Bystrinsky Natural Park is the most extensive "specially protected area" of Kamchatka. Created in 1995, the park is located in the central part of the peninsula.

Natural Park is part of one of the largest mountain ranges in Kamchatka, is dominated by pine and birch forests, tundra and alpine meadows. Bystrinsky embraced traditional places of settlement of Evens - herders who settled in Kamchatka, about 150 years ago. It is considered the only place where indigenous peoples - Itelmen, Even and Koryak. In the village of Esso, you can visit the Ethnographic Museum, which holds objects of everyday life and culture of Kamchatka natives.

Its total area is 1 million. 325 thousand. Ha. On its territory there are two large areas of modern glaciation - namely, an array of volcanic mountains and Ichinsky Chashakondzha-Alney. In addition, there also are several groups of thermal mineral springs, which are renowned for their healing properties.

The most massive volcanic structures of the park are the Grand Payalpan volcanoes, Alney, Anaun, Ichinsky, Dygeren-Olengende, Hangar, and Chingengeyn Anegatan. Other, smaller in size, volcanic structures also attracted the attention of both researchers and tourists.

Most of the vegetation zones of the central Kamchatka Bystrinsky concentrated in the natural park. The western slopes of the Middle Ridge busy kamennobereznikami and east - coniferous forests of boled Ajan spruce and larch Cajander.

The main feature of the terrestrial mammals Bystrinsky - a combination of mountain, forest and tundra forms. The most characteristic species of animals found here are considered northern pika, hare, brown bear, black-capped marmot, bighorn sheep, sable and otter.

Nature Bystrinsky natural park is unique, that's why there is a second name of these places - "Kamchatka Switzerland". Valley of the park is covered by dense deciduous and coniferous forests, winding rivers and streams that run down to the picturesque slopes of the surrounding mountains.