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About the park

THE LOCH LOMOND and Trossachs National Park was officially opened by the Princess Royal in July.2002.   It extends over 720 square miles - most of it within the Stirling Council area.

This is Scotland’s first National Park, and it already attracts five million visitors a year.  

The gateway to the Park is crowned by a £60 million visitor centre, Loch Lomond Shores shopping complex, a conference venue, cinema and adventure playground at the south end of the loch near Balloch.

Loch Lomond Shores Chief Executive Kevin Johnson believes the development manages “a clever double whammy.”

“It helps the environmental protection of Loch Lomond by focusing tourist attention away from the ecologically sensitive areas while enhancing the visitor experience and using tourism to regenerate the local economy.”