You can swim safely in the protected part of the lake. There is a nice sandy beach with playful dunes and a sunbathing and playing meadow with facilities for sports and games. To make sure children don't lose their parents so easily and as a beacon for the emergency services, there will be orientation posts. Entry is free.
The swimming season runs from 1 May to 1 October and the beach pool is open between sunrise and sunset.
Haarrijnseplas makes an important contribution to the water syst...
You can swim safely in the protected part of the lake. There is a nice sandy beach with playful dunes and a sunbathing and playing meadow with facilities for sports and games. To make sure children don't lose their parents so easily and as a beacon for the emergency services, there will be orientation posts. Entry is free.
The swimming season runs from 1 May to 1 October and the beach pool is open between sunrise and sunset.
The Haarrijnseplas provides an important contribution to the water system in Leidsche Rijn. In wet times, the lake acts as a catchment for excess surface water in the area and in dry times, water can be brought from the Haarrijnseplas to drier parts. This eliminates the need to let polluted water from the Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal into the area. The water drained from the soil, ditches and canals to Haarrijnseplas has already been purified to some extent in the wadis, where the initial collection takes place. Yet - before it is released into the lake - it is filtered once more, so that the water in the lake is absolutely clean and crystal clear.