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A lake is never far away in Berlin, a city ringed by dozens of them, from the Wannsee to the Müggelsee. In summer, a lake means swimming, sunbathing, boating and lakeside beer gardens, all reachable by train or bike from the centre.
This overview gathers Berlin locations around a lake, from big bathing lakes with lidos to quiet forest waters. Some focus on swimming and beaches, others on boat hire, walking trails and lakeside restaurants.
Browse the places below to find the best lake spots in Berlin, compare beaches and facilities, and plan your visit.
The Hotel-Resort Märkisches Meer is located in Diensdorf-Radlow on the eastern shore of Lake Scharmützelsee, with its own beach and jetty. The Sea-SPA features an indoor pool with lake views and a Finnish sauna with a large panoramic window overlooking the water.
Berlin's most famous shipping line, Stern und Kreisschiffahrt, embarks from Greenwichpromenade in Reinickendorf into the northern island world, bringing passengers relaxing cruises across Tegeler See, the Upper Havel Lakes, and far into the Berlin countryside on sunny days. Few excursions showcase the city as serenely and expansively as this one.
A real island in Brandenburg's Untersee, just an hour's drive from Berlin: Insl Kyritz in Kyritz an der Knatter is one of the most romantic wedding venues north of the capital. Civil ceremony directly on the south shore, beer garden, lake view, and a nautical atmosphere included.
On Lake Ruppin, the facility extracts its iodine-rich healing brine from a depth of 1,700 meters, with a 17 percent salt content and a reservoir temperature of 63.4 degrees Celsius. It is Brandenburg's only state-certified healing spring. There is also a floating pool with eight percent brine and a lake sauna with a glass facade and steps into the water.
St. Michaels is located on Bismarckallee in Grunewald, by Lake Hertha, yet close to Kurfürstendamm. The house belongs to the Johannische Sozialwerk. Breakfast is a buffet with fresh pastries, cheese, cold cuts, fruit, and muesli, served on the terrace during warmer months. The adjacent beer garden with a playground is part of the green breakfast experience here.
Straussee in Strausberg is one of the deepest and clearest bathing lakes in the Berlin area: 136 hectares, up to 20 meters deep, visibility depths of three to five meters, and officially excellent water quality. The lido from 1925 is open again after seven years, complemented by free sunbathing lawns, boat rentals, and the historic cable ferry.
Orankesee Lido in Alt-Hohenschönhausen is the family beach bath in East Berlin: 52-meter long water slide, separate children's slide, sandy beach, soccer arena and beach volleyball at a kettle lake with excellent bathing water quality. In operation since 1929, family-run since 2002, admission 8 Euros, reduced 5.50 Euros.
Anchored on Lake Müggelsee in Köpenick is arguably Berlin's warmest adventure: a floating sauna house that leaves all city noise behind. The SpreeBanja combines Finnish sauna culture with lake panorama, fireplace warmth, and a rooftop terrace.
The Plötzensee lido in Wedding brings 15,000 square meters of sandy beach, 40,000 square meters of sunbathing lawn, and a swimming island directly to Volkspark Rehberge. Four beach volleyball courts, mini-golf, slides, a nudist area, and paddleboard rental make it the most versatile lido in northern Berlin. Admission 10 Euros, reduced 6 Euros.
Located at Stößensee in Spandau, the Weber Sailing School's watersports center features a yacht harbor, a private houseboat, and a sailing restaurant. Because the lake is sheltered, there's hardly any choppiness, which makes initial practical lessons easier. Training has been provided here since 1989, ranging from inland boating licenses to offshore sailing licenses, with a maximum of three people on board.
On the northern shore of Schlachtensee in Zehlendorf lies one of Berlin's oldest excursion restaurants, founded in 1723, with a direct view of the water and a cuisine that combines Alpine classics, Berlin specialties, and fresh fish.
In Charlottenburg, less than 200 meters from Witzlebenplatz, the Bootshaus Stella on Lietzensee is deliberately hidden in the park's greenery. The beer garden with a lake terrace is one of Berlin's most beautiful lakeside excursion restaurants.