Noorder IJplas
Unofficial swim spot in Amsterdam, Noord-HollandUnofficial spot
Water quality
This is a well-known swim spot, but not an officially designated bathing location: water quality is not tested by zwemwater.nl and there is no supervision. Swim at your own risk.
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Access & hours
Quiet lake between Amsterdam-Noord and Zaandam, used for wild swimming from the natural banks. Not an official swimming location: unsupervised deep water, no facilities, no quality monitoring. In warm spells check for blue-green algae before getting in.
Facilities
- Restrooms
- No
- Food & drinks
- No
- Parking
- No
- Lifeguard
- No
- Boat ramp
- No
- Lounging area
- Yes
- Nude recreation
- Unknown
- Dogs allowed
- Unknown
Location
- Water type
- Lake
- Province
- Noord-Holland
- Municipality
- Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.4220, 4.8670
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