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National parks in Russia
Russia has 40 national parks in this guide. The oldest is Losiny Ostrov National Park (1983); the largest is Yugyd Va National Park (18,917 km²).
Losiny Ostrov National ParkElk Biological StationMoose, forest and river sources inside Moscow's city limits and Moscow OblastForestWetlandsRiversBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Kislovodsk National ParkDzhinal ridgeUrban park of mineral springs and hilltop viewpoints in Stavropol Krai, RussiaMountainsForestHistoryBest May–Sep
Yugyd Va National ParkMount NarodnayaTaiga forest and the highest Ural peaks in Russia's Komi RepublicMountainsForestRiversBest Jun–Sep
Ladoga Skerries National ParkLake Ladoga skerriesRocky skerries, narrow bays and pine forest on Lake Ladoga's Karelian shoreLakesIslandsForestBest Jun–Sep
Russian Arctic National ParkFranz Josef LandArctic islands and sea with polar bears in Russia's far northIslandsCoastHistoryBest Jul–Sep
Kenozero National ParkPorzhensky PogostLakes, wooden churches and villages in Russia's Arkhangelsk Oblast, beside KareliaLakesForestRiversBest Jun–Sep
Zavidovo National ParkShosha RiverFlat moraine forests, peat bogs and lakes between Moscow and TverForestWetlandsLakesBest May–Sep
Sochi National ParkPersian Leopard Breeding and Rehabilitation CentreBlack Sea slopes and Caucasus ridges around Sochi in southern RussiaMountainsForestCoastBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Zyuratkul National ParkZyuratkul lakeMountain lake and forested ranges in the Southern Urals of Chelyabinsk OblastMountainsLakesForestBest Jun–Sep
Curonian Spit National Park (Russia)Sand dunes, forest and wetlands on a narrow Baltic spit in Kaliningrad OblastCoastDunesForestBest May–Sep
Samarskaya Luka National ParkMolodetsky KurganLimestone hills and forest inside the great Volga bend in Samara OblastMountainsRiversForestBest May–Sep
Buzuluksky Bor National ParkBuzuluk Pine ForestIsolated pine forest in steppe on the Samara and Orenburg borderForestRiversWetlandsBest May–Sep
Meshchyora National ParkBuzha riverWetlands, peat bogs and pine woods in Vladimir Oblast, east of MoscowWetlandsForestRiversBest May–Sep
Paanajärvi National ParkNuorunenTaiga forest, a long narrow lake and rapids in Russian KareliaForestLakesRiversBest Jun–Sep
Valdaysky National ParkLake ValdayskoyeGlacial lakes and forest around the town of Valday in Novgorod OblastLakesForestWetlandsBest Jun–Sep
Ugra National ParkOptina MonasteryRiver valleys, forests and medieval sites in Russia's Kaluga OblastRiversForestHistoryBest May–Sep
Prielbrusye National ParkMount ElbrusGlaciers, gorges and alpine meadows around Mount Elbrus in the central CaucasusMountainsGlaciersGorgesBest Jun–Sep
Alaniya National ParkKaraugom GlacierGlaciated Central Caucasus peaks and Urukh River valley in North Ossetia-AlaniaMountainsGlaciersForestBest Jun–Sep
Orlovskoye Polesye National ParkCentral LakeSouthern Russian taiga forests, peat lakes and bison in Oryol OblastForestLakesWetlandsBest Jun–Sep
Bashkiria National ParkKuperlya Natural BridgeKarst forest, caves and river valleys on the southern Urals in BashkortostanForestKarstCavesBest Jun–Sep
Smolenskoye Poozerye National ParkLake SapshoForests, bogs and 35 glacial lakes in northwest Smolensk OblastLakesForestWetlandsBest May–Sep
Meshchyorsky National ParkLake VelikoyeLakes, peat bogs and pine woods on the Pra River in Ryazan OblastWetlandsLakesRiversBest May–Sep
Mariy Chodra (Mari Forest) National ParkYalchik LakeLakes, rivers and forest routes in Russia's Mari El RepublicForestLakesRiversBest Jun–Sep
Pleshcheyevo Ozero National ParkLake PleshcheyevoGlacial lake, peat bogs and pine shores in Russia's Yaroslavl OblastLakesWetlandsForestBest Jun–Sep
Russky Sever National ParkKirillo-Belozersky MonasteryMonasteries, glacial hills and forest around Kirillov in Vologda Oblast, northern RussiaForestWetlandsLakesBest Jun–Sep
Vodlozersky National ParkLake VodlozeroTaiga forests, bogs and a vast lake in northern RussiaForestLakesWetlandsBest Jun–Sep
Nizhnyaya Kama National ParkBolshoy BorPine forests along the Kama River in Tatarstan, central RussiaForestRiversMeadowsBest May–Sep
Khvalynsky National ParkBelenkayaChalk hills and oak-linden forest above the Volga in Saratov OblastForestRiversMeadowsBest May–Sep
Onezhskoye Pomorye National ParkOld-growth taigaOld-growth taiga running down to the White Sea on the Onega PeninsulaForestCoastHistoryBest Jun–Sep
Khibiny National ParkKhibiny MountainsTaiga and tundra mountains in a 40 km ring on the Kola PeninsulaMountainsLakesForestBest Feb–Mar, Jun–Sep
Sengileevskie Mountains National ParkKuybyshev Reservoir (right bank)Forested chalk hills and ravines above the Kuybyshev Reservoir in Ulyanovsk OblastForestRiversMeadowsBest May–Sep
Chavash Varmane Bor National ParkAbamza River valleyUnbroken pine, oak and birch forest along river valleys in Chuvashia, RussiaForestRiversWetlandsBest May–Sep
Nechkinsky National ParkTourist route "Dear Ancestors"Forested Kama and Siva river valleys with ancient sites in UdmurtiaForestRiversWetlandsBest Jun–Sep
Sebezhsky National ParkLake SebezhskoyeGlacial hills, forests and many lakes in Russia's Pskov OblastLakesForestWetlandsBest May–Sep
Kalevalsky National ParkOld-growth boreal pine forest, bogs and lakes on the Finnish border in KareliaForestWetlandsLakesBest Jun–Sep
Zigalga National ParkMount PoperechnayaForested ridge and mountain tundra in the Southern Urals of Chelyabinsk OblastMountainsForestMeadowsBest Jun–Sep
Samursky National ParkSamur liana forestLiana forest on the Samur delta and high Caucasus peaks in DagestanMountainsForestWetlandsBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Koygorodsky National ParkOld-growth spruce forestVirgin southern taiga forest on the flat eastern edge of the East European PlainForestRiversWetlandsBest Jun–Aug
Vishtynetsky National ParkLake Vishtynets (Виштынецкое озеро)Glacial hills, forest and Lake Vishtynets in south-eastern Kaliningrad OblastForestLakesWetlandsBest May–Sep
Smolny National ParkAlatyr floodplainLowland river forests and wetlands along the Alatyr in MordoviaForestWetlandsRiversBest May–Sep