Schöngrundsee

Schöngrundsee: 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 Schöngrundsee

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 Schöngrundsee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 49.75929, 11.41503. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schöngrundsee

• Teufelshöhle · cave · Upper Franconia · ~1 km · Must-see
• Burg Pottenstein · fort · Upper Franconia · ~2 km · Must-see
• Kunigundenkirche · church · Upper Franconia · ~2 km · Must-see
• Trockenhänge um Pottenstein · sanctuary · Upper Franconia · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fellner - Doline · cave · Upper Franconia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum · museum · Upper Franconia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Burgruine Hollenberg · fort · Upper Franconia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Basilika zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit · fort · Upper Franconia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Burg Kohlstein · fort · Upper Franconia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Burg Gößweinstein · fort · Upper Franconia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Burgruine Leienfels · fort · Upper Franconia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Aussichtsturm Hohenmirsberger Platte · viewpoint · Upper Franconia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Burgstall Wartberg · fort · Upper Franconia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kleiner Kulm · viewpoint · Upper Franconia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ruine Bärnfels · fort · Upper Franconia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Burgstall Alte Veste · fort · Upper Franconia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Burg Rabenstein · fort · Upper Franconia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sophienhöhle · cave · Upper Franconia · ~10 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Schöngrundsee

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schöngrundsee

• Weißenstädter See · lake · Upper Franconia · ~63 km · Must-see
• Untreusee · lake · Saale-Orla-Kreis · ~85 km · Must-see
• Froschgrundsee · lake · Landkreis Sonneberg · ~89 km · Must-see
• Murner See · lake · Saxony · ~91 km · Must-see
• Brückelsee · lake · Saxony · ~93 km · Must-see
• Steinberger See · lake · Saxony · ~95 km · Must-see
• vodní dílo Jesenice · lake · Cheb · ~105 km · Must-see
• Eixendorfer See · lake · Saxony · ~109 km · Must-see
• v. n. Horka · lake · Sokolov · ~115 km · Must-see
• vodní nádrž Mariánské Lázně · lake · Cheb · ~120 km · Must-see

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