| Paren | |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Kamchatka Krai |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the river mouth in Kamchatka Krai, Russia |
| Source1 Location: | Kolyma Mountains |
| Mouth: | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Mouth Location: | Penzhina Bay |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 62.413°N 163.147°W |
| Basin Size: | 13200km2 |
| Length: | 310km (190miles) |
The Paren (Russian: Парень)[1] is a river in northeastern Russia which drains in to the Penzhina Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . There is a village along with the riverbank also named Paren.