The empirical Kamlet‐Taft solvatochromic polarity parameters α, β, and π* as well as calculated Reichardt's ET(30) values are presented for microcristalline cellulose, cellobiose, chitine, amylose, amylopectine, and glycogene. For this purpose, the following solvatochromic polarity indicators were applied: 2,6‐diphenyl‐4‐(2,4,6‐triphenyl‐1‐pyridinio)phenolate (1), [4,4′‐bis(N,N‐dimethylamino)benzophenone] (2), dicyano‐bis(1,10‐phenanthroline) iron(II) [Fe(phen)2](CN)2 (3), and 4‐aminobenzophenone (4). The polarity of the microcristalline environment of cellulose can be exactly parameterized in terms of the Kamlet‐Taft α, β, and π* values. The analogy of these values to those of the model compound cellobiose and of other independent literature data, i.e. calculated π* values via LSE (Linear Solvation Energy) relationships derived from FTIR and fluorescence measurements, is excellent. Microcristalline cellulose exhibit strong HBD properties and a rather low value of the dipolarity/polarizability. The substitution of the hydroxy group in the 2 position of the anhydroglucose unit of cellulose with the polarizable acetamido group (cellulose → chitine) significantly enhances the dipolarity/polarizability of the polysaccharide whereas the HBD capacity accordingly decreases. A generalized empirical polarity scale for native polysaccharides is suggested.