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jorrit
June 16th, 2010, 12:19 AM
Public outdoor swimming pools in the area are open now. The majority of them are heated and usually stay open until September, if weather permits. Always call before going anywhere.

Public pools are divided into swimmers' and non-swimmers' pools, and they have extra pools for toddlers. Most facilities have water slides, playgrounds and little restaurants or bistros. Daily admission fees vary from €1 to €3. Season passes are also available.

The following pools are located in the Kaiserslautern Military Community and nearby areas:

-Kaiserslautern: Warmfreibad, Entersweiler Strasse, noon to 8 p.m. Mondays; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays.

-Kaiserslautern: Waschmühle (not heated), Morlauterer Strasse, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily except Tuesdays when it opens at noon. Note: Waschmühle has one big basin, 165 meters long and 45 meters wide. It is considered the biggest swimming basin of Europe.

-Trippstadt: Warmfreibad, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and German holidays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and after a German holiday.

-Hohenecken: Strandbad Gelterswoog (lake on B270), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; noon to 8 p.m. Mondays.

-Hochspeyer: Warmfreibad, noon to 8 p.m. Mondays; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.

-Otterberg: Schwimmbad (not heated; will open in June), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

-Alsenborn, Freibad, noon to 8 p.m. Mondays; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.

-Mehlingen: Freibad (not heated; will open in June), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

-Winnweiler: Schwimmbad, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily except Tuesdays when it opens at 1 p.m.

-Rodenbach: Waldschwimmbad, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Every Friday in July and August, floodlight swimming is offered until 11 p.m. (if weather permits).

-Landstuhl: Naturerlebnisbad, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays and German holidays.

-Miesau: Waldwarmfreibad, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

-Waldmohr, Warmfreibad, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

-Altenglan: Sport- und Freizeitbad, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Some swimming pools have a combination of indoor and outdoor facilities, which is good for any kind of weather:

-Ramstein: Freizeitbad Azur, 1 to 9 p.m. Mondays; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

-Kusel: Bade- und Freizeitpark, indoor opening hours: 2 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays; 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays; 6:30 to 9 a.m. and 2 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Outdoor opening hours: 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily.

SOURCE (http://www.ramstein.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123209112)

Native
June 16th, 2010, 02:07 PM
There are also several lakes with the potential to swim in the area, have a look on this site (http://www.badeseen.rlp.de/servlet/is/1100/) for a map showing lakes (http://www.badeseen.rlp.de/servlet/is/36383/) of the federal state rhineland-palatinate (german only, use google translator (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badeseen.rlp.de%2Fservlet%2Fis% 2F1100%2F&sl=de&tl=en)). ;)

Using common senses is mandatory when swimming there.

Also be prepared for extreme exhibition of human flesh (that means topless and nude members of all age groups). :heh:


[Hell, I wonder how anybody (grown up in a country where an exposed half nipple leads to a scandal) would react when seeing scenes that I have witnessed. Must have something of jumping in cold water.;);)]