St. Stephen's Pond
Štěpánský rybník
Swimming
Explore St. Stephen's Pond, the largest pond in the Rokycany region, renowned as a natural monument and a significant site for rare Ordovician fauna fossils.

📜 Discover St. Stephen's Pond, the largest pond in the Rokycany region, protected as a natural monument since 1989.
🔍 Renowned as a classic site for rare Ordovician fauna fossils, including trilobites and graptolites.

Why Go

🏞️ Explore a protected natural monument and fossil site.
🏊‍♀️ Enjoy swimming and water sports like windsurfing and kiting.
🚶‍♀️ Discover a freely accessible area with grassy beaches.
🚂 See the pond situated above the Prague-Plzeň railway line.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly with a playground and refreshments available.

Why Avoid

⚠️ Lies outside officially marked tourist routes, though a red-marked trail leads nearby.

🏊‍♀️ Swimming

🏊‍♀️ Swimming is permitted and free, making it a popular recreational spot with grassy beaches and access almost all around.
🏄‍♀️ Ideal for water sports such as windsurfing, kiting, and yachting.

Managed By

🏛️ Managed by the Plzeň Region Authority.

History & Geology

🗿 The site is a classic locality for fossils from the highest parts of the Klabava Formation of the Czech Ordovician.
🦴 Fossils of graptolites, brachiopods, trilobites, gastropods, conulariids, and bryozoans have been found here.
📅 First declared a protected natural monument on September 5, 1989.

Access

🚶‍♀️ The area is freely accessible, located near the western bank of the pond.
🗺️ While mostly outside main tourist routes, a red-marked trail from Mýto to Kařízek (from St. Stephen's church) leads to the vicinity.