SelineBeach apartment Paklenica-DeluxePaklenica National Park is located in Starigrad, in the area of Northern Dalmatia. The park covers an area of 3617 ha of the southern slope of Velebit, not far from Zadar. The area was declared a national park in 1949. Paklenica National Park has two magnificent canyons, Mala Paklenica and Velika Paklenica. The canyons have many rocky and cliff formations, many caves and diverse flora and fauna.