VosgesParks and Botanical GardensNature activitiesGuided Walks and Discovery trailsA Farm, A HikeMountain GuidesEnvironment Awareness StructuresReception Centres for Educational StaysPedestrian HikesClub Vosgien / Club Alpin (Vosgian / Alpine Clubs)Winter ActivitiesAeromodelismWater SportsFishingEquine ActivitiesMountain Biking and Cyclo-TourismClimbingTrailSkydivingNature vacationsCamping in NaturePanda Lodgings and GuesthousesHôtels au Naturel (Hotels in Natural Settings)The Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park offers a large variety of natural environments. In itself, the forest covers two-thirds of territory. Still, the Park is rich with a multitude of other resources. High stubble (altitude meadows), peatlands, glacial cirques, rocky cliffs, rock slides, lakes and rivers intermingle harmoniously.Further down, meadows, pasture lands, orchards, vineyards and calcareous grasslands line the valleys in a vegetal myriad of changing shades. These natural environments represent great biological and ecological assets, and have been identified as a matter of European interest within the scope of the Natura 2000 programme in favour of biodiversity (concerning near 25% of the Park). Five National Nature Reserves, but also three regional reserves and fifteen biological reserves in forest settings are involved in the protection of the most prestigious environments and species (out of nearly 3,5 % of territory). “Ordinary” nature is taken into account in urbanism documentation as well as in ecological corridors to maintain biodiversity on the scale of the territory; while ensuring species motility.ForestsHigh StubbleLakes, Ponds, PeatlandsOrchardsRavines, Cliffs and Scree Slopes Calcareous Grasslands