Must-see lake · Salzburg, Salzburg
Almsee
Almsee is a lake in Salzburg, Salzburg.
Almsee: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Almsee
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Almsee — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.75389, 13.95778. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Almsee
- Kleiner Ödsee · lake · Bezirk Gmunden · ~6 km · Must-see
- Rotgschirr · viewpoint · Bezirk Gmunden · ~8 km · Must-see
- Großer Priel · viewpoint · Bezirk Kirchdorf · ~11 km · Must-see
- Wildensee · lake · Salzburg · ~11 km · Must-see
- Spitzmauer · viewpoint · Bezirk Kirchdorf · ~13 km · Must-see
- Steinbrücken Cave · cave · Salzburg · ~15 km · Must-see
- Lake Toplitz · lake · Salzburg · ~16 km · Must-see
- Ostrawitz · viewpoint · Bezirk Kirchdorf · ~16 km · Must-see
- Kleiner Priel · viewpoint · Bezirk Kirchdorf · ~16 km · Must-see
- Schönberg Cave System · viewpoint · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~19 km · Must-see
- Grundlsee · lake · Salzburg · ~19 km · Must-see
- Ennstal · viewpoint · Bezirk Kirchdorf · ~19 km · Must-see
- Laudachsee · lake · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~20 km · Must-see
- Traunstein · viewpoint · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~20 km · Must-see
- Stromboding Wasserfall · waterfall · Bezirk Kirchdorf · ~20 km · Must-see
- Loserloch · viewpoint · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~22 km · Must-see
- Altausseer See · lake · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~22 km · Must-see
- Feuerkogel · viewpoint · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~24 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Almsee
- Kleiner Ödsee · lake · Bezirk Gmunden · ~6 km · Must-see
- Wildensee · lake · Salzburg · ~11 km · Must-see
- Lake Toplitz · lake · Salzburg · ~16 km · Must-see
- Grundlsee · lake · Salzburg · ~19 km · Must-see
- Laudachsee · lake · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~20 km · Must-see
- Altausseer See · lake · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~22 km · Must-see
- Kapuzinerkloster Gmunden · lake · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~27 km · Must-see
- Spechtensee · lake · Bezirk Kirchdorf · ~30 km · Must-see
- Taferlklaussee · lake · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~33 km · Must-see
- Nussensee · lake · Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung · ~37 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Almsee full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Almsee yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Almsee?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Almsee?
Nearby: Kleiner Ödsee (lake, 6 km), Rotgschirr (viewpoint, 8 km), Großer Priel (viewpoint, 11 km), Wildensee (lake, 11 km), Spitzmauer (viewpoint, 13 km), Steinbrücken Cave (cave, 15 km).
Is Almsee worth visiting?
Almsee is listed as a must-see lake in Salzburg on Spotwander.