Must-see lake · Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Schaalsee
Schaalsee is a lake in Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Schaalsee: 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 Schaalsee
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 Schaalsee — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 53.59028, 10.91444. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Schaalsee
- Strangen · sanctuary · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~3 km · Must-see
- Techin · sanctuary · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~3 km · Must-see
- Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee · sanctuary · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~3 km · Must-see
- Moorrinne von Klein Salitz bis zum Neuenkirchener See · sanctuary · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~9 km · Must-see
- Weißes und Schwarzes Moor · sanctuary · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~11 km · Must-see
- Schönwolder Moor · sanctuary · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~12 km · Must-see
- Nieklitzer Moor · sanctuary · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~13 km · Must-see
- Garrensee · lake · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~14 km · Must-see
- Krebssee · lake · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~15 km · Must-see
- St. Marien · church · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~15 km · Must-see
- Pinnsee · lake · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~16 km · Must-see
- Drüsensee · lake · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~16 km · Must-see
- Dorfkirche Roggendorf · church · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~17 km · Must-see
- Lankower See · lake · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~17 km · Must-see
- St. Bartholomäus · church · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~17 km · Must-see
- Kuhlrader Moor und Röggeliner See · sanctuary · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~19 km · Must-see
- Benediktinerkloster Ratzeburg · church · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~20 km · Must-see
- Kirche Pokrent · church · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~20 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schaalsee
- Garrensee · lake · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~14 km · Must-see
- Krebssee · lake · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~15 km · Must-see
- Pinnsee · lake · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~16 km · Must-see
- Drüsensee · lake · Ludwigslust-Parchim · ~16 km · Must-see
- Lankower See · lake · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~17 km · Must-see
- Lanzer See · lake · Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg · ~36 km · Must-see
- Hemmelsdorfer See · lake · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~53 km · Must-see
- Lostener See · lake · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~55 km · Must-see
- Viereggenhöfer Teich · lake · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~60 km · Must-see
- Großer Pönitzer See · lake · Nordwestmecklenburg · ~64 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Schaalsee full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Schaalsee 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 Schaalsee?
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 Schaalsee?
Nearby: Strangen (sanctuary, 3 km), Techin (sanctuary, 3 km), Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee (sanctuary, 3 km), Moorrinne von Klein Salitz bis zum Neuenkirchener See (sanctuary, 9 km), Weißes und Schwarzes Moor (sanctuary, 11 km), Schönwolder Moor (sanctuary, 12 km).
Is Schaalsee worth visiting?
Schaalsee is listed as a must-see lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on Spotwander.