Strandbad Jungfernheide

Strandbad Jungfernheide is Berlin's only swimming lake with its own waterski and wakeboard cable park, plus four 50-meter lanes in the lake, a long pier, and the Strandhaus Café with a terrace. The artificially created Jungfernheide Pond is located within Erwin Barth's registered garden monument; a day ticket costs 8 Euros, reduced 6 Euros.

Waterskiing in the Volkspark

No other swimming lake in the city has a cable park for waterskiing and wakeboarding, which can even be rented exclusively by the hour. Those who prefer to swim will find four marked 50-meter lanes and a long pier extending far over the water in the Jungfernheide Pond. The pond is an artificial body of water from the early 20th century, at most about four meters deep and of a geometrically clear shape, with an island connected by small bridges. It is fed via the Nonnengraben Canal from the Spandau Ship Canal, with two pumps additionally supplying groundwater. The EU classification for the years 2021 to 2024 rates the water as excellent, monitored by the State Office for Health and Social Affairs. On land, there are sandy beaches and sunbathing lawns, sun loungers and umbrellas are available for rent, beach volleyball is included, and the Strandhaus Café has a spacious terrace overlooking the water, offering hot and cold snacks. Stand-up paddles and swimming loungers are available for hourly rental, while sun loungers and umbrellas cost only a few Euros per day.

Garden Monument by Erwin Barth

The lido is located in Volkspark Jungfernheide, which Garden Director Erwin Barth designed for the then-independent city of Charlottenburg. Construction began in October 1920 as part of an emergency program, the park was opened on May 27, 1923, and completed in 1927. Today, it is a registered garden monument with object number 09046337, as well as a landscape protection area and, in parts, a protected biotope. Between 2019 and 2023, the district invested approximately 2.43 million Euros from the BENE program, ecologically upgrading the central meadow, renovating the northern east-west path, and restoring the beach area. The lido is operated by its own company, which leases it from the state and is responsible for its maintenance, as is the case with almost all Berlin facilities of this type. Annual passes cost 169 Euros, for children aged three to 15 years 99 Euros. This swimming lake is accessed via the S+U Jungfernheide station; it takes about ten minutes from Kurfürstendamm. School classes and daycares pay a special group rate for ten or more people, and parking spaces are available on site.