The Drawsko County in its present shape arose as a result of uniting four communes of mixed municipal and rural characteristics: Czaplinek, Drawsko Pomorskie, Kalisz Pomorski, Zlocieniec, and of two rural communes: Ostrowice and Wierzchowo.
The land is diversified as far as its relief is concerned, it has got many hills and valleys of glacial origin.
The climate is counted among mild ones with prevailing west, north-west and north winds.  Because of the proximity and abundance of water reservoirs and because of the great area of forests it shows a high level of air humidity.
In the Drawsko County there are many lakes, the area is also crossed by many small rivers and other watercourses of natural origin which, however, do not endanger the land with floods. The Drawa with its numerous tributaries is the biggest river flowing through the County area.
The location of the water divide makes the river flow south-westwards.
In the central part of the County, within Drawskie Lake District, there are many lakes, the biggest including: Drawsko, Siecino and Lubie.
The County area amounts to 1,764 sq km, including 46% of forest grounds, nearly 6% of water, 34% of arable land. Remaining grounds as built-up and developed areas, roads and wasteland cover 14% of the county.
The Drawsko County is inhabited by about 62,000 people. Tourist advantages of the communes making up the County result in attracting so many visitors that the population number in summer grows even by 40%.

HISTORY OF THE DRAWSKO COUNTY
Traces of human beings in Drawskie Lake District go back to the earlier Stone Age (Neolithic), i.e. about 4,200-1,700 BC. During the early Middle Ages, i.e. in the 7th-8th c., tribal settlements started organising on the upper Drawa river creating in the 8th-9th c. villages directly adjoining the end moraine in the neighbourhood of contemporary Drawsko, somewhere in the direction of Szczecinek. Many villages and fortified settlements arose there taking advantage of  conducive geographic and climatic conditions within thick forest complexes hiding many lakes.
In the second half of the 10th c. the expansion of prince Mieszko I from the region of Wielkopolska to West Pomerania resulted in incorporation of Drawsko Land into the created Polish state. The Polish rule over the area lasted until the death of king Boleslaw Chrobry. West Pomerania was once again incorporated into Poland by king Boleslaw Krzywousty but breaking up of the state as a result of feudal relations and the king's death brought about independence of princes of West Pomerania from the Polish Kingdom.
In the 12th c. the border between Pomerania and Wielkopolska regions arose. Starting in the east the border of the Drawskie Lake District used to run in thick forests south of Szczecinek leaving Drahim and Czaplinek (Tempelburg) in Wielkopolska and then headed westwards along the Drawa river.
In 1300 the New Margraviate of Brandenburg was established and it started expanding incorporating lands of the borderland between Wielkopolska and West Pomerania. The New Margraviate already in 1280 seized the land of Swidwin, and then started swallowing grounds  in surroundings of Drawsko and Zlocieniec. Prince of Wielkopolska Przemysl II, wishing to put a stop to this expansion granted  in 1286 the land in the neighbourhood of Drawsko lake to Knight Templars. After the murder of Przemysl II, in 1296, the New Margraviate seized the land between the Drawa and Gwda rivers, including the land of the Knights. Rulers of the Margraviate started their own settlement policy by bringing to the land of Drawsko German settlers. At the turn of the 14th c. Drawsko (1297), Kalisz Pomorski (1303) and Z?ocieniec (1333) received city rights.
Drahim and Czaplinek were incorporated back into Poland by king Kazimierz Wielki (the Great) in 1386. In 1400 surroundings of Drawsko and Zlocieniec were bought  by the Teutonic Knights who became also owners of the New Margraviate in 1402.
In 1430 Polish troops led by starost of Wielkopolska Dobrogost of Szamatuly stationed in forests around Drawsko and Zlocieniec shutting the way to envoys of emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg  who, against the will of the Polish king, were to brought the royal crown to the great duke of Lithuania Witold. In this way, in the land of Drawsko, one of most serious political plots of the Teutonic Order and the emperor was foiled. Dire straits and political difficulties of the Order forced them to give back the New Margraviate to Brandenburgia in 1454.
In the 16th c. the economy of granges and serfdom flourished. Huge estates were owned  by a small number of magnate families (e.g. families of Borek, Güntersberg, Wedel, Bonin, Kleszcz, Glasenapp and Golec). The time of comparative peace was severed at the beginning of the 17th c. During the thirty-year war (1618-1648) the land was ravaged by enemy troops. Towns were depopulated also as a result of frequent epidemics.
In 1637, after the death of the last  ruler Boguslaw XIV, the whole of Pomerania was incorporated into Brandenburgia. By force of decisions of the Bydgoszcz treaty of 1657 the ruler of Brandenburgia received also the starosty of Drahim with Czaplinek as collateral for the loan of 120,000 thaler given to Poland. Despite the fact that the sum needed to buy the land back had been collected it was not redeemed. In this way the whole region became the property of Brandenburgia, and then of Prussian rulers. Marches of troops during the Swedish wars of 1655-1660 and the seven-years war of 1765-1763, epidemics and fires resulted in the even greater havoc with in the land of Pomerania. Only in the last quarter of the 18th c. a growth in the population number was observed. Wastelands and depopulated villages were settled once again. Handicraft, especially cloth making, developed in towns. In 1815 the new administrative division of the Prussian monarchy was introduced. The Drawsko county formed a part of the province of West Pomerania, within the district of Koszalin. At the beginning of the 19th c. industry started developing. The first in West Pomerania mechanical spinning mill was established in Zlocieniec in 1838. There were also mills, distilleries, sawmills and brickyards. As a result of competition of industry handicraft declined. In the middle of the 19th c. the land of Pomerania was considerably depopulated as the population started moving to the centre of the Reich. Some  economic revival was observed towards the end of the 19th c. Many roads were built or modernised then. The network of railway lines arose as well, the first of them, linking Stargard Szczecilski with Szczecinek via Drawsko, Z?ocieniec and Czaplinek, was opened in 1878. In 1885 the line Choszczno-Kalisz Pomorski-Z?ocieniec was opened which was  extended to Po?czyn in 1903. On its construction e.g. Polish seasonal workers were employed. The lack of workforce resulted in many estates employing Poles in years between the two world wars.
Since 1933 the majority of regional industry changed its profile to military production. In 1934-1937  the mighty fortifications of Wa? Pomorski (Pomeranian Line) arose. As a result of  the introduced in 1938 change of administrative borders, the Drawsko county became a part of the district of Pi?a. During the Second World War prisoners of war, mainly Poles, Russians and French, worked in many centres. A large group of civil workers was brought here to forced labour camps. Many of them worked at building a motorway which was to connect Berlin with Królewiec.
The liberation of Drawskie Lake District came as a result of the Pomeranian operation. The 1st Polish Army participating in those fights was attacking, after the battle of Wa? Pomorski had been won, along an about 36 km wide belt. The Polish soldiers liberated e.g. Czaplinek, Wierzchowo, Z?ocieniec, Drawsko and Kalisz Pomorski.
After the war the land of Drawsko formed a part of the West Pomeranian District which was transformed into szczeci?skie province in May 1946.

ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY DRAWSKO COUNTY
The abundance of nature is the greatest wealth of the Drawsko County. A section of 80 km of the Drawa river, one of the most beautiful rivers in Poland, flows through the county. A considerable part of the County area, i.e. 63,642 ha, is covered by Drawski Scenic Park established in 1979 to protect natural, scenic and cultural resources of the land. The Park is located within communes: Barwice, Borne Sulinowo, Czaplinek, Ostrowice, Polczyn Zdrój and Zlocieniec.
Within the Park there are the most precious as far as their natural and scenic qualities are concerned parts of Drawskie Lake District showing the outstandingly diversified relief, abundant animal and plant life, numerous lakes. Of 48 lakes located within the Park's limits the following are of a special importance: Drawsko, Siecino, Wilczkowo, Krosino. The rare lobelia lakes of crystal clear water are especially precious. There are numerous small lakes displaying no recreational qualities as a result of a difficult access to water. However, thanks to this, the reservoirs are a refuge for a variety of fowl species. In the neighbourhood as well  rare specimens of protected vegetation can be found. Nearly 85% of the Park area  lies in the basin of the Drawa river flowing into the Note?, then into the Warta and Odra rivers which flows into the Baltic Sea. The Pi?awka and D?bnica rivers of breathtaking beauty have their sources within the Park. The wide range of vegetation of the Park includes species characteristic of Atlantic, Arctic and mountain vegetation. In the Park there grow 28 plant species under the full protection and 14 under partial protection. A great variety of mosses including nearly 274 species is a local curiosity. Forest fowls and birds of prey are both observed here. Water fowls are an especially numerous group. The total of 147 bird species is confirmed to occur in the Park and within its protective zone. In Drawski Scenic Park  and its protective belt there live also 12 out of 17 recorded amphibian species living in Poland. Rivers and lakes are the abode of over 30 fish species.
In the Park there are 7 nature reserves and in the nearest future 15 further sites will be protected. Besides, 15 natural and scenic complexes as well as over 250 ecological grounds are planned to be established.
Nearly 300 monuments of animate and inanimate nature are also protected in the region.
The Protection Plan until the year 2020 has been prepared for Drawski Scenic Park. In accordance with the law on environmental protection, arrangements of  the plan are binding for all plans of spatial development and plans of forest management in the park and its protective zone.
In accordance with the guidelines of the ecological policy of Poland and West Pomeranian province and with the binding rules of Polish and international law, the former name of the Management of Drawski Scenic Park was changed to the Board of Drawski and Inski Scenic Park. The scope of its activity involves forms of nature conversation within Drawskie and Ilskie Lake Districts, and especially both Drawski and Ilski Scenic Parks.
The county are a is free of any heavy industry pollution what results in the good quality of waters, soils and air. Those advantages are and will be protected and cherished.
By joint actions projects concerning such problems of nature conservation have been realised as the project
"the West Pomeranian Ecological Corridor" prepared within the framework of the Association of Drawskie Lake District Communes or the  project "Building tourist infrastructure of the Cardinal Karol Wojtyla Memorial Canoeing Trail - Four seasons" associated not only with communes of the Drawsko County but also with other communes, counties and provinces through which the river flows.

WE RESPECT TOURISTS
Grounds of the Drawsko County are counted among the most beautiful nooks of Poland. The great number of lakes, more than a hundred lakes, connected by means of swift rivers, green forests and lack of arduous industry lend special ecological characteristics to the region. They create wonderful conditions for sailing, rowing, horse riding, sightseeing and agritourism. The characteristics influence to a great extent the way in which the local resources are taken advantage of. Lakes and forests attract anglers, sailors, divers and mushroom pickers. In the Drawsko County one may come across many rare as well as popular animal and fowl species.
The Cardinal Karol Wojty?a Memorial canoeing trail is one of the most widely known water courses in Poland. It is counted among  the most beautiful canoeing floats in Poland. The trail is 186 km long and its section crossing the County has the length of 80 km. The rivers flows through four communes: Czaplinek, Zlocieniec, Drawsko Pomorskie and Kalisz Pomorski, and through picturesque grounds of Drawski Scenic Park.
The County offers a well developed system of hiking and cycling trails. The hiking trails are of over-regional status as they connect attractive places over whole Drawski Lake District. The County has got 6 hiking trails.
There are nearly 500 km of cycling routes and trails, all  starting and ending in the centre of local municipal centres.
The accommodation base of the Drawsko County in majority dates back to the 1970s. It was adapted and taken advantage of only in summer. At present the privatisation process results in a change of the situation as the centres are adapted to suit tourists' needs as far as it is possible. The greatest agglomeration of the centres is located in the surroundings of Czaplinek, on Drawsko lake, in Cieszyno on Siecino lake, in Lubieszewo and Gudowo on lake Lubie.
The land has always displayed agricultural characteristics. Nowadays, its scenic qualities and the situation in proximity of water reservoirs as well as the growing interest of tourists in alternative forms of leisure observed over the last years gave rise to the development of agri-tourism. There are here over 50 farms of a variety of profiles offering, besides bed and board also hiking, cycling and horse riding trips along trails  reminding of the ancient past of the region. Tourists may also find interesting great monuments of religious and secular architecture. They are also welcome to participate in the work on a farm.
The offer of farms and centres popularising horse riding tourism has expanded. Plans for the nearest future include  creating a horse riding trail crossing Drawskie Lake District, and also the Drawsko County area.
The activity of the Association of Communes and Counties of the Drawsko County, including also the Drawsko County and all its communes, has had a great influence on the balanced development of tourism in the region. Owing to this the land has got even greater opportunities of economic and tourist promotion and efficiency in attracting outside funds.

TOURIST TRAILS

Hiking trails

• "Trail of Elevations of the End Moraine" - GREEN
  Zlocieniec - Cieszyno - Czaplinek - Stare Drawsko - Sikory - Rakowo - Strzeszyn - Pile - Laczno - Dziki - Szczecinek - Czarnobór - Gwda Wielka - Stepien - Bialy Bór - Zydowo
  Length of 158 km. It crosses Drawskie Lake District making its way in the diversified scenery of outstandingly attractive  lakes of the end moraine. The trail runs along rarely used dirt and asphalt roads among lakes, winding among natural obstacles.
• "Trail of Szwajcaria Polczynska" - BLUE
  Polczyn Zdrój - Dolina Pieciu Jezior (Valley of Five Lakes) - Luboradza - Uradz - Komorze lake - Sikory - Dolgie Wielkie lake - Czaplinek.
  Length of 57 km. One of the most interesting hiking trails. It runs to the most charming and beautiful nooks of Drawski Scenic Park, among  deep glacial valleys and ribbon lakes having on one side slopes grown with thick deciduous forests and on the other small ponds hidden among the lush vegetation.
• "Natural Trail of Drawski Scenic Park" - BLACK
  Polczyn Zdrój - Uraz - Warnileg - Stare Worowo - Cieszyno - Zlocieniec - Lubieszewo.
  Length of 71 km. An alternative route among the beautiful nooks of Drawski Scenic Park crossing its borders heading for Lake Lubie. En route a diversified scenery with many monuments of nature and culture.
• "Trail of Drawsko Lakes" - GREEN
  Gudowo - Kosobudy - Darskowo- Gronowo - Borne - Rydzewo - Zagozd - Zajezierze - Woliczno - Mielenko Drawskie - Gudowo.
  Length of 78 km. It crosses the north part of the Drawsko County entering rarely visited by tourists nooks of the Lake District. The majority of the trail runs among lakes and thick forests. En route typical villages of scattered housing and isolated buildings without any modern constructions elements.
• "Trail of the 1st Warsaw Cavalry Division" - BLUE
  Drawsko Pomorskie - Gudowo - Lubieszewo - Wierzchowo Pomorskie - Swierczyna - Ilowiec
  Length of 52 km. It crosses the south part of Drawskie lake District and the heart of the county heading in the direction of Walcz. The trail renders the battle route of the 1st Warsaw Cavalry Division fighting to seize Wal Pomorski (Pomeranian Line). En route  Lubie lake and ancient tree stand may be admired.
• "Salt Trail" - RED
  Kolobrzeg - Polczyn Zdrój - Dolina Pieciu Jezior (Valley of Five Lakes) - Kluczewo - Kuznica Drawska - Stare Drawsko - Czaplinek.
  Length of 152 km. The name of the trail refers back to the trade route between Wielkopolska region and Kolobrzeg. The trail runs along popular and busy tourist routes of, e.g. Drawski Scenic Park. A shortcut may be taken from Czaplinek to Polczyn Zdrój (39 km) where it runs among fields and forests, nearby many farms.
  

Cycling trails

• "Valley of Five Lakes"  - BLUE
  Czaplinek - Kolomat - Stare Drawsko - Kuznica Drawska - Prosinko - Prosino - Valley of Five Lakes - Czarnkowie - Kluczewo - Drahimek - Stare Drawsko - Czaplinek.
  Length of 47.8 km. It makes a loop via a narrow passage between lakes Drawsko and ?erdno into the Valley of Five Lakes. In this deep glacial valley there are lakes from which the Drawa river springs. En route the diversified scenery and ruins of a castle of the Teutonic Knights.
• Bewitched Triangle" - RED
  Czaplinek- Dolgie Wielkie Lake - Sikory - Komorze Lake - Komorze - Kuszewo - Zerdno - Stare Drawsko - Nowe Drawsko - Sikory - Czaplinek.
  Length of 45.3 km. It starts and ends in the historic marketplace of Czaplinek.  It runs among the diversified terrain abounding in hills and valleys, in the surroundings of three unique lakes: Dolgie Wielkie, Komorze and ?erdno. En route a wonderful viewing site "Spyczyna Góra".
• "Lobelia Lakes" - BLACK
  Czaplinek - Kolomat - Stare Kalensko - Krzemno Lake - Ciemniak Lake - Plawno - Krzemienko Lake - Psie Glowy - Byszkowo - Trzciniec - Broczyno - Czaplinek.
  Length of 33.3 km. South of Czaplinek, on the edge of a huge forest complex, starts a trail running nearby a glacial channel containing many lakes separated by marshy grounds of peat bogs. The crystal clear water of the lake and its sandy bottom is conducive to the occurrance here of a rare and protected plant, a water lobelia.
• "Dobrzycy" - GREEN
  Czaplinek - Czarne Male - Ostroróg - Nobliny - Jeziorna - Motarzewo - Machliny - Psie Glowy - Czaplinek.
  Length of 45.1 km. Starting and ending in Czaplinek trail runs in the most scarcely populated areas of this commune. That is why, crossing mainly vast forest complexes, it  provides opportunity of enjoying the peace and quiet and a possibility to commune with nature, especially the wildlife and the lush vegetation of the undergrowth.
• "Wasawa Valley" - BLACK
  Zlocieniec - Osiek Drawski - Wierzchowo Pomorskie - Górne lake - Dolne lake - Wasosz - Bobrowo - Zlocieniec
  Length of 30.7 km. It runs around a long and narrow glacial channel containing three lakes: Wasosz, Dolne and Górne. The lakes are connected by means of the Wasawa river flowing into the Drawa in Zlocieniec. The trail four times crosses the river. En route historic churches, palaces and parks, mighty oaks - monuments of nature.
• "Kansko Lake - GREEN
  Zlocieniec - Rakowo Duze lake - Rakowo Male lake - Kansko lake - Zlocieniec
  Length of 16.6 km. It runs in a glacial channel comprising two lakes Rakowo Duze and Rakowo Male, crosses a vast forest complex to the shore of hidden in its deep valley Kansko lake. The paths on the shore are reflected in the deep water of the lake showing the unique configuration of the slope banks. Among tall trees also a silhouette of a historic hospital complex is reflected in the crystal water.
• "Around Siecino Lake" - BLUE
  Zlocieniec - Gronowo - Ostrowice - Szczytniki - Szczycienko - Siecino Lake - Slowianki - Chlebowo - Cieszyno - Skape Lake - Czarnówek Lake - Dlusko Lake - Zlocieniec.
  Length of 38.9 km. The trail runs along the edge of Drawski Scenic Park, in the uniquely diversified area around Siecino  lake. On the trail  one may see also historic churches, palaces, parks, viewing terraces, monuments of nature. Its final section runs along the natural path in the neighbourhood of two nature reserves: "Czarnówek Lake" and "Peat Bog on Morzyslaw Maly Lake".
• "Drawa" - RED
  Zlocieniec - Bobrowo - Zelislawie - Kalenskie lake - Siemczyno - Piaseczno - Rzepowo - Warnileg - Grabinek - Nowe Worowo - Stare Worowo - Cieszyno - Gleboczek - Budów - Zlocieniec. Length of 60.7 km. The trail crosses the uniquely diversified post-glacial area of many hills separated  by a variety of depression forms.
  It crosses four times the longest river of the Drawskie Lake District, the Drawa. It reaches the shore of the biggest water reservoir of Drawskie Lake District, Drawsko lake.
  It runs nearby 10 lakes, crosses numerous streams and small rivers of the Drawa basin. It unveils the hidden in their parks manors and palaces. It takes us to historic "churches located on elevations, surrounded by old trees.
• "Mount Lisica " - YELLOW
  Zlocieniec - Darskowo - Rz??nica - Kosobudy - Kosobudki - Linowno - Lubieszewo - Stawno - Zlocieniec
  Length of 28.7 km. The trail crosses the area of fantastic rolling hills, in the neighbourhood of the impressive glacial hill, Mount Lisica (167 m above sea level).
  Along the trail there are numerous viewing point, including Lubie lake (95.5 m above sea level, area of 1439 ha, 46.3 m deep, 14.1 km long and 2.2 km wide), the longest and the third biggest reservoir of Drawskie Lake District. It comes across numerous historic palaces and manors hidden in their old parks and churches of interesting and diversified architectural features.
• "Kalisz Loop" - GREEN
  Kalisz Pomorski - Bialy Zdrój - Debsko - Makowarskie Lake - Prostynia - Borowo - Suchowo - Janopole - Kalisz Pomorski
  Length of 45 km. The trail adapted for needs of cyclists. It runs across forest grounds along rarely used dirt and asphalt roads. En route many lakes and interesting antiquities. The Power Plant in Borowo is especially worth visiting.
• Zlocieniec - Cieszyno (asphalt path)
  Length - 8 km: The trail starts in Zlocieniec, at gardens at Cieszynska street and then runs along the especially provided with an asphalt surface road to Cieszyno village. In future this part of the trail is planned to form a section of a cycling trail linking Zlocieniec and Polczyn Zdrój. Worth taking advantage of if lake Siecino is your target.
  

Canoeing trails

• Drawa - Karol Wojtyla Memorial Canoeing Trail
  Stare Drawsko - Rzepowo - Gleboczek - Zlocieniec - Drawsko Pomorskie - Lubieszewo - Prostynia - Drawno - Barnimie - Zatom - Glusko - Stare Osieczno - Krzyz
  The total length of the trail - 186 km: The trail is counted among the most beautiful routes of canoeing flows in Poland. As it crosses areas of diverse relief the Drweca river changes its appearance from a look of a mountain stream to a slowly flowing river hidden in high grass or a river meandering between steep slopes and fallen trees. Every nook charms with its uniqueness and tempts to stay at least for a while. The flow may be started in Stare Drawsko and finished in Krzyz. Its sections from Stare Drawsko to Zlocieniec, from Lubie lake to the concrete bridge of the road Kalisz Pomorski - Drawsko Pomorskie and from Drawno to the campsite "Bogdanka" in Drawelski National Park are especially recommended .
  Tourists with only a limited time are recommended to go on a day's canoeing trip starting in Stare Drawsko and finishing at the Marina in Zlocieniec. It is a section of moderate difficulty, its obstacles and fast current should not give much trouble even to beginners. En route there is a chess-pattered water mill in Gleboczek. Next, there is the section from the Marina in Zlocieniec to Lubie lake. The part requires more time and is rather difficult because of fallen trees and the necessity of frequent crossings beyond Drawsko Pomorskie. The trip may finish at the centres in Gudowo or Karwice. The third section of the trail starts at Lubie lake and goes to the concrete bridge being the border of Drawsko Military Training Ground. The trail crosses here the available for the public part of the Training Ground and the route is even more diversified by great views and natural obstacles.
  The part of the trail  crossing the Military Ground may be followed only  if the Headquarters of the Military Training Ground grants its permit (tel. 36 74 002). The Drawa is here wide and heads slowly for the power plant in Borowo. The flow may be finished following the narrowed river bed to Prostynia.
• KOKNA
  Ostrowiec Lake - Dolgie Lake - Drawa River
  Length of 13 km: The Kokna is a right tributary of the Drawa river flowing into it about 1 km down  the river from the bridge in Rzlenica. The trail is rather difficult. As it is not often used it is overgrown with bushes and is narrow (rarely wider than a canoe's length). Its wilderness and few civilisation traces are however the greatest attraction of a flow down the Kokna. It is best to organise it when the water level of Dolgie lake is highest as the mouth is strongly silted what makes it difficult to get onto the river. The flow is best started at Dolgie lake and finished at the bridge in Rzesnica (canoeing against the stream necessary) or at a rollaway near Dalewo.
  

Natural paths

• "Natural Path of Drawski Scenic Park"
  Start of the trail about 2 km beyond Zlocieniec in the direction of Polczyn Zdrój, finish at the asphalt road before Cieszyno Drawskie village.
  Length of 4 km. Established for educational purposes, to present the especially precious forest complexes of the Park and to acquaint visitors with rules of nature conservation. The path crosses forest grounds, in especially interesting places stops are located (there are nine of them).En route there are two nature reserves: "Czarnówek Lake" and "Peat Bog on Morzyslaw Maly lake", water and forest complexes and abodes of wild animals. Visitors may cycle or go on foot accompanied by a guide of the Park.
• "Bielawa Island"
  Bielawa is located in the north part of Drawsko lake, about 500 m from the bank in Stare Drawsko village. The path is 4 km long and comprises 8 stops, e.g. at the mighty 200 years old beech of the circumference equal 790 cm, a watch-tower, habitats of fowls and amphibians. To get to the island one should hire some aquatic equipment or buy a ticket for a cruise boat (tel. 375 44 74 or 602 524 880).
• "Mount Spyczyna - Prosino Lake"
  The path of 16,5 km starts at ruins of Drahim castle in Stare Drawsko. It runs then along beaten tracts and dirt roads in the valley of the Drawa river, between ?erdno and Prosino lakes. A viewing terrace on a glacial hill from which the beauty of the scenery may be admired is the greatest attraction of the path. En route there are seven stops focusing on sites of unique characteristics associated with the cultural activity of humans in the region, historic monuments, fowl habitats and unique vegetation.
  

Reserves

• "Peat Bog on Morzyslaw Maly Lake"
  The oldest reserve in the Park. Located in the Zlocieniec commune, covers 7.57 ha. It comprises a lake of 3.60 ha and the adjoining to it peat bog. The lake together  with the peat bog fill a glacial depression between fairly steep slopes of moraine hills around. Many rare and precious plants growing in water or boggy habitats occur here, also relict plants. There grow about 112 species of vascular plants, 48 of bryophytes and 4 of lichens.
• "Czarnówek Lake"
  A water and vegetation reserve of 11.9 ha in the Zlocieniec commune. It was established to protect a lobelia lake with relict plants. The unique type of the lake is a rarity in Poland. Its water shows a low concentration of minerals absorbed by plants. The vegetation in its surroundings displays a great diversity and a natural origin.
• "Prosino Lake"
  An ornithological reserve of 81 ha located in the Czaplinek commune, nearby Kluczewo. The reserve comprises a lake with the surrounding it rushes and bushes. The Drawa river flows through the lake. Its maximum depth reaches 1,8 m, length - about 1300 m, width - 700 m and the length of its shoreline totals 3800 m. The lush shore vegetation and swamps  within the belt of about 50 m stretching along its banks make the access to the lake difficult what makes it an ideal nesting ground and a fowl refuge. As the lake is not deep and because of the great extent of eutrofication, the lake is an abundant feeding ground for water birds.
• "Green Swamps"
  A peat bog reserve of 55.38 ha located in the Ostrowice commune. It is surrounded by arable land and has not got a direct  access to forest grounds. The main body of the reserve comprises a highmoor covering over 44 ha, with traces of peat excavation. Nearly 200 species of vascular plants have been observed here as well as 72 species of bryophytes and as many as 16 species of peatmoss. There grow also other fully or partially protected vegetation species.
• "Brown Soil"
  The protected area located in the Czaplinek commune and covering 1.1 ha arose as a result of the last Baltic glaciation and the contemporary water activity, especially of the Drawa river. The reserve is established to protect for scientific and didactic purposes the typically developed forest brown soil with forest bed and undergrowth.
• "Sosnica Forest Reserve"
  The established in 1974 reserve  protects the ancient tree stand comprising oaks and beech trees displaying qualities of the Pomeranian primeval forest. In the reserve there is one of the highest hills of the local range of moraine heights referred to as Mount Mylna.
  

Places worth visiting

• "Mount Spyczyna"
  One of the highest post-glacial hills of Drawskie Lake District (203 m above sea level). On a nearby hill there is a viewing terrace  with a watch-tower, places for rest and a site for a bonfire. From the tower there are beautiful views of ?erdno and Drawsko lakes and the surroundings of the mountain. If the weather is fine it is possible to discern the transmission tower in Toporzyk, chimneys of Budowa and other places even 15 km away. A natural path of the same name leads up Mount Spyczyna.
• Nobliny lake (or Niewilno) "Land of the Reversed Cross"
  The unique configuration of rivers and lakes. Lakes: Nobliny, Kortkowo, Mlynówek (Urok), Plycwia and Szepc are located in two valleys making up a shape of a reverted cross. Water abounding in fish and the easy access to the water is a great attraction.
• viewing terrace - Uraz
  Halfway between Kluczewo and Warni??g, a magnificent viewing point from which the bay Uraz and Drawsko lake may be admired. The unique configuration of the lake shoreline and surrounding forests and fields.
• Gallery 2000 in Warnileg
  Buildings of a former school in Warnileg village, hidden in a historic park, house a gallery and a ceramic workshop. It  displays and offers for sale paintings, graphic works and sculptures by many well known in Poland and abroad artists. There is also an opportunity to see the making of artistic works of clay.
• Windmill in Nowe Worowo
  A retreated a bit from the asphalt road building of the 19th-century Dutch windmill is the only relic of the whole milling complex. As one of few windmills in Europe it was adapted  to four independent drives: wind, water, electricity and steam. Unfortunately, only remains have been preserved since its heyday.
• Windmill between Zagozd and Zajezierze
  Built in the 2nd half of the 19th c., a windmill of the Dutch type, converted in 1911, of brick, on a plan of a circle. Damaged, with remains of the machinery. At present refurbished by its private owner.
• Ferry on Lubie lake
  In Bledno near Lubieszewo there is a ferry crossing to the biggest island of the lake, Soltysia Isle. The course from the mainland is about 200 long. The ferry transports at present materials necessary to develop the island and in future it will carry tourists wishing to spend their holidays on the island. The horse riding club PAMOS functions here.
• Power plant in Borowo
  Within the limits of Drawsko Military Training Ground, in Borowo, there functions a water power plant at which all original equipment has worked without breakdown since 1912. In the broads a record catfish  was caught a few years ago. To  put the plant in motion an artificial bed was constructed for the Drawa river driving at present  two turbines. The old river bed is nowadays taken advantage of for purposes of military training and for developing the fauna and flora of the river. The bed is not available for canoeing.
• "Mount Lisica"
  One of the most attractive hills, 167 m above sea level, located nearby Lubieszewo village, it provides an opportunity of admiring the breathtaking scenery of Lubie lake and its shoreline and the unique rolling landscape of fields and forests. The other bank of the lake is a part of Drawsko Military Training Ground. The visible palace in Karwice is famous of so-called "Drawsko dinners" held there.
• Earthworks of the former Berlin - Królewiec motorway
  The area of the lake district was to be crossed by the projected Berlin - Królewiec motorway. In some places man-made embankments and stone branches planned as slip roads may be discerned even today. Remains of this kind may be also observed over Cieszyno Z?ocienieckie village following the asphalt cycling trail Z?ocieniec - Po?czyn Zdrój. Works on construction of the motorway   were conducted in the 1930s by prisoners of war brought here from all around Europe.
  

Larger lakes

• Drawsko Lake
  Is the biggest (1871.5 ha) lake in the Drawskie Lake District. It arose as a result of  a few glacial channels crossing. It is the second deepest lake in Poland - 83 m. It has got an extensive shoreline (76 km), eight bays, numerous peninsulas and islands. Bielawa is the biggest of eight islands of the lake and one of the biggest in Poland (79.5 ha). The island is inhabited by permanent residents; visitors to the area are offered a natural trail. North banks of the lake are cliffs towering even 40 m above the water level. The Drawa river flows through the lake. The lake is a quiet zone.
• Siecino Lake
  Owing to the area of 740 ha and the maximum depth of 48 m the lake is counted among the biggest reservoirs in the Drawsko county. It is famous primarily of its crystal clear water of unique green shade. It has got two islands one of which, Ostrów, is connected with the mainland by means of a dike. The lake is a quiet zone and therefore the binding ban on using internal combustion engines.
• Lubie Lake
  The second biggest water reservoir of Drawskie Lake District. Its area - 1439 ha, maximum depth - 46 m, length - 14 km, maximum width - 2.2 km. Those statistics make it outstandingly attractive for anglers, sailors and amateurs of other aquatic sports. The lake has got five islands with the biggest, So?tysia isle, covering 8 ha. Countless springs occurring along the majority of the shoreline are a local curiosity.
• Wasosze Lake
  A ribbon lake of 281 ha stretching between Bobrowo and Wierzchowo Pomorskie. Length - 8.4 km, maximum depth - 8 m. It is not counted among most attractive lakes because of the difficult access to water and nearly no infrastructure. Anglers, however, are sure to be satisfied.
• Wilczkowo Lake
  Area of 300 ha, length of 4.2 km, maximum depth - 26  m. Its shore is diversified and nearly all grown with forests. The lake of crystal clear water is perfect for leisure in peace and quiet, with a fishing rod in your hand.
  A connection with the Drawa river. Beavers' lodges occurring nearby.
• Zerdno Lake
  Area of 205 ha, maximum depth - 36 m. It used to be one of arms of Drawsko lake. Some parts of its south and north banks are cliffs. The lake is among the cleanest reservoirs of the lake district. The tourist base develops along the shoreline. The Drawa river flows through the lake.