The theme of this diploma thesis is outdoor education in Plitvice Lakes National Park. To become aware of the importance of the environment and nature, we must first learn about the importance of our own homeland. Domesticity is an important principle of education and is a subject of study of various sciences. It is also an integral part of each person's personal identity. In order for a child to learn about the world, the earth and the environment in which he lives, it is necessary to build awareness of belonging to his or her own homeland. It is therefore important to learn about the world goes from one child that is close. Homeland. With theoretical knowledge, it is extremely important for a child to know and realize reality. Here, a major role has outdoor education and its various forms. "Out-of-class teaching is a specifically designed and organized learning and teaching process that is implemented outside the school (Skok, 2002: 20). It brings benefits to the learner, who gains experience in his own learning, learns and meets the good and bad, weak and strong side of his own personality, hears the connection between the weight of the task, the effort invested in learning and results. By doing this type of teaching, students are more and more focused on learning. Plitvice Lakes National Park, the oldest and most visited National Park of the Republic of Croatia, is part of the total cultural heritage. As such, with a good and quality organization of teaching, it can serve as a link between theoretical knowledge and immediate reality. By organizing outdoor education in the National Park, we create the best possible conditions for long-term learning, fostering at the same time the principle of regional identity, and also introducing generations with cultural heritage. The work includes the concept of outdoor education and other theoretical concepts related to the same, as well as the theoretical background related to the Plitvice Lakes National Park. With a theoretical overview, the work includes research methodology as well as research results. The study, conducted in April 2019, attended by a total of 49 respondents, second and fourth grade of two primary schools in Karlovac. The students after the educational part of the lesson, filled questionnaire of seven questions.