Located along the eastern side of Kamchatka south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the Yujno-Kamchatsky Nature Park is a true wilderness, to date undeveloped by Kamchatka's Park system. In 1880, at the same time Kronotsky Preserve was proposed, the Asachinsky Sable Preserve was formed to protect most of the southern part of Kamchatka. This preserve existed through the first few years of the Soviet time. After unsuccessful attempts to create a national park in this area, in 1995 the governor of Kamchatka chartered the Yujno-Kamchatsky Nature Park under the Kamchatka Regional Park Department.
The park has 6 active volcanoes with Mutnovsky (2322 m) and Khodutka (2089 m) the highest. The marine zones of the park are biologically diverse. The shoreline is steep with cliffs and many bays and coves.
The park is home to a small number of wild reindeer, snow sheep, and brown bear and a total of sixty known species of mammals. Marine mammals include sea otters, seals, and whales migrate offshore including: blue whale, gray whale, and humpback whale as well as Orcas. An exact list of bird species hasn't been made but experts estimate the park has seasonally 170 species. No fewer than 20 pairs of Steller sea eagles nest here and many species of marine birds. Dozens of seabird colonies are nestled on cliffs and islands offshore in the park's territory.
To visit the park one must either fly by helicopter, or go by boat. Those ready for the adventure may hike into the park from Mutnovsky Volcano but without a guide this is a difficult route. Visitation to the park is free but the Kamchatka Parks Department requires visitors to receive a permit.