Everyone is so fed up with city life that they are chasing the opportunity to escape to nature at the slightest opportunity.. Şile is a nice escape point with its natural beauties and picnic areas.. Of course, the effect of facilitating transportation with the newly built roads is huge.. When there is such a high demand, new places are opened every day or the municipality organizes different places and the number of Şile picnic areas is increasing.
We include both paid and free picnic areas in our article. we gave. However, we have a little advice; When the weather gets warmer, the free picnic areas become overcrowded when there is a high demand for the area, so you can choose paid picnic areas in the summer months.. Such places are a little quieter, by the way, when we say paid, we are not talking about very high numbers.. You can rent a table for 30-40 TL and have a nice day.
Serintepe Picnic Area
We have added Serintepe picnic area to the top of our list because it is not easy to find a picnic area with a sea view.. Of course, when we say sea view, we are not talking about the barbecue on the beach, otherwise all beaches for our nation are also picnic areas.. Our aim is not just to have a barbecue, but to have a nice day.. Serintepe picnic area provides exactly this; It is both under the trees and has a direct view of the sea.
The price of the Serintepe table is 30 TL, they do not allow you to light your own barbecue, you have to rent it from the establishment and the price of a ready-made barbecue with its embers is 20 TL, the business has no parking problems, toilets we can’t say it’s dirty, but people use it a little badly.
There is also a restaurant section, but we can’t recommend it because although the food and breakfast are not very good, the prices are high. You only rent a table. You can meet your meat and other needs here, but still bring everything with you so that you don’t worry about getting screwed.. Although the prices are high, it is comforting to have a business, at least if you forget something, you can find it, even if it is expensive.. By the way, don’t be fooled by the sea view; Don’t think that we can swim in the sea, there is no access to the sea from inside the facility.
Serintepe You may have understood what the weather was like from the name, but let’s just say that you definitely have something similar to a cardigan with you.
Hidden River Picnic Area
If you say that we fled outside of Istanbul at the beginning of forty years, our priority is to be comfortable, money is not important, Hidden River picnic area is a bit more expensive than other places, but it is very clean a place. Especially the toilets are surprisingly clean for a picnic area. A river crossing in its name may make you expect it, but the stream you know flows, and even flies a little, but it’s not too disturbing.. There are always customers who disturb the peace, it is not possible to prevent this, but the distance between the tables is large here, so you will not be disturbed by anyone.
A quiet and peaceful place where you can spend the whole day; You can relax in the hammocks or enjoy the tea in the samovar.. Anyway, picnic is an excuse, nature is wonderful; While you’re at it, you can’t go right away.
The entrance to the Saklı Nehir picnic area is 10 TL per person, and 60 TL for the barbecue, and they open the service to your table and bring your barbecue ready to your table with its embers.. There’s nothing left for you to deal with, when you think about it that way, the price is quite reasonable.. You can also buy your meat here, but then it might be a bit expensive.. Our advice is to just bring your meat and drinks with you, and get the salad extra here, and you won’t have to deal with the dishes or anything.
Çamlık Picnic Area
Although there is no sea view like Serintepe, Çamlık Picnic Area
a pleasant place under pine trees in strong>. Their prices are also a little more affordable; Entry is free but table price is 10 TL. They don’t allow you to light your own barbecue, you have to rent it from the business. There is a children’s playground and toilet inside, of course they are a bit neglected but still better than nothing. Lack of parking problem is an important plus. There is no market where you can buy butchers or meat, so you have to bring everything you need to eat.
Çamlık picnic area, although it is paid, it is useful not to go with great expectations because of its affordable price. there is. Think of it as a standard picnic area, don’t expect much.
Saklıgöl
Every part of Şile is a different natural beauty, there is a very beautiful lake here too.. However, the establishment has surrounded the lake in such a way that you can hardly see the lake without sitting at the table.. They wrote on a large sign at the entrance of Saklıgöl, and although it was very interesting to us, they offered 3 options;
The first option is the most logical, if you ask why; From what we’ve seen, they’re not very good at cleaning.. Also, the service is very slow, especially at peak times, you can wait for more than 1 hour to order.. Just rent the table, if you are going to grill, you can rent a barbecue, at least you will not wait for service and you will have peace of mind about cleaning.
In our opinion, Saklıgöl is not a place to go during busy times.. Because when it is crowded, it is difficult to find a place in the parking lot and you can hardly see the lake because of the barbecue smoke.. It is also extremely noisy and you don’t even feel like you are in nature.
Alacalıköy Picnic Area
One of the places where you can get sea and forest air at the same time is Alacalıköy picnic area. Entry is 25 TL, no service other than wooden tables and toilet. The majority of those who come here come to swim.. Therefore, there is no place to step in the summer and the environment is not very pleasant as people leave their garbage everywhere.. You can come and spend a peaceful day listening to the sound of the waves during the spring months.
Crying Rock Picnic Area
The best free picnic area in Şile is Weeping Rock picnic area
we can say strong>. But don’t take this as a recommendation.. Yes, a magnificent nature; sea, cliffs and forest but come see that it was left in garbage. No toilet or water. A picnic area where you can spend 2-3 hours of pleasant time by eating what you take with you instead of throwing your table and chair and burning a barbecue when you are calm in the spring months.
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Besides these, both paid and free. There are many picnic areas such as. However, we tried to determine the Şile picnic areas that have different aspects and are suitable for every budget as much as we can.. Let’s not go without warning; It doesn’t make much sense to go to a place where there is a sea in summer for a picnic.. If you ask why, Şile is already a small place, there are those who come for a picnic on top of those who come for the sea and the sun.. While you want to escape to nature, you may find yourself in an environment that is better than Istanbul traffic.. Now that we’ve read that much, we’re excited, let’s not go, what should we do? you will ask. Of course, go, the magnificent nature of Şile is always worth seeing, but review what we wrote above and choose your destination accordingly.. For example, do not go to the picnic area of Alacalıköy, which we say go in the spring, on the weekend in the middle of summer, or do not go to the place where we warn you to take your food with you and do your shopping there.. If you are looking for a more wooded area to picnic, Şile may not be the right place, but we can recommend Belgrade Forest Picnic Areas.
