Skeleton Coast National Park is a national park located in northwest Namibia, and has the most inaccessible shores, dotted with shipwrecks. The park was established in 1971 and has a size of .Shollenbarger, Maria. Mars on Earth: Traveling Namibia's Skeleton Coast. Conde Nast Traveler. January 25, 2018. The park is divided into a northern and southern section, the southern section is open to those with 4-wheel drive vehicles, they are allowed to go up (north) as far as the Ugab River Gate (where a sign with a skull and crossbones warns you to go no further). The northern section can only be reached by a fly-in safari, and the area is off-limits to all vehicles.Cadwalladr, Carole. Namibia’s Skeleton Coast. Financial Times. January 25, 2018.
The list of tourist attractions in the park includes a shipwreck at the South West Seal viewpoint, Huab lagoon and the collapsed oil drilling rig.
See also List of national parks of Namibia Skeleton Coast
Notes The park is part of the Iona – Skeleton Coast Transfrontier Conservation Area.
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