Rietplas, strand
Official outdoor swimming location in Houten, Utrecht
Water quality
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Access & hours
Official bathing location: the water quality is checked regularly during the swimming season (1 May – 1 October). In the 2024 EU bathing-water classification it was rated 'excellent'. Facilities nearby: restrooms, parking. Open-access natural water — always check the on-site signs before you swim.
Compiled automatically from official data — not yet hand-checked.
Facilities
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Food & drinks
- No
- Parking
- Yes
- Lifeguard
- Unknown
- Boat ramp
- Unknown
- Lounging area
- Unknown
- Nude recreation
- Unknown
- Dogs allowed
- Unknown
Facilities auto-detected from OpenStreetMap data within ~300 m of the spot.
Location
- Water type
- —
- Province
- Utrecht
- Municipality
- Houten
- Coordinates
- 52.0225, 5.1893
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Tull en 't Waal West
Houten, Utrecht · 4.8 km
Good — no active advisories
Down Under (Plas Laagraven)
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Good — no active advisories
Recreatie Everstein, Vianen
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Good — no active advisories
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