Nalychevsky Nature Park

 


    For many years ,the valley of the Nalychevaya River has been a popular recreation zone thanks to picturesque scenery, the closeness of volcanoes and diversity of mineral, cold and thermal springs. In 1995 the region acquired the Nature Park status. The Park is situated in south-eastern Kamchatka within the boundaries of the Nalychevaya basin, including, in addition, a cupola-volcanic structure, surrounding the river valley. The Park area is 309,321 ha, and it has three active and several extinct volcanoes. The feature of the greatest value is the Nalychevskaya hydrothermal system characterised by a diversity of the types of mineral waters with an active balneological effect.
    Park has wonderful moutain, tundra, and sea scenery views. The microclimate of the Nalychevskaya River makes for the diversity of flora and fauna. Here there are Erman's birch-tree forests amazing in their beauty.
The large flowered slippers from the Orchids family, included into the list of rare plants of Russian Federation, can be also found here.
From 33 species of mammals, inhabiting this territory, the bigest one is a bear. A lot of them can be seen in the upper reaches of the Nalychevaya River in suumer in the period of salmon spawning and berries ripening. The slopes of volcanoes and the rocks of Cape Nalicheva are inhabited by snow-ram. 90 species of birds make their nests in the Park. Among them the birds which listed in the Red Book: Pacific plover, Steller's Sea Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Merganser, Golden Eagle. The whole number of bird species in the Nalichevo valley is 145.
The geographic position of the Nature Park allows to use its territory as a zone of rest and recreation. Its southern boundary coincides with the boundary of vegetation belt of Petropavlovsk and Yelizovo. The walking path (44 km. in length) takes usually two days through beautiful valley along Pinachavo River and a mountain pass. Kamchatka's inhabitants, not only the keen sportsmen, but also amateurs, schoolchildren, attend this place of rest and cure with pleasure. On the territory of the Park there is a tourist resorst from which all the tours to the springs and to other sights of the valley usually start. Here the center of the ecological education and tourism is created.
In summer and in winter there are many visitors from Petropavlovsk as well as tourists from mainland of Russia and other countries.
They like to have a bath in warm mineral waters
There are three pools there with different temperature of water.
Therefore averybody can chose the temperature which one likes. 



Several volcanoes surround the valley



The Reserve is beloved place for any kind of birds and wild animals


non-freezing rivers are available for licensed fishing in winter
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