RECONNAISSANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL OF SPECIALLY PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS OF THE KRASNOYARSK BASIN

The main categories of specially protected natural territories of the Krasnoyarsk basin are considered and a qualitative reconnaissance assessment of their recreational potential is made (taking into account the analysis of methods used in different regions of Russia) according to the most significant criteria for this territory: natural attractiveness, cultural and educational value, transport accessibility from the city of Krasnoyarsk, infrastructural accessibility and environmental risks. In the vicinity of Krasnoyarsk, there are 20 specially protected natural areas: national Park of Federal significance - 1, complex reserve of regional significance - 1, biological reserves of regional significance - 5, geological natural monuments of regional significance - 8, 2 hydrological - 2 and Botanical -3. The highest score of recreational potential was given to the Krasnoyarsk Pillars national Park - 11 points and the Karaulnaya Cave geological nature monument-12 points out of 15, as these protected areas include unique natural objects, differ in landscape diversity, have a developed tourist infrastructure and are located near the city of Krasnoyarsk. The territory of the national Park "Krasnoyarsk Pillars" of all specially protected natural areas is subject to the greatest environmental risk (1 point), has a significant recreational load with an overall high recreational potential. Nature monuments "Mininsky Pillars", "Chernaya Sopka", "Badzheyskaya Cave" and "Bolshaya Oreshnaya Cave" have the greatest natural attractiveness, transport accessibility, and low environmental risks in the overall high assessment of recreational potential (9-10 points). When assessing the recreational potential of biological reserves ("Bolshemurtinsky", "Talsko-Garevskoy", "Saratovskoe swamp", "Malo-Kemchugsky" and "Bolshe-Kemchugsky"), it was found that they have a low cultural and cognitive value (1-2 points ), transport and infrastructural accessibility (1 point), but, at the same time, they have significant natural attractiveness and experience low environmental risks, which ultimately increases their recreational potential to the medium level (6 to 8 points).