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Saratov region, Khvalynsky district
History of creation
The rounded sides of the hills bask in the sun and sparkle with the whiteness of the chalk outcrops. The lark's trill carries far, far away and calls you to follow you into the bottomless depths of the sky. The Volga attracts with its coolness, and the forests with a mysterious canopy, shimmering green colors and the bewitching smells of flowering herbs. All this is the Khvalynsky region.
The history of the formation of this territory is interesting. Hundreds of millions of years ago, here was the lowest point of the platform on which the Russian Plain now stands. All of it was covered by ancient seas; their waters remained on the territory of this region for the longest time. In the warm shallow waters of these seas, myriads of living creatures, ending their life, fell to the bottom, creating deposits of chalk and other sedimentary rocks up to several tens of meters thick.
About twenty million years ago, all this rose in the form of the young Volga Upland with its highest point in the vicinity of Khvalynsk. And in 1994, the Khvalynsky National Park was created here in order to preserve the unique natural complexes of the region.
Physiographical features
The park is located in the northeastern part of the Saratov Right Bank, on the highest mountains in the Saratov region. This is a high plateau - 200-300 meters above sea level. The general character of the relief is elevated, rugged, undulating and hilly. Numerous ravines and gullies. The natural border in the east is the river. Volga, in the north and north-west the region borders on the Samara region, in the south - on the Volsky district.
In the Khvalynsky region, the Volga reaches its greatest depths - up to 22.5 meters. The flow speed, like all lowland rivers, is low.
The climate of the region is sharply continental with large daily and annual fluctuations in air temperature. The average January temperature is -13ºС (minimum -43ºС), July +21ºС (maximum +39ºС).
Diversity of flora and fauna
The forest vegetation of the park is formed by pine forests on chalk outcrops, pine forests on tertiary sands, as well as oak forests and linden forests on gray forest soils. The uniqueness of the park’s forests is also evident in the existence of “chalk” forests. The chalk pine is both a relic, endemic and a natural monument of the region.
21 plants found in the park, mostly relicts and endemics, are listed in the Red Book of Russia, including wormwood, fragrant gillyflower, thin-leaved peony, Volga cinquefoil, and beautiful feather grass.
The relict plants of the park include horsetails (field and wintering) and ferns (common bracken and rare ferns - lanceolate-crested shield and female stumpweed). Relicts also include double-spike conifer or kuzmichev grass and Scots pine.
The lady's slipper is included in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
In the park there are brown hare, beaver, fox, wolf, badger, forest and steppe ferrets and other animals. Conditions are favorable for many birds of prey to live in the national park. It should be noted the importance of the high density of the marmot, which is the food source for the burial ground. The common buzzard, common kestrel, and common buzzard reach high numbers. During the winter period, a significant number of white-tailed eagles are observed.
Of the animal species listed in the Red Book of Russia, 3 species of insects (Hungarian ground beetle, stag beetle and steppe bumblebee), 7 species of birds and the steppe marmot, or bobak, are found in the park. The Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature includes wolves, lynx and 29 species of birds, incl. gray crane, osprey, white-tailed eagle, saker falcon, eagle owl.
What to watch
In addition to the chalk pine, there are three more natural monuments in the park: “Mount Belenkaya Tract”, “Fragment of the Vorontsov-Dashkov Park”, “Khvalynskie Springs”.
The Belenkaya Mountain tract is distinguished by a huge variety of vegetation and the beauty of the landscape.
On the territory of the “Fragment of Vorontsov-Dashkov Park” a unique plant - introduced - comb fir is protected. A tree more than 30 meters tall grows next to the estate house.
The park's ecological trails pass through picturesque areas with interesting flora and fauna, and include sightseeing. So, traveling through the “Reserved Land”, you can learn a lot of new things about the layering of the forest, about the life of the anthill and its inhabitants - ants, about the long-lived oak tree and much more from the life of plants, animals, and forest nature. The eco-trail “Monk’s Cave” includes a description of the historical and cultural features of the region, “Journey along the bottom of the ancient sea” will introduce you to the history of the formation of the Khvalynsky Mountains. The “Mikhailovsky Sunrises” trail is interesting, demonstrating to tourists the unique flora and fauna of the chalk outcrops and including a visit to snake lakes with healing mud. It is also worth walking along the “Land of Mushroom Mists” and other fascinating trails.
Excursions around the national park include, in addition to ecological trails, the Forest Museum and the Teremok open-air cage. The first inhabitant of Teremok was a baby camel. Now you will also see imperial eagle, spotted deer, wild boar, marmot, mandarin duck, silver pheasant and other animals there. Here you can feed a deer by hand. You can ride horses - in a saddle or on a cart, in winter - in a sleigh.
Based on materials from the national park
| Short description. In the north of the Saratov region, at the junction of the Middle and Lower Volga regions, the only national park in the Lower Volga region is located - the Khvalynsky National Park. It was formed in 1994. The uniqueness of its nature is due to the fact that the Khvalynsky Mountains, within which the park is located, are the highest in the Volga Upland. These are remnant “mountains” that drop steeply to the Volga valley. In terms of landscape features, the Khvalynsky National Park is somewhat reminiscent of the Samarskaya Luka National Park, previously formed in the Zhigulevskaya bend of the Volga in the Samara region. It resembles, but is not a landscape twin of the latter; rather, it represents its southern analogue. The Khvalynsk Volga region is a typical and at the same time extremely unique corner of the southeastern part of the Russian Plain. The Khvalynsky Mountains, representing a part of the Volga Upland, bear all its features in the most expressive form. The Khvalyn Volga region is characterized by a sharp asymmetry of the western, long and gentle, and eastern slopes - steep, steep, dissected by gullies and ravines. The Khvalynsky Mountains have a variegated lithological composition of chalk-marl and siliceous rocks of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic, creating a variety of hydrological and hydrogeological settings, in particular numerous spring outlets on the slopes of the remnant “mountains”. In the Khvalynsk Volga region there is a sharply dissected elevated relief in combination with the vast Volga valley. The deposits of Upper Cretaceous rocks that appear on the slopes and “fields” of the Khvalynsky Mountains create favorable ecological conditions for the growth of numerous endemic calciphylous plants, including Cretaceous pine. Forest and forest-steppe geoecosystems on carbonate and silicon rocks are the most interesting valuable component of the natural heritage of the park, its main natural and recreational resource. To this we can add the historical and cultural uniqueness of the protected zone of the park, first of all, the small historical city of Khvalynsk - a city with preserved historical architecture, sanatoriums on the site of Old Believer hermitages, local history and art museums, ponds and springs, apple orchards |
As can be seen from this territory plan, our village of Podlesnoye is located in a protected area. The morphostructural features of the territory of the Khvalyn Volga region make it possible to distinguish the three largest landscape and morphological parts of the park territory: the Western macro-slope with the valley of the Tereshka River, the Watershed Massif and the Eastern macro-slope with fragments of the Volga terraces.
The western part of the park (Western macroslope) has a relatively smooth topography with gentle and slightly sloping slopes, dissected by long ravines flowing into the river. Tereshka. Slopes, as a rule, have northern, western and, less often, eastern exposure. The relative excess of local watershed surfaces over the bottoms of ravines and small river valleys reaches 80-100 m. The western half of the park for the most part (approximately 60% of the territory) is an agricultural area in the past, now overgrown with steppe vegetation and shrubs. The rest of the territory is ravines and slopes of cold exposure, occupied by linden-oak forests with an admixture of small-leaved species and shrubs and forest herbs. In the existing functional zoning scheme, the western part of the park territory is defined as economic. The eastern part of the park (Eastern macroslope and terraces of the Volga River) consists of two sections - a steep eastern slope, with ravines and ravines deeply cut into the thickness of the Cretaceous rocks, and the foot of the slope, composed of clayey Cretaceous deposits, turning into the Volga terraces. This is a kind of “foothill” of the Khvalynsky Mountains. It is also dissected by gullies and ravines, often forming alluvial cones on the Volga terrace. The steep slope of eastern exposure is most susceptible to water erosion; forms of hidden and obvious karst of carbonate rocks and active talus processes are observed on it. |
The eastern macroslope at the beginning of the 18th century. It was almost entirely covered with magnificent pine forests of the so-called chalk pine, the preserved fragments of which give the eastern part of the park a unique landscape charm. This part of the national park is classified as a protected and recreational area. Even further east, right up to the edge of the Saratov reservoir, on the high terraces of the Volga there are orchards, irrigated arable land and settlements, the largest of which is the city of Khvalynsk, which arose in the 17th century. and now has more than 14 thousand inhabitants.
The terraced part of the territory, together with the city of Khvalynsk, is a buffer (security) zone of the park. The functional zoning scheme of the park territory should be revised. The economic zone of the park must be reduced, made into a “cluster” and a conservation regime introduced within the unique and most typical forest and steppe tracts in the economic, recreational and security zones of the park and in the buffer zone. It is necessary to develop a monitoring system for the state of the main types of geoecosystems of the park and streamline recreational and economic loads in different functional zones
Specially protected complexes and objects.
Khvalynsky National Park is a classic and at the same time unique corner of the nature of the Volga Upland. Natural complexes on chalk slopes and watershed areas on quartz sands, opoka-like sandstones and opoka, including communities of calciphilous and other petrophilic flora, as well as individual forest and steppe endemics, require strict protection.
It is necessary to preserve the remains of pine forests with an admixture of linden, oak, maple, aspen, with an undergrowth of euonymus and hazel; areas of meadow and forb-fescue-feather grass steppes, numerous spring outlets. Certain landscape areas and tracts of the Khvalyn Mountains require special protection, for example, the complex of complex tracts of Mount Belaya, the Army Mountains landscape area, which represent in miniature the entire diversity of ecosystems of the Khvalyn Volga region.
The flora of the Khvalynsky National Park includes (together with aliens) more than 700 species of vascular plants. The high floristic richness of the park is due to the diverse natural conditions and complex history of the formation of this territory. The largest families of the park's flora are Asteraceae, grasses, and legumes.
Among the genera represented by the largest number of species of this flora, both boreal taxa are noted: sedge, buttercup, speedwell, and ancient Mediterranean groups: wormwood, astragalus, etc. Among them, 31 species of forage and 46 species of medicinal plants were identified. There are 44 species of rare and endangered plants, all of them are listed in the Red Books of various levels (Russian Federation and/or Saratov region). Changes in the composition of the park's flora are still ongoing, and in the last century the main reason for this has been human activity. Particularly vulnerable to the anthropogenic factor in the flora of the park are monocotyledonous (orchids, lilies, sedges) species growing on chalk outcrops, meadow and swamp species, as well as species of northern coniferous forests; Of the life forms, subshrubs are the most vulnerable.
Among the ecocenotic groups in the flora, edge species dominate; forest and steppe plant species are also widely represented. A specific feature of this territory is the presence of a large number of calciphilous species, which is associated with their confinement to specific habitats (chalk, marl, etc.). The flora is dominated by perennial herbaceous species. The complex history of the formation of the flora of the national park determined the presence in its composition of a large number of species with different geographical distributions and origins. Some species have a limited distribution and belong to the group of endemics and subendemics. So, the endemics here are Zinger's astragalus and slender-leaved hyssop, chalk hyssop and thyme, Henning's astragalus and Litvinov's katran. Other plant species became part of the flora during different geological and climatic periods. During the cold period of the periglacial steppes, desert sheep, Lena alyssum, and Siberian alyssum appeared here. During the post-glacial period, three-lobed bluegrass, desert alyssum, bush curly and some other species migrated.
In the park there are 16 species of insects listed in the Red Book of Russia, as well as 23 species from the Red Book of the Saratov Region. The herpetofauna includes 15 species of amphibians and reptiles belonging to 10 families and 12 genera, which constitutes 68.2% of the entire herpetofauna of the Saratov region. Among the representatives of reptiles, Nikolsky's viper is listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation, and the brittle spindle, common copperhead and steppe viper are listed in the Red Book of the Saratov region. The bird fauna is the most diverse: 165 species were found in this area, 113 of which were recorded breeding here. Among nesting birds, passerines predominate in terms of the number of species (57, or 50.4%). One of the characteristic features of the park’s ornithocomplexes is the significant participation of birds of prey in their structure. Common buzzard, common kestrel, falcon, hobby and black kite are found throughout the area. In the floodplain biotopes of the river. Marsh harrier is common in Tereshki. Goshawk and sparrowhawk are common in old-growth forest areas, and several permanent nesting sites for white-tailed eagle are known here. An imperial eagle is recorded annually nesting in the park, a golden eagle is periodically recorded, and an osprey is expected to breed. On the territory of the Khvalynsky National Park, 53 species of mammals were reliably discovered: 5 insectivores, 9 chiropterans, 2 lagomorphs, 23 rodents, 10 carnivores, 4 artiodactyls.
Khvalynsky Park is national, its territory is protected at the federal level. Established on August 19, 1994, on the basis of 3 forest districts, the park works in the following areas: environmental education, forest protection, recreation industry, educational activities.
Travelers are attracted by the diversity of the zoological and floristic world, impressive landscape changes, and the beauty of untouched nature.
Khvalynsky National Park is located in the district of the same name on the Saratov Right Bank. In the north, the region is adjacent to the Samara region, in the south – to the Volsky district. The actual address of the park: Oktyabrskaya Street, 2B, Khvalynsk, Saratov region.
On its territory there are numerous archaeological sites, general cultural and paleontological values that can tell tourists about different eras.
On an area of more than 140,000 hectares there are:
- villages;
- fortifications;
- burial grounds;
- Holy spring;
- mounds;
- Monk's Cave;
- ancient settlements.
The reserve has created comfortable conditions for the travel industry and numerous attractions of different nature have been combined:
- hydrological;
- botanical;
- geographical;
- historical.
How to get there
You can only come to Khvalynsk by private car or public transport. Regular planes are not sent to this locality, nor are trains. The airport is located in Saratov, which is 173 km from the city. It is convenient for tourists from Moscow to initially fly to Saratov, which will take about 1.5 hours, the cost of an air ticket will be from 4,000 to 11,000 rubles.
Departure takes place from the Sheremetyevo airfield (Aeroflot airlines) or from Domodedovo (Saratov Airlines). Residents of St. Petersburg will have to abandon this option; Saratov and St. Petersburg do not have direct flights, but, of course, we must not forget that a flight with transfers is a profitable alternative from an economic point of view.
Khvalynsky National Park is a place that can be reached by taxi or public transport from the nearest airport, traveling 226 km. There is no railway station in Khvalynsk, so this type of transport is excluded when planning a trip.
The easiest way to get to Khvalynsky National Park is from Saratov
You can take the train to Saratov, from where you can continue on to Khvalynsk by minibus. Trains departing from the capital's Paveletsky station arrive in Saratov after a 16-hour journey. You will have to spend from 1200 to 8000 rubles to purchase tickets. From the northern capital, the journey is longer - 25 hours, trains depart from Moskovsky Station, tickets cost from 2,500 to 4,000 rubles.
Regular public transport departs from Saratov to Khvalynsk (5 times a day), tickets can be purchased for 350-400 rubles. Travel time will be from 3.5 to 5 hours. The fastest flight costs more than the usual one. There are no direct buses from the capital and St. Petersburg.
Khvalynsky Park is a picturesque green corner of a national scale, where people often decide to go by private car. To get there from Moscow, you will need to travel about 913 km along the E-30 and M-5 highways. Travel time is about 14 hours. There are no toll roads along the way; the estimated cost of gasoline for a passenger car is 2,500 rubles.
Between Khvalynsk and the northern capital of Russia – 1631 km. The route is covered in 22 hours, fuel cost: 4000 rubles. In this case, you will have to go to Moscow along the M-10 highway, and then along the above route. From Saratov to Khvalynsk – 173 km, which can be covered in 3 hours. The path passes along the picturesque bank of the Volga. Gasoline costs will be 600 rubles.
History of the national park
The Khvalynsky Nature Reserve was formed in the mid-90s of the last century on the basis of 3 forest districts:
When the reserve was opened, the park area was small and occupied only 25,000 hectares; today, the area has increased to 140,000 hectares. Forest workers and nature itself are doing everything possible to preserve its riches, presented in the form of grasses, trees, animals and insects.
The territory was divided into multifunctional areas:
Geographical features and characteristics of the park
Khvalynsky National Park is located on the heights of the Volga region. 
The terrain in the protected area is hilly, here tourists encounter ravines, gorges, valleys and ravines:
- Tyurin-Dol;
- Bogdanikha tract;
- Ogurtsovo;
- Fedorovsky dol.
In addition to the watersheds, a huge area is covered with forest, including numerous slopes:
- Long;
- Barminskaya;
- Kalka;
- Tashi;
- Belenkaya;
- Mordovian cone.
Climate
The weather in the park depends on the prevailing continental climate: in winter there is minimal snowfall, and in summer high temperatures prevail, which indicates comfortable living conditions in this area. The wind most often moves in the direction of the southeast and northwest.
Fauna
The fauna is represented by the following species diversity:
About 3,000 representatives of the insect class live in the reserve. Some of them are one of a kind and are protected in the Russian Federation. The park's avifauna is also characterized by wide diversity. Reptiles are represented by common and steppe vipers, quick and viviparous lizards, and snakes.
Flora
More than 300 springs flow in the protected area, the water in which is distinguished by its purity, transparency and softness. Hydrocarbonate-calcium fresh water is clean, without a distinct taste.
More than 20 growing plant species are unique relics (horsetails, ferns and Ephedra bispica), which bloomed during the period of dinosaur activity. The green zone is home to 977 species of vascular plants.
Many representatives of the local flora (90 plant species) are listed in the Red Book of the Saratov Region and 1/3 of them are listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. Unique species of lichens are represented by 77 species, and macromycete fungi – 254.
Unique plants are represented by the following species:
Chalk pine has been preserved, according to scientific research, since the Ice Age. Its ability to break through chalk deposits has allowed it to now become part of this park.
The flora of the park has not been fully studied; the high diversity of species is explained by the presence of a large number of steppe hayfields, pastures, chalk outcrops, forests, old plantations, and reservoirs.
Broad-leaved forests are dominated by pedunculate oak (39%) and linden (30%). In the park, the flora is represented by valuable botanical objects for study. Every year, the number of rare ecosystems in the reserve increases, thanks to monitoring work.
Nature
The forests of the park's protected area consist of pines, lindens and oaks. Due to the predominance of the presented plant species, the forest area became a habitat numerous animals:
- mink;
- ferrets;
- roe deer;
- hares;
- wild boars;
- moose;
- badgers;
- beavers
The hubbub of birds indicates that the reserve is home to a significant number of birds (black kite, common buzzard). You can organize an entertaining excursion to such a picturesque place yourself or book it in advance to take advantage of the unique opportunity to communicate with wild animals.
Landscape
The mountains in Khvalynsky Park are the highest in the Volga Upland. Their uniqueness lies in the fact that their composition is deposits of the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era, and, partially, the Cenozoic era. Lower Cretaceous clays are visible in sections of the coastal strip. 
Maastrichtian stage (pure chalk) - a sequence of Upper Cretaceous mountain deposits. In the thickness of the sand you can find lenses of confluent sandstones, which form unusual shapes on the surface.
Historically, the landscape consists of architectural, archaeological and sacred objects, which give an idea of all the periods passed by nature, from the Paleolithic to the present day.
Unique finds were found in the park:
Many objects that are architectural monuments and have historical value are located in the art and memorial museum named after Petrov-Vodkin.
Attractions
Khvalynsky National Park is a picturesque unique place that attracts wildlife lovers. For vivid impressions, it is recommended to take part in an excursion “safari”, which takes place on a green ZIL. The impressions can be compared to a trip through the jungles of Africa.
In the park you can ride horses, and also take care of an animal. There is a forest museum on the territory, where there is a great opportunity to touch wildlife, learn historical facts, see paleontological objects and photographs of ancient flora and fauna.
The eastern slopes, gorges and clear springs are the most recognizable attractions of the park. A healthy microclimate attracts tourists: here in summer it is easy to hide from the scorching sun under the forest canopy, where the pine forest saturates the air with phytoncides.
Monk's Cave
The object was erected on the opposite slope of the ridge at the end of the 19th century for the solitude of the monks. Below the upper reaches of the ravine is the village of Podlesnoe, from where women previously brought food to the elders. 
The cave consists of two rooms, one of which was intended for prayers, the other for domestic needs (today, destroyed as a result of rain flows). The last monk with the name Seraphim lived here at the beginning of the last century and was remembered by local residents as a healer who knew how to treat with medicinal herbs.
Fortifications
The settlement, which is located on the heights of mountain and forest areas, 30 km long, dates back to the Iron Age and represents the Gorodets culture.
Settlements were also located in the foothills, ravines and gorges. Now their historical traces of the Bronze Age (Srubno-Abashevo culture) and the Iron Age era (Fino-Ugric culture of the 6th century BC) can be seen in the area of the villages of Alekseevka, Ivanovka and St. Yablonka.
"Holy" spring
The natural monument has cult significance. 
Water rushes inside the chapel of the men's hermitage. Now a font and a chapel have been built here.
Museum of Local Lore
The historical place has a 100-year history, expressed in unique collections preserved thanks to Radishchev’s descendants. Since 1918, Konrad Gross became the director of the museum, who outlined the local history course of its development. The exhibitions, located in two buildings, will be of interest to any audience.
Recreation and services in the park
The reserve has developed fascinating excursion routes, which are recommended for travel from April to November:
| Name of the ecological trail | Length (km) | Residence time (h) |
| Reserved region (Mount Bogdanikha) | 1,5 | 1 — 1,5 |
| Monk's Cave | 3,5 | 1 – 1,5 |
| Holy spring | 1,5 | 1 – 1,5 |
| Forest fantasies (children's trail with fairy tale elements) | 0,5 | 40 min |
| Along the bottom of the ancient sea (Tashi tract) | 1,5 | 1 – 1,5 |
| Elshansky ridge | 4,5 | 1 – 2,5 |
| Birch Grove | 2,5 | 1,5 |
| In the kingdom of birds | 1,5 | 1 |
| Barsky Pond | 2,5 | 1,5 |
In the park you can not only enjoy the picturesque nature, but also relax:
Tourist significance of the park
Khvalynsky National Park is engaged in environmental education of the population through:
- writing articles;
- appearances on radio and television;
- conversations in classrooms;
- lectures;
- competitions and quizzes;
- holding themed holidays.
Environmental education activities are carried out with schoolchildren who love to visit the park, communicate with nature, and participate in the “Forest for Descendants” campaign to collect cones and acorns. The seed material collected by the students is sent to the reserve's nursery. This way, everyone can participate in forest restoration. 
During the cold season, schoolchildren will take part in numerous quizzes and environmental holidays. The “Forest and Man” competition, which is held among students in grades 9-11, is based on colorful presentations. Each team is awarded certificates and prizes. In winter, the “Feed the Birds in Winter” campaign is held, which saves many bird lives.
With the beginning of spring, a scientific and practical conference of schoolchildren begins, where the results of all ongoing competitions are summed up. The closing of the winter season takes place at a thematic festival.
On April 22, Mother Earth Day, an environmental campaign is held in the park: chants are heard, posters on the topic of environmental protection are presented, and a drawing competition is organized. In May, environmental education continues through excursions.
Prices in the national park
For a good rest, you don’t have to take a lot of sports equipment with you; everything you need can be rented:
| Sport equipment | Cost for 1 hour in rubles. | ||
| Roller Skates | 50 | ||
| Bike | children's | 50 | |
| Adult mountain | 200 | ||
| road | 100 | ||
| Soccer/volleyball/basketball ball | 30 | ||
| Children sledges | 50 | ||
| Snow scooter/snow tube | 110 | ||
| Skis | children's | 60 | |
| adults | 110 | ||
| ATV with driver | 100 | ||
All historical and ethnographic sites can be visited either independently or as part of an organized group; children under 5 years old are admitted free of charge: 
When visiting two objects at the same time, the bee museum and the marmot house, the cost of a child ticket will be 40 rubles, and an adult ticket will be 80 rubles.
Hotels nearby
Accommodation on the territory of the reserve in specially equipped houses varies from 500 to 1200 rubles. per day per person. At the Khvalynsky NP, children under 7 years old are accommodated free of charge. The most budget option: accommodation in a guest house, where you will have to pay 500 rubles per day. (for 1 person). In the “Sunny House” a night will cost 900 (houses No. 1, 2, 3) or 1200 rubles. (houses No. 4 and 5).
For relaxation, you can rent a gazebo for 200 rubles. or its “improved” version for 500 rubles. for 1 hour. A tea house will cost from 300 to 500 rubles. per hour, and you can rent a bathhouse for 800 rubles. at one o'clock. 
The following hotels are located near the national park:
| Name | Address | Cost (RUB per day) |
| Park Hotel "Khvalynsky" | Pos. TO Cheremshany -2 | 2000 |
| Hotel "Khvalyn" | St. Rabochaya, 1V | 3300 |
| Guest House "On Proletarka" | St. Malaya Proletarskaya, 5 | 1100 |
| Hotel complex "Khvalynskaya Pearl" | St. Respubliki, 1l | 3500 |
Environmental and social problems of the park
The Khvalynsky Nature Reserve has national status and is considered the most visited park in the region, where more than 30,000 tourists come every year. Thanks to the work of recreational, protected and economic zones, new jobs have been created.
This complex of ecotourism also has economic significance. Bus and walking tourist routes are very popular among travelers.
The park's activities are aimed at:
- tourism development;
- improving the standard of living of the local population;
- attracting investments;
- expansion of the service sector in the region;
- increasing the economic independence of protected areas;
- introduction of mechanisms for public participation in decision-making processes;
- reducing the number of environmental violations;
- improvement of the condition of natural complexes;
- increasing the level of environmental culture of the region's population.
The protection of the territory is carried out by full-time state inspectors who patrol the area every day. Each of them is assigned a specific area, to which, during fire hazardous periods, increased attention is paid. The State Inspectorate for Nature Protection consists of 42 people. Every year, about 80 environmental violations are detected. 
Frequent violations:
- illegal parking or movement of vehicles;
- violation of fire safety rules;
- forest pollution;
- illegal logging and fishing.
For violations, fines of up to 2,000 rubles are provided.
Khvalynsky Park, in order to protect natural complexes from bad anthropogenic influence, thanks to national support, created a protective zone with a regulated regime of economic activity (without changing the intended purpose of the land plots).
Fire prevention maintenance, explanatory work with visitors to the reserve, and campaigning through the media are being carried out.
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Video about Khvalynsky National Park
Video in honor of the anniversary of Khvalynsky Park: