Rating of the best places for swimming in the Rostov region 2021

The best beaches for swimming

Not every person is suitable for camping in the absence of any benefits of civilization nearby. That is why the vast majority of people prefer well-maintained beaches to wild ones, where it is impossible to rent equipment for outdoor activities or have a snack in the nearest cafe.

1st place – beach on Salt Lake

The city of Bataysk is known primarily among residents of the Rostov region as a wonderful place for swimming in the summer season. The Salt Lake located here attracts thousands of tourists every year. Swimming here is officially allowed, but you should not swim behind the buoys - the lake is very deep.

The spacious sandy beach meets all the standards of the Russian south: here you can ride a banana boat and catamarans, master surfing and jet skis, and rent a charming rowing boat for a romantic walk. There are several cafes and shops on the beach and even free Wi-Fi.

Advantages:

2nd place – Grebnoy Canal beach

The beach is located within the city of Rostov between the City and Salt lakes. This is a wonderful place where swimming is not officially allowed due to the great depth, but during the hot season many people violate this ban at their own peril and risk. To swim here you need to be a very good swimmer. The beach is located next to the forest, so you can have a wonderful picnic here right in the shade of the trees. For those who cannot eat without a table, special gazebos have been installed, but to occupy them, you need to get up early - there are many people who want to eat.

The peculiarity of the beach is a large number of opportunities for active recreation. There is a volleyball net installed here, there is a boat pier, extreme sports championships are held here, and you can witness boat races. Fishermen often come here, always taking away an impressive catch.

How to get there: shuttle bus No. 92, going along the Voroshilovsky Bridge, will take tourists directly to their destination.

Advantages:

There are changing cabins and toilets;
Easy to get to;
There is a volleyball court, gazebos;
There is a forest nearby;
Fishing possible;
Attracts fans of extreme sports;
Nice sandy beach;
City transport routes to the beach have been organized.

Flaws:

Officially you can't swim.

3rd place – Rostov city beach

This place is the first that comes to mind for every Rostov resident looking for where to swim in the summer. The beach is located behind the Voroshilovsky Bridge on the banks of the deep Don River. In recent years, the composition of the water has become much cleaner, bacterial indicators are within normal limits, although the beach has been closed for a long time. This sunbathing spot is located in an accessible area of the city, has a developed infrastructure, and it’s really comfortable to relax here.

The sandy bottom of the pond has a gentle slope - no surprises, so this is a place where you can swim with children, and it is also good for people who are weak swimmers. Within walking distance there are small shops with food and cool drinking water, the place is equipped with changing cabins and public toilets. The only caveat is that the place is very popular, it can be so crowded that there is literally nowhere for an apple to fall.

Advantages:

Official place where you can swim safely;
Accessible area;
Developed infrastructure;
There are changing cabins and toilets;
Safe entry into the water.

Flaws:

Water conditions are still a concern;
The beach is quite dirty due to high demand;
Very crowded during the swimming season.

Districts of the Rostov region on the map

The Don region is great - the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium could fit on its territory at the same time.

If you count the municipal districts, there will be 43 of them on the map of the Rostov region. The Sholokhovsky district, which received its name from the name of the world famous writer, deserves special mention. It is located in the northern part of the region at a distance of 360 km from Rostov-on-Don. Every year its regional center - the village of Veshenskaya - receives numerous guests at the All-Russian literary and folklore festival "Sholokhov Spring".

In the Kartdon region, you can mentally take a trip to such interesting areas as Tsimlyansky (famous for its sparkling wine factory), Kamensky (which has rich coal and gas deposits), Orlovsky and Remontnensky (where the unique Rostovsky nature reserve is located).

The best wild beaches

Connoisseurs of private recreation and the possibility of placing a tent camp prefer wild places to comfortable city beaches - there is no official permission to swim there, but this does not stop anyone.

1st place – Long Canyon in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky

The city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky is famous among vacationers for its unique canyon, formed by human forces on the site of a quarry. The length of the reservoir exceeds the 2 km mark, and its width does not even reach 100 m. The water in the reservoir is clear, the bottom is rocky, but the descent into the water is quite steep, making it dangerous for inexperienced swimmers to swim here. The depth is particularly dangerous - 30 and 50 m. There are few chances of salvation in the event of an accident.

Nevertheless, in the summer there is no end to those who want to admire the analogue of Lake Ritsa in Russia. The lake has earned special love from the public due to its picturesque landscapes; it is beautiful here at any time of the year.

How to get there: from Kamensk-Shakhtinsk go towards the village of Chistoozerny, before reaching it, turn off

Advantages:

Clear water, rocky bottom;
Beautiful nature;
Easy to get there;
Large length, you can find a place for secluded relaxation;
Free admission.

Flaws:

Swimming is unsafe due to the great depth;
Crowded in summer.

2nd place – Krasny Sulin canyon

The Krasny Sulin Canyon, located on the outskirts of the city of the same name, is the second most beautiful place in the Rostov region, where you can relax by the water and swim without restrictions or prying eyes. A beautiful mountain lake, hidden on all sides by picturesque rocky shores, is a former quarry that filled with water as a result of human activity. The length of the reservoir reaches 450 m, the width does not exceed 50, despite its short length, the place is quite deep - from 20 to 30 m.

The clearest azure water and rocky bottom make the lake almost transparent - in the warm season, Krasny Sulin becomes a mecca for Russian diving fans. There is a lot of space on the banks - you can easily place an entire tent camp.

How to get there: departure from Rostov is carried out along the M-4 highway, having reached Krasny Sulin, you need to drive through the city to the end. After crossing 2 railway crossings, you need to turn onto the 4th street. After 900 m you can see the quarry.

Advantages:

Clean water, no silt;
There are many beaches, places to place tents;
You can go diving;
Beautiful nature;
Free entry.

Flaws:

Great depth - inexperienced swimmers risk their lives;
The water is quite cool even at the height of the swimming season;
On the way to the canyon there is a dangerous section of the road strewn with sharp stones.

3rd place – Lake Manych-Gudilo

Lake Manych-Gudilo has a unique history - it is part of the Proletra Reservoir and at the same time is a remnant of the ancient Tethys Ocean. The word “Manych” is of Tatar origin and literally means “salty, bitter”, and the local population dubbed it a buzzer for the never-ending wind and terrible sounds. The shoreline of the lake has an uneven shape - many estuaries, lowlands that are flooded during high water, and bays of various sizes. Organized parking is possible, but you will have to try to find a good place.

The lake at different time intervals has different diameters from 350 to 800 km2. It is shallow - in most places it does not reach 0.6 m, in the middle - 5-8 meters. The bottom is sandy and smooth, walking on it is pleasant and safe. The wild beach on Lake Manych-Gudilo is crowded with people during the season.

How to get there: the Volgograd-Tikhoretsk road involves a stop near Proletarsk, where the route intersects with Lake Manych-Gudilo.

Advantages:

Beautiful nature;
There are beautiful sights nearby: Vodny and Bird Islands, the Manych River;
Shallow depth, you can go swimming with children;
Easy to get to;
Free entrance.

Flaws:

Unpredictable climate, weather changes frequently;
Constant wind raises high waves;
There are no hotels nearby.

Veselovskoye Reservoir

The Veselovskoe reservoir is located on the river. Manych (Western Manych), the left tributary of the river. Don, in the Rostov region.

The normal retaining level (NRL) is more than 7 m. The total volume of the reservoir at the NRL is 1 billion m3, the useful volume is 190 million m3, the area of the water surface at the NRL is 238 km2, the length of the reservoir is 98 km, the maximum width is 7 km, the average depth is 4.3 m. Veselovskoye is the 3rd reservoir in the Rostov region in terms of full and useful volume after the Tsimlyanskoye and Proletarskoye reservoirs[*].

The Veselovskoye Reservoir extends from the northwest of the village. Vesely (Veselovsky waterworks) to the southeast to the village. Manychstroy (Proletarsky hydroelectric complex). Upstream is the Proletarskoye Reservoir.

The coastline, about 500 km long, is indented by numerous bays, at the mouths of which there are many small islands. The northwestern shore is steep, more than 10 m high in the dam area, the eastern shore is 1−5 m high; the height of the southern shore as a whole is no more than 1−3 m. In the lower part of the reservoir, in shallow waters and islands, there is a wide (up to 1 km) strip of reeds, and abundant stretches are developed. In some places, the banks of the reservoir are strengthened by plantings of white acacia. Meadow-salt marsh vegetation is found on the lower banks. On lands suitable for crops, wheat, barley, corn, sunflowers, and perennial grasses are grown. Rice systems have been established on the northern coast and in the eastern part of the southern coast.

The hydrographic network is poorly developed. From the north, the drainage basin is limited by the Salo-Manych ridge with tributaries and gullies, from the south by the spurs of the Stavropol plateau and the Azov-Manych watershed. Currently, the water resources of the Veselovskoye Reservoir consist of local runoff water, Don water, which began flowing into the Veselovskoye Reservoir in 1956 via the Don Main Canal, return waters from adjacent irrigated lands, ground and underground waters, discharges from the overlying Proletarskoye Reservoir, melt and groundwater. Additional sources of food for the reservoir are Bolshoy Yegorlyk and Sredny Yegorlyk.

The reservoir was formed in 1941, carries out long-term flow regulation, and is also used for irrigation of agricultural lands, fisheries, water transport and energy.

The water in the reservoir is highly mineralized.

In the composition of aquatic vegetation: reeds, tubers, cattails - narrow-leaved and broad-leaved, reeds - lake and coastal, pondweeds - curly, pierced-leaved, combed and small, zannihelia petiolate, hornwort, rhizome, saltmarsh aster, amphibian buckwheat, duckweed, entomorpha, treasure ofora etc. In the process of desalination of the reservoir, its depths more than doubled, and huge areas of saline and meadow-saline soils were covered with water. With changes in water salinity, depth and bottom soils in the first years of desalination, Khara, Urut, and pondweeds completely disappeared. Later, these plants appeared in shallow gullies with a higher level of mineralization than in the reservoir. The reed turned out to be the most resistant to changes in conditions, which only moved to the shore, forming coastal borders and thickets in new shallow waters. The mineralization of water in the reservoir depends on a number of factors, among which the most significant are the (unconstant) supply of water to the river. Egorlyk along the Nevinnomyssk Canal from the river. Kuban; dissolution of salts contained in the soils of flooded lands (and their area, like the area of the reservoir, changes significantly); interaction with highly mineralized groundwater (depending, in turn, on several variable factors). This complex process is not well understood.

87 species were found in the phytoplankton of the reservoir.

The ichthyofauna of the Veselovsky Reservoir currently includes 47 species of fish. The main commercial importance is bream, ram, pike perch and silver bream.

Reed thickets and reaches on the reservoir are the main habitat of lake frogs, fire-bellied toads, marsh turtles, common and water snakes. Among the birds nesting are the great grebe, grey-cheeked grebe, coot, moorhen, greylag goose, mallard, red-headed and red-crested pochard, marsh harrier, six species of heron, two species of bittern, ibis, spoonbill, herring gull, common tern, little tern and white-cheeked tern; hooded crow, warblers - thrush, Indian, reed, slender-billed; nightingale cricket, whiskered tit, bluethroat, reed bunting. The reed thickets along the shores, as well as on the low islands, are inhabited by wild boar, American mink, raccoon dog, water vole and pasuk; In winter, polecats, stone martens, and foxes are spotted here.

The deep-sea water area is a resting place for Anseriformes during autumn migrations.

Several high islands (more than 2 m above the water level and an area of up to 100 hectares or more), covered with cereal herbs and used for grazing livestock or growing crops (barley, wheat, alfalfa), during the migration period serve as a place for mass recreation and feeding of geese and ducks

On islands of medium height (below 2 m), small in area, covered with meadow-steppe vegetation, with a wide reed frame, geese and ducks nest; in the reeds there are small colonies of herons, marsh harrier, and hooded crow.

The waters and coastal areas of the Veselovsky and Ust-Manychsky reservoirs are included in the wetlands of international importance as meeting criteria 1c and 3a of the Ramsar Convention (for a description of the criteria, see the article Convention on Wetlands).

On the banks of the Veselovsky Reservoir there are the villages of Vesely, Karakashev, Khirny, Russky, and Stepnoy Kurgan.

N. Kochkov

The best outdoor pools

Outdoor swimming pools are an excellent solution for families with small children, as well as for everyone who prefers the best service and maximum comfort. The water in them is regularly changed and disinfected; the only thing the vacationer is deprived of is the luxurious landscapes created by nature itself.

1st place – Park Hotel Jardin

The Park Hotel is located almost in the center of Rostov-on-Don. “Jardine” is a flowering, well-kept area of the hotel, which also works as an outdoor swimming pool in the summer. There are not many people here - so there will be no inconvenience with sun loungers and towels. Getting a luxurious tan here is as easy as shelling pears; the clean water, which I change regularly, will also bring many joyful moments. For guests with children there is a special aqua zone with a water slide; within walking distance there is a medical aid station and friendly, qualified staff. You can refresh yourself in the bar adjacent to the pool with fairly affordable prices.

Advantages:

Well-groomed territory;
Pure water;
Availability of a bar;
There are medical staff nearby;
Equipped children's aqua zone;
Convenient location in the city center.

Flaws:

Paid entrance - during the season the cost can reach 700 rubles per person per day.

2nd place – Temernitsky entertainment center

The entertainment center, located in Rostov-on-Don, is a wonderful example of European service at reasonable prices. There are as many as 2 outdoor pools, the largest of which is laid out in the shape of a real lake, 46 m long and 16 m wide. Guests of the establishment are provided with comfortable sun loungers and beach umbrellas free of charge.

You can quench your thirst and grab a bite to eat at the nearby bar and pizzeria. Families with children love this place because it has a shallow, separate pool for kids with a fun fountain.

Address - st. Lepyushenko, house 10.

Advantages:

Entertainment area where you can sunbathe and swim in comfort;
Availability of a food outlet within walking distance;
Separate pool for children;
Sun loungers and umbrellas are provided free of charge;
Attentive staff;
The cost depends on age and height.

Flaws:

Paid entrance;
It gets very crowded during the season.

3rd place – pool complex Pool Café Saint-Tropez

The city of Rostov can become like Saint-Tropez, this is proven every season by the Pool Café Saint-Tropez complex. Several swimming pools, a jacuzzi, and an entertaining children's playground are surrounded by greenery, creating the full feeling of being at a luxury European resort.

Everyone will find something to their liking here: after sunbathing and active swimming, you can relax in the jacuzzi and water bar. Children can splash in their own swimming pool with a slide and fountain, and frolic in the well-maintained area with the animators. For those who cannot swim, there are training groups. Children under 3 years old visit the establishment for free.

Address – Stachki Ave., building 213.

Advantages:

Luxurious interior;
Availability of a jacuzzi and water bar;
In addition to the children's pool, there is a children's above-ground playground;
Organized swimming lessons;
Having your own bar and restaurant.

Flaws:

For a ticket you will have to pay an impressive amount, part of which will go into a deposit account and can be used at local food outlets.

What is your favorite place for swimming in the Rostov region?

The territory of the Rostov region is covered with a dense network of rivers and streams. These are mostly small rivers with little water flow. Almost all of them are tributaries of the Don River or its main tributaries. Only a few, including the Kagalniki Mius river, flow into the Sea of Azov. All rivers of the Rostov region belong to the Atlantic Ocean basin, so the Sea of Azov is an inland sea of the Atlantic Ocean. The topography of the region has a significant impact on the nature of river flow. All of them have a small slope, and therefore a small current. River flow speed does not exceed 1 m/sec. The river beds are winding, meander type. In our region, river feeding is mixed: rain, snow (melt water) and groundwater (groundwater. The predominant one is snow. Due to its geographical location in the southern zone of the European part of the country, it has low water availability. The water resources of the region are estimated at 27.7 cubic meters. km, of which only 2.7 cubic km (10%) are formed within the region, and the main volume comes from outside, mainly from the territory of the upper Don and Ukraine (the Seversky Donets river and the rivers of the Azov basin). River flow resources are unevenly distributed throughout the region and in time. In the northwestern regions of the region, the layer of annual runoff reaches 70 mm, and in the eastern and southeastern regions it is only about 10 mm. Moreover, 70%, and in the southeastern regions up to 90% of the annual runoff falls on period of short-term spring floods.The average regional level of river flow (33 mm) is more than 7 times lower than the Russian average, and per capita (2.4 thousand cubic meters per person) is more than 10 times lower.

Don near the village of Bagaevskaya

Main water bodies

Don. The fifth longest river in European Russia with a length of 1870 km. (in the region – 480 km.). The ancient name is Amazonia, Tanais. The source of the river is located near the city of Novomoskovsk, Tula region. The drainage area of the basin is 422 thousand sq. km. Crossing the entire territory of the region from east to southwest, the Don flows into the Taganrog Bay, forming a delta. Don Delta. The Don is divided into forty large and small branches, flowing into the Taganrog Bay. Already six kilometers from the Rostov port, the Don delta begins - the unnavigable, shallow Dead Donets goes to the right. The length of the delta from the beginning to the Taganrog Bay is 30 km, the total area of the delta is 340 sq. km, with a large number of branches and channels. The formation of the Don delta began 4-4.5 million years ago. The highly developed hydrographic network of the delta, the shallow waters of the pre-estuary space, and favorable hydrological conditions distinguish this area. In the Don delta there are grass swamps, floodplains, large sedge swamps, meadows of strong moisture, salt licks and saline marshes, and sands. This species diversity of flora has led to a diversity of fauna. This site is considered an important breeding ground for more than 50 species of waterfowl and aquatic birds. For 70 species of birds, this territory is the most important habitat during wintering, autumn and spring migration. Rare species of fish usually spawn in the Don delta, 21 rare species of animals and about 30 species of plants live. Now the Committee for the Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources of the ARO, in order to preserve the natural environment in its natural state, has developed a project for the creation of a natural park of regional significance “Don Delta”. Taganrog Bay – North-Eastern part of the Sea of Azov. The length of the bay is 140 km, depth is from 2 to 6 meters. With strong northeastern or southwestern winds, shallowing occurs several kilometers from the sea edge of the delta or, conversely, flooding of the delta territory due to rising water levels.

Seversky Donets in the lower reaches

Seversky Donets. The main tributary of the Don (right). The total length is 1053 km, the length across the region is 280 km. The ancient name of the river is Sirgis. On the Rostov soil, Seversky Donets includes on the left Derkul, Kalitvinets, Kalitva, Bystraya; on the right - Bolshaya and Malaya Kamenka, Likhaya, Kundryuchya. From the mouth to the city of Donetsk, the Seversky Donets is navigable. At the mouth is the port of Ust-Donetsk.

Tsimlyansk Reservoir. The Tsimlyansky hydroelectric complex is the largest hydraulic structure included in the Volga-Don Canal complex. The reservoir is located 309 km from the mouth of the Don River. The total volume is 23.86 cubic km, the area of the water surface is 2702 sq. km. The main purpose of the regulated flow on the Don River and the Tsimlyansk Reservoir is to ensure irrigation of agricultural crops; creation of a single navigable route from the Baltic to the Black Sea, ensuring the passage of river-sea vessels; improving conditions for commercial fish farming. After the construction of the Tsimlyansky hydroelectric complex, the influx of water into the Sea of Azov during the spring flood period decreased. The flood on the Lower Don controlled by the Tsimlyansk Reservoir has ceased to be spontaneous and often destructive, but at the same time, the beneficial conditions that have developed over millennia for the improvement of the river, clearing the riverbed of accumulated silt deposits, increasing the productivity of floodplain areas - meadows, hayfields, pastures, natural areas for reproduction of fish stocks. The Tsimlyansk Reservoir is characterized by a high degree of pollution throughout its entire water area, which increases in areas of anthropogenic impact. Anthropogenic pollution of the reservoir led to disruption of the process of bacterial self-purification of the reservoir. The most polluted in terms of sanitary indicator organisms is the upper section of the reservoir due to the flow of wastewater from the territory of the Voronezh, Rostov and Volgograd regions. The development of the Don floodplain, which is not suitable for growing crops, and its plowing caused obvious damage to the nature of the Don.

The small rivers of the region are a single organism of the Don River basin. There are 165 small rivers flowing through the region with a total length of 9,565 km, forming 26 basins. To improve the water management situation and the ecological health of small rivers in the region, work is underway to clear riverbeds, develop water protection zones, and afforest them. Protection of small rivers is one of the most important problems in the overall system of environmental protection.

Kundryuchya near the village of Nizhnekundryuchenskaya

Lakes. There are many lakes in the Rostov region. These are mainly floodplain lakes. Their regime is connected with the regime of rivers. The lakes of the Manych depression are tectonic, relict, and some of them contain healing hydrogen sulfide mud (black silt at the bottom of the lake). There is a lake-saucer area. The largest lake in the Rostov region, Manych-Gudilo, is a relict, tectonic lake. Its average area is 344 sq. km, average depth is 0.66 m. The water in the lake is salty. In total, there are 250 lakes within the region; lakes with an area of less than 0.1 sq. km predominate. *** Information was prepared using materials from the reference book “Natural Resources of the Rostov Region”. Rostov-on-Don. 2003

What to take to the beach

If the place for a beach holiday is no longer a mystery, you should take care of packing for the trip. For a comfortable stay, there is a certain minimum of things that you should stock up on:

Swimming clothes and a dry change of clothes - after swimming it may be cool;
Towels and a mat for lying on, even if there are sun loungers it is necessary;
Sunscreens - the SPF level directly depends on the tenderness of the vacationer’s skin, the number of sunbathing procedures;
Sunglasses and a hat - sunstroke is dangerous;
Water and light food – you don’t want to eat high-calorie foods in the sun;
A book or a magazine - in between water procedures you will want to read something while basking in the sun.

Summer, as the song says, is a small life. Let her be comfortable and joyful. Have a nice holiday!