Aprelka Lake is located in the Guryevsky District of the Kemerovo Region, 150 kilometers from the city of Kemerovo. The name of this reservoir is due to the village near which it is located.
Short description of the reservoir
Holidays on the Siberian lakes are always special and incomparable. Each of these reservoirs carries a unique set of experiences for tourists.
Why can Lake Aprelka (Kemerovo) be considered special and memorable? Everyone who has visited here will answer: with an incredible color of water, reminiscent of Altai Mountains and its amazing turquoise Katun. This uniqueness makes this area a tourist attraction. This shade simply has no analogues in our vast world. To appreciate the play of color, it is better to spend the whole day near the lake, then a special palette of water colors will completely open, changing depending on the weather and the position of the sun. However, what will be unchanged is a light turquoise basic tone. Thanks to this, vacationers in these places do not even have thoughts about sadness and problems even on the most cloudy day.
Unique facts
If you approach the issue without lyrics, then April Lake is an artificial reservoir. It is a flooded quarry in which gold was previously mined. This fact alone speaks volumes. Firstly, the depth of the lake. It seems that there is simply no bottom. Secondly, gold, like any precious metal, attracts people not only by its beauty, but also by its energy. And the reservoir, at the base of which there is a gold deposit, is simply overflowing with its useful properties.
Tourism
The purpose of tourists traveling to Lake Aprelyka, most often is precisely the improvement of the body. Water is credited with a lot of useful properties. But even more importantly, the entire coastal part is a storehouse of clay, and absolutely any color, and therefore properties. Mud masks can be made right by the lake or you can collect clay home. No SPA salon procedure can be compared with the results of exposure to water and clay of the April reservoir. And the most interesting thing is that for such procedures there is absolutely no need to pay money, and the result exceeds all expectations.
Tourists visiting the lake are usually camped along the shore. Note that the shores of the reservoir are steep and clayey, the number of decent approaches to the water is limited, therefore, to take a place for your tent closer to a convenient descent to the water, we recommend you leave early, as this place is very popular.
Fishing
We warn you right away - fishing April Lake tourists do not pamper. Yes, you can catch medium-sized crucians or perches in a pond, but this area cannot be called a fishing place. However, do not despair in advance. If for vacationers fishing is an obligatory element of pastime in nature, then in the immediate environment (not more than 5 km) of the lake there are two more reservoirs. It is precisely on them that the fishermen will be truly open.
April Lake - how to get there?
Getting to the lake is not difficult, especially for those who have a navigation system. Coordinates of the reservoir: N 54 ° 31,339 '; E85 ° 20.261 '. The navigator will pave the shortest route for you and help you navigate the terrain without any problems.
For the rest of the tourists who prefer to travel the old fashioned way, we describe this simple route: from the city of Kemerovo you need to go along the Promyshlennovskaya highway towards the Tanay ski resort, we reach the fork Leninsk-Kuznetsk - Novosibirsk and turn towards Leninsk-Kuznetsk. Having passed the village of Krasnoe, bypassing the settlements of Arinchevo, Kokuy and Khrestinovka, a few minutes later we find ourselves at the village of Aprelka. The lake is located in close proximity to it, only 50 meters from the highway.