---
title: "Sellnitz National Park Educational Center"
url: "https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/en/poi/bildungsstaette-sellnitz-bad-schandau"
description: "Idyllically situated on the Lilienstein, the former three-sided farm has been home to the Saxon Switzerland National Park's \"Sellnitz\" children's and youth education center since 1995.Here you can experience nature with all your senses. On the freely accessible outdoor area, children can try out the barefoot trail or a scent organ.The national park staff are happy to welcome groups and families here for events and environmental education programs by prior arrangement."
language: "en"
type: "Place"
image: "https://dam.destination.one/1344064/4e6439e4de6e429ff1dbcc13cd48e73352c137a869daeaa9075c006100309a57/.jpg"
breadcrumb: "Root > Saxon Switzerland > Special > Destination.Data Details > Points of Interest"
---

Share

Sellnitz National Park Educational Center
=========================================

- Information desk in national park
- Playground
- Themed trail
- Environmental station

Two children balance on a wooden climbing course outdoors, surrounded by trees and a meadow under a blue sky.

Stone house with solar panels on the roof, surrounded by green meadow and trees, with a sign "Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz Bildungsstätte Sellnitz".

Two children are balancing barefoot on a wooden plank outdoors, surrounded by a meadow, trees and a house in the background.

Two girls look with interest at the annual rings of a large tree trunk outdoors, surrounded by green trees and meadows.

Two children are standing in a field picking apples from a tree. The sun is shining and the atmosphere is summery and relaxed.

In the freely accessible outdoor area, children can try out the barefoot path or a scent organ;

 Idyllically situated on the Lilienstein, the former three-sided farm has been home to the Saxon Switzerland National Park's "Sellnitz" children's and youth education center since 1995.

Here you can experience nature with all your senses. On the freely accessible outdoor area, children can try out the barefoot trail or a scent organ.

The national park staff are happy to welcome groups and families here for events and environmental education programs by prior arrangement.

Read more

Good to know
------------

Openings

Please enquire about and book environmental education programs via the National Park administration.

Read more

Price info

Admission to the outdoor area is free.

Read more

General information

- Parking Available
- Bus stop available

Eligibility

- Suitable for any weather
- for Groups

Payment methods

Entrance Free

Directions & Parking facilities

Train: S-Bahn S1
Stop: Königstein station
Footpath: 40 min (ferry - hiking trail uphill)

Bus line: 253
Bus stop: Parking lot at Lilienstein, Waltersdorf (Bad Schandau)
Footpath: approx. 20 min

Read more

Contact person

Staatsbetrieb Sachsenforst / Nationalpark- und Forstverwaltung Sächsische SchweizAn der Elbe 4

Our recommendations
-------------------

View on map

- Ferries

6.62 km

- Hiking

Nearby
------

View on map

- Place of interest
    
    
    - Information desk in national park
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    - Nature discovery trail
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    - Information desk in national park
- Tours
    
    4.38 km
    
    
    - Hiking

Contact

Bildungsstätte Sellnitz

01814 Bad Schandau - OT Waltersdorf