Marii Chodra National Park

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Marii Chodra National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location	Mari El, Russia
Nearest city	Volzhsk
Area	366 km²
Established	1985

Marii Chodra (Mari and Russian: Марий Чодра, Marij Čodra; Mari for The Mari Forest) is a national park, located largely in Morki, Zvenigovo and Volzhsky Districts of Mari El, Russia. The park has an area of 366 square kilometres. The national park was established in 1985.

Marii Chodra was created to protect rare plants: more than 115 rare plant species are documented. There are 14 tourist routes in the park, the most popular attractions being the lakes Yalchik, Glukhoye, Kichiyer, the rafting on the Ilet and Yushut rivers, Pugachov's Oak and the Maple Mountain.

There are more than 14 tourist centers in Marii Chodra, which play a major role in the recreation of Mari El, Tatarstan and Chuvashia.