Tiveden national park, National park in Västergötland, Sweden

Tiveden is a protected forest park in Västergötland spanning about 2,030 hectares of varied terrain. The area features massive boulders, deep valleys, clear lakes, and sections of dense woodland throughout its boundaries.

During the early Middle Ages, the dense forest served as a refuge for outlaws fleeing from authorities. This period shaped the area as a place where people found shelter away from the law.

The name Tiveden means the forest (ved) of the god Tyr (Ti). Trollkyrka, documented since the 17th century, is linked to many legends, and the flat stone called Feldkirche served for forbidden open-air services in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Access is easiest from the south via Riksväg 49 between Karlsborg and Askersund, where signs point to the park; a small gravel road, the Tivedsleden, runs through it past Stenkällegården. A visitor centre with parking and an exhibition sits in the middle, and a second car park lies by Vitsand at Lake Trehörningen. Parking and camping are forbidden everywhere except at the two car parks, and no bus reaches the park.

The Trollkyrka rock is linked to forbidden open-air services held from the 18th to the late 19th century, when worship outside the church was banned. A flat stone there may be an overturned preaching stool. The site was used for services until the ban was lifted at the end of the 19th century.