Abstract
The article considers the results of assessment of recreational impact on the natural environment within Karkaraly SNNP (State National Nature Park). The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of recreational activities on the natural environment of Karkaraly SNNP using remote sensing data. The proposed methodology for assessing the impact of recreational activities on the natural environment using remote sensing data includes several steps from the selection of indicators for assessing recreational load to obtaining the integral value of recreational load on the natural environment. The most visited recreational sites were selected as objects of the study. The study showed that the natural environment near the sanatorium "Sosnovy Bor" in the area with high attendance of vacationers is in a relatively disturbed state. The key site has a dense network of paths, the stand of trees is weakly closed, groups of trees are limited by paths, roads and glades.