--- title: Bathing in Upper Austria url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/water-sports/bathing-in-upper-austria.html" description: Discover the best bathing spots in Upper Austria. Enjoy swimming in crystal-clear lakes, relaxing at warm bathing lakes, and experiencing fun outdoor pools and adventure pools. Perfect for families and nature lovers. image: "https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/user_upload/upperaustria/Logo_upperuastria_RGB_300x300px_Websites.png" date: 2022-05-31 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Bathing in Upper Austria Swimming in Upper Austria ------------------------- Over 70 lakes in the Salzkammergut - from the Attersee and the Traunsee, to the Mondsee or the Wolfgangsee, to the Hallstättersee and the Gosausee - are a paradise for water rats. Whether cooling off or water sports: this is the place to be. Especially popular with families are the warm bathing lakes in the Entdeckerviertel, such as the Holzöstersee or the Heratingersee. Nature lovers and romantics will find idyllic spots by the water, for example at the Gleinkersee, the Feldkirchner Badeseen, the Rosenhoferteich or the Weikerlsee. These and many other bathing lakes, ponds and river pools provide splashing variety. At the same time, a large number of outdoor pools offer swimming fun in the sports pool. ### From the largest lake to the deepest lake in Austria They lie like oversized bathtubs in the northern foothills of the Alps. And the lakes of the Salzkammergut are also used for bathing in abundance. From the largest inland lake in Austria - the Attersee - to the deepest lake in Austria - the Traunsee - the who's who of lakes is gathered in Upper Austria. [ ![A man and a girl jump into the water from a wooden footbridge at Mondsee in the Salzkammergut.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/1/c/csm_MondseeSpringen_OberoesterreichTourismusMondseeIrrseeMichaelGroessinger_fc063cf99c.jpg "Photo Upper Austria Tourism/MondseeIrrsee/Michael Grössinger: A man and a girl jump into the water from a wooden footbridge.") Bathing waters ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/water-sports/bathing-in-upper-austria/bathing-waters.html) Open copyright © Photo Upper Austria Tourism/MondseeIrrsee/Michael Grössinger: A man and a girl jump into the water from a wooden footbridge. Close copyright [ ![Bergsee im Salzkammergut mit Blick über die Wasseroberfläche und unters Wasser, wo man bis auf den Grund sieht. Wasserpflanzen ragen aus dem Wasser. Im Hintergrund Wald und Berge.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/b/f/csm_SalzkammergutSommerHintererLangbathseeWasser_OberoesterreichTourismusGmbHRobertMaybach_4f826e1b44.jpg "Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Robert Maybach: Am Hinteren Langbathsee.") Water temperatures ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/water-sports/bathing-in-upper-austria/water-temperature.html) Open copyright © Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Robert Maybach: Am Hinteren Langbathsee. Close copyright [ ![Vier Freunde, zwei Frauen und zwei Männer, verbringen einen Sommertag am Hinteren Langbathsee. Alle sind im Wasser. Eine Frau geht gerade im seichten Wasser Richtung Ufer. Ein Mann schwimmt zwischen Wasserpflanzen, die aus dem Wasser ragen. Der zweite Mann und die zweite Frau stehen im seichteren Teil des Wassers. Im Hintergrund der tiefere See, hohe steile Berge und Wald.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/d/6/csm_SalzkammergutSommerHintererLangbathseeBaden_OberoesterreichTourismusGmbHRobertMaybach_96c0126080.jpg "Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Robert Maybach: Badevergnügen am Hinteren Langbathsee im Salzkammergut") The most beautiful, hidden bathing spots The cosiest places to swim and cool off: Crystal-clear mountain lakes, fresh river baths, hidden ponds, ... ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/water-sports/bathing-in-upper-austria/the-most-beautiful-hidden-bathing-lakes-and-river-baths.html) Open copyright © Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Robert Maybach: Badevergnügen am Hinteren Langbathsee im Salzkammergut Close copyright [ ![Terrasse vom Restaurant Bootshaus im Seehotel Das Traunsee](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/4/6/csm_Restaurant-Bootshaus-im-Seehotel-Das-Traunsee-Terrasse-c-www.traunseehotels_f11cc7ed23.png "Foto: www.traunseehotels: Terrasse vom Restaurant Bootshaus im Seehotel Das Traunsee") Favourite waterside dining spots ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/food-and-drink/favourite-waterside-dining-spots.html) Open copyright © Foto: www.traunseehotels: Terrasse vom Restaurant Bootshaus im Seehotel Das Traunsee Close copyright [ ![Eine Frau ist von schräg oben zu sehen wie sie bis zum Bauch im türkis schillernden Wasser des Thermal-Innenbeckens im Spa Resort Therme Geinberg im Innviertel steht.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/c/3/csm_ThermeGeinbergWasser_OberoesterreichTourismusGmbHRobertMaybach_756fc295c1.jpg "Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Robert Maybach: Frau im Indoor-Becken im Spa Resort Therme Geinberg im Innviertel.") Thermal spas ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/health-and-wellness.html) Open copyright © Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Robert Maybach: Frau im Indoor-Becken im Spa Resort Therme Geinberg im Innviertel. Close copyright [ ![Two stand-up paddlers near the shore of Lake Gleink, Pyhrn-Priel Holiday Region. In the background a sunbathing lawn with bathers and large shady trees.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/3/e/csm_PyhrnPrielSUPGleinkersee_PyhrnPrielTourismusGmbHFlorianLierzer_403a671209.jpg "Photo Pyhrn-Priel Tourismus GmbH/Florian Lierzer: Water fun at Lake Gleinkersee, Pyhrn-Priel Holiday Region.") Bathing spots ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/water-sports/bathing-in-upper-austria/bathing-places.html) Open copyright © Photo Pyhrn-Priel Tourismus GmbH/Florian Lierzer: Water fun at Lake Gleinkersee, Pyhrn-Priel Holiday Region. Close copyright [ ![Family at a river in the Helental at Mondsee in the Salzkammergut, the man is throwing a stone into the water, in the background forest and a wooden bridge.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/4/2/csm_FlussHelenentalFamilieMondsee_OberoesterreichTourismusMondseeIrrseeMichaelGroessinger_6e19d79b6b.jpg "Photo Upper Austria Tourism/MondseeIrrsee/Michael Grössinger: Family by a river in the Helenental valley at Mondsee in the Salzkammergut.") River baths ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/water-sports/bathing-in-upper-austria/river-baths.html) Open copyright © Photo Upper Austria Tourism/MondseeIrrsee/Michael Grössinger: Family by a river in the Helenental valley at Mondsee in the Salzkammergut. Close copyright [ ![A girl brakes in the middle of a wave at the end of a water slide in the Aquapulco Pirate World at the EurothermenResort Bad Schallerbach.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/2/2/csm_EurothermenResortBadSchallerbachAquapulco_OberoesterreichTourismusGmbHRobertMaybach_b0270fb03d.jpg "Photo Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Robert Maybach: Water fun with slides in the Aquapulco Pirate World at the EurothermenResort Bad Schallerbach.") Outdoor pools, lidos and adventure pools ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/water-sports/bathing-in-upper-austria/outdoor-pools-lidos-and-adventure-pools.html) Open copyright © Photo Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Robert Maybach: Water fun with slides in the Aquapulco Pirate World at the EurothermenResort Bad Schallerbach. Close copyright