Rest in Crimea - nature park Silent bay, Koktebel

Park Quiet bay, Koktebel - a popular holiday destination for naturists and people with tents in the Crimea.

General information

The area of the Quiet Bay is 1508 hectares. It is located 40 minutes walk from Koktebel. The beach and the park are located approximately in the middle between Koktebel and the settlement of. Ordzhonikidze. To get to the park, you just need to go along the Kuchuk-Yanyshar ridge and go down to the sea behind the Cape Chameleon. Cape storms do not happen at all, so the bay is called quiet, and sometimes dead. The bay also has historical names - Yanyshar Bay, Yanyshary tract.

The beach here is sandy and not crowded. The sand is shallow. The coastline is long, so the beach is very large. On the beach in some places you can meet nudists.

Unusually beautiful nature regularly attracts film crews here. Here, the episodes were shot for the films "Pirates of the Twentieth Century", "9th Company", "Scarlet Sails", "Kings and Cabbage", "Man from the Boulevard of the Capuchins", "Diamond Arm" and many others.

Nature

Cape Chameleon, fencing the bay on the one hand, was named so for its ability to change its color during the day. In the morning the cape is gray or blue, and in the evening it is golden, pink, purple. It's all about the clay shales that make up the cape. They differently reflect the sunlight and paint it, thus, in different colors. In Soviet times, the cape was called "Camp".

Beaches of Koktebel, Silent bay including, possess shallow, but at the same time hilly coast. On the shore here and there are stones and small rocks. About a kilometer from the shore in the sea there are small islets. To the east of Cape Chameleon from the water are great white stones. Call them a stone ship. They are connected with Crimean legend of St. Barbara, who on the ship tried to sail away from her father. In fact, the explanation of the white color of the stones is very prosaic - they like to sit on shoals of cormorants. Their litter and stains stones.

Animal and plant life

Quiet bay, Koktebel are of great interest to biologists. 27 types of plants grow here, 25 species of birds and 15 different species of animals listed in the Red Book of the region live. Sixty-four of the plant species growing here are rare species. Two species of animals are listed in the International Red Book. This is a leopard slide and a swamp turtle.

Quiet bay, Koktebel with its adjoining ridges since 2005 are declared a natural monument.

Infrastructure and rules for visiting the park

As such, the infrastructure in the bay itself is not developed. There are strict rules for visiting the park Silent bay, Koktebel. You can still make a photo on the beach or in the park if you wish. You can also break tents, but you will have to pay for the installation of the tent. Driving by car to the beach, and simply in the park itself is prohibited. On the road before the entrance there is a barrier and a checkpoint. Near the checkpoint parking lot. If you drive into the creek in the detour of the checkpoint, then you will face a fine. On foot you can enter the park for free.

Rules of conduct in the park forbid to cut down trees, engage in fishing, build a fire, tear plants. Food can be cooked on the grill or on a gas burner. Shadows in the bay a little, there are no toilets, special containers for garbage are installed.

If you are going to rest in the Quiet Bay, take care also for the supply of fresh water. You can not get potable water here. There is water in the springs. It is suitable for washing off sea salt, but is not suitable for drinking.

In some years, a summer café is being broken in the park, and in some years there is not.

Vacationers have a negative impact on the state of the natural park. Because of tourists, the vegetative world of the park is gradually decreasing, the hills and shores are destroyed and blurred from year to year. Most tourists in the Quiet Bay in July and August.