Azov National Nature Park, National nature park near Sea of Azov, Ukraine

Azov National Nature Park is a protected area that combines coastal wetlands, steppes, and lakeside habitats along the Sea of Azov's shore. The landscape includes salt marshes, freshwater lagoons, and open grasslands that support diverse wildlife.

The park was created on 10 February 2010 by decree of President Viktor Yushchenko to protect the steppe and water complexes of the northwestern Azov coast. Its creation followed a long conservation effort: in 1921 the Mariupol Museum sought protection for the Belosarayska Spit, and in 1927 the Ukrainian SSR government established the 32,000-hectare Prymorski Reserves, which included that spit and the Obytichna Spit. These reserves were largely abolished in 1951–1957, and protection returned only with later zakazniks such as Kosa Obytichna (1980) and the Berda River floodplain (1994).

The park's name comes from the Sea of Azov, and its territory includes the Molochna and Utlyuk estuaries, Lake Sivash and the Fedotova and Berdianska spits. Two wetlands, Molochny Liman and the Berda River mouth with Berdiansk Bay and Berdianska Spit, are listed under the Ramsar Convention and lie partly within the park.

Visitors can walk on marked trails and use observation points to watch wildlife, or join guided tours led by park staff. Spring and autumn offer the best conditions for watching migrating birds and exploring the different habitats comfortably.

The Fedotova Spit runs west from the park and continues as the Biryuchyi Island spit, which belongs to the Azov-Syvash National Nature Park in Kherson Oblast. The park also takes in the small islands Malyi Dzendzyk and Velykyi Dzendzyk and the Astapikha archipelago, all within its strictly protected zone.