Krościenko on the Dunajec Commune is located in the south – east part of the Małopolska voivodeship, in Nowy Targ county. It boarders with Szczawnica from the east, Czorsztyn Commune from the west and south, Łącko and Ochotnica Dolna Communes from the north. In Krościenko there is the seat of the Commune Office. The Commune comprises smaller administrative units – village counties of Krościenko – Centrum, Krościenko – Zawodzie and Grywałd, one of the biggest villages of the Krościenko Commune, situated beautifully at the foot of Lubań in the Gorce Mountains.

            The main part of the village is located along the Wąski Stream Valley flowing to the Krośnica Stream. Grywałd consists of many hamlets situated high in the Gorce Mountains, among them Wybraństwo (670m) i Wymyśle (690m). The valley protected from the wind creates specific microclimate of Grywałd with many sunny days during a year. Proximity of the mountains and the clean air made Grywałd a touristic village with good accommodation base. The hamlets Dziadowe Kąty, Kąty Niwki, Biały Potok – Tylka, Krośnica are located in the valley of Krośnica river at the foot of Lubań. The lower part of the village is located at the 969 road, the upper part goes to the Gorce Mountains.

            One of the villages of the Krościenko Commune is Krośnica. It is located 550 – 700 m above sea level. The village was founded in the 16^th century, it was a typical mountain shepherds village, the royal property, belonging, as the whole area, to the Czorsztyn Starosty. Nowadays the village has about 150 partly wooden houses with 700 inhabitants. Through the village goes a road to the rafting harbour in Kąty.  Krośnica is a tourist village with many accommodation places and good microclimate. Around the village there are Gorce Mountains, Czorsztyn Lake and The Pieniny Mountains.

            Hałuszowa is a small village located 620 – 640 m. above sea level on the north slopes of The Czorsztyn Pieniny at the foot of Groń (743 m above sea level). The village was founded in the 17^th century and was belonging to the Czorsztyn Starosty. The citizens of the village were mainly working as shepherds. For centuries Hałuszowa was, and still is, a small village – nowadays it has about 200 citizens. Hałuszowa still cultivates the Pieniny folklore and traditions, some of the old, traditional buildings are still well – preserved here. Also in the village area there was created  a reserve Lasek protecting the natural stand of fir and spruce. The village is situated close to the Pieniny National Park and offers good farm tourism accommodation.

            Krościenko over the Dunajec River Commune has 4615 citizens. It is located beautifully in a picturesque mountain valley on 57,3 square km, 420 – 500 m above sea level. The valley goes between Pieniny, Gorce and Beskid Sądecki mountain ranges. Through the valley, which were for ages used as communication tracts, goes nowadays country road 969 – Nowy Sącz – Krościenko – Nowy Targ. This beautifully located commune cut by the Dunajec River is a great base for hiking, cycling, mountain, kayaking, horse riding, fishing and many other kinds of tourism. Mountain routes from Krościenko go to, among others, Turbacz, Lubań, Marszałek, Trzy Korony or Sokolica. In Krościenko ends the route of the rafting along the Dunajec River, a tourist attraction that shows the beauty of this unique piece of Poland. Krościenko Commune is definitely prepared for the multitude of tourists that come here every year all year round. It has good accommodation base with many private houses, farm tourism houses, hostels and boarding houses. Krościenko offers something for every season. In winter there is a T-bar lift for skiiers, a sleigh ride ending with a bonfire; in summer a swimming pool on Potok Kozłecki and coach rides around Krościenko.

            Krościenko has its own mineral springs on Zawodzie – an area on the right bank of Dunajec. The waters called Stefan, Michalina and Maria are highly carbonated natural mineral waters, good for treating pulmonary and digestive illnesses.

            All this, and also the fact that the Commune is situated between three parks – Pieniny National Park, Gorczański National Park and Poprad Landscape Park, makes Krościenko a unique place for tourists. Every summer the number of citizens is four times bigger than usually. The credo of the commune is: 'Pieniny Krościenko over Dunajec Commune – place of active leisure all year round'.