Conceptual approaches, historical and geographical aspects of national parks network in Ukraine the second half of the twentieth century are considered. Spatial and geographic patterns of attachment of NNP to physiographic taxa and regional recreation systems are analysed. Squares estimation part of NNP, their density within regions of the landscape, feasibility of the integrated development of recreational and ecological networks are appraised.
Key words: network of national parks, landscape region, the regional recreational system, ecological network.