Simssee

Simssee: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Simssee

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Simssee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.87306, 12.24040. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simssee

• Burgstall Hirnsberg · fort · Upper Bavaria · ~3 km · Must-see
• Speckerturm · fort · Upper Bavaria · ~4 km · Must-see
• St. Florian · church · Upper Bavaria · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt · church · Upper Bavaria · ~10 km · Must-see
• Evang.-Luth. Erlöserkirche · church · Upper Bavaria · ~11 km · Must-see
• Zinnenburg · fort · Upper Bavaria · ~11 km · Must-see
• Altes Schloss · fort · Upper Bavaria · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pfarrkirche St. Laurentius · church · Upper Bavaria · ~15 km · Must-see
• Karolinenkirche · church · Upper Bavaria · ~15 km · Must-see
• Neues Schloss Herrenchiemsee · fort · Upper Bavaria · ~15 km · Must-see
• Schloss Hohenaschau · fort · Upper Bavaria · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hochries · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~18 km · Must-see
• Eibberg · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rott Abbey · church · Upper Bavaria · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Chiemsee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Klausenberg · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kampenwand - Äußerster Ostgipfel · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~20 km · Must-see
• Heuberg · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Simssee

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Simssee

• Lake Chiemsee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Taubensee · lake · Salzburg · ~30 km · Must-see
• Walchsee · lake · Salzburg · ~33 km · Must-see
• Egelsee · lake · Salzburg · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hechtsee · lake · Salzburg · ~37 km · Must-see
• Längsee · lake · Salzburg · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pfrillsee · lake · Salzburg · ~40 km · Must-see
• Soinsee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~41 km · Must-see
• Thiersee · lake · Salzburg · ~41 km · Must-see
• Schliersee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~41 km · Must-see

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