Water sports and leisure activities Alsace

Located at the Corbusier lock on the Rhone-Rhine canal, Alsace Plaisance offers all the services of the yachting industry. It is also a training centre for passing boating licences and a hardware store. Boats can be rented with or without a licence for an original outing. Approximately 4 hours round trip for a short stroll from the lock to Mulhouse, ideal for discovering an exceptional biotope, natural banks, two pontoons on 30 kilometres of waterway. A picnic break is planned to make this day an unforgettable moment.

The polyester tile dome, developed by engineer Thémis Constantinidis, consists of thirty-six metal arches, including 120 wheelhouses, allowing the summer to discover the swimming pool on an angle of degrees. One in two arc is pierced with seven windows, contributing to the futuristic appearance of the book. More than 183 sunflower pools were built between the 1970 s and 1980 s, in a large national program designed to make swimming easier for many. A vintage architecture with an indoor and outdoor pool, slides, ping-pong tables, baby soccer and a small snack, all recently renovated and expanded, which even better integrates this iconic sunflower for many.

It offers complete leisure facilities: camping - weekends from 15 May to 15 September, swimming, fishing, miniature port and pedal boat, areas and playgrounds.

Access by the RD 466 towards the Balloon of Alsace 3 km from Sewen. At the edge of the Doller valley imagine an array of rocks, waterfalls and dark forests. In the midst of all these warm colours, a blue croquée étendue on the canvas taking the form of the Barrage lake dam, derived from the work of glacial erosion, proudly rises. The dam was built between 1884 and 1887 during the German occupation to regulate the flow of the Doller. Already in 1883, the Germans had achieved a 30-foot dam in order to raise the level. Inaugurated in 1888, the dike was hailed as a technical prowess at the time. The reflections of the rocks and the deciduous forests, the promontoire of a chalet, the foam of the Cascade waterfall are part of creating an enchanting array. A table where you can take life by walking around the lake, fishing for fishing and/or diving.

Outside, there's an Olympic-size pool where regulars lap after lap, a family pool and a leisure pool where the little ones can enjoy sliding down the waterslides. There's also a delightful paddling pool with fun water games. All set in an immense shady, grassy park. It's a great place to relax with family and friends when the sun is shining! Numerous activities (aquagym, kayaking...) are organized in July and August.

Would you like to discover sailing sports or sail with the waves? Strasbourg's sailing school, based at the Plobsheim nautical base, offers a range of courses: discovery, advanced or holiday. Courses are organized throughout the summer. Younger children (aged 7 to 12) can try their hand at the Optimist, while older children can take to the water on sailboards, catamarans and dinghies. Supervision is provided by qualified instructors. Fun and fresh!

Just 5 minutes from the town center, the Club de Voile de Mulhouse offers a wide range of activities. You can register your child for the year or for a vacation course: everything is in place to welcome your little ones in a joyful atmosphere. Thanks to our website, you can book your activity online from the comfort of your sofa, whether you're sailing solo, with family or friends. All the boats are ready for you to enjoy a moment of sport and relaxation, including paddle rentals by the hour. The site is also ideal for corporate events.

The Canoe Kayak Club welcomes you to the M2A site in Riedisheim. Various activities are offered in addition to lessons. The club has been awarded the Terre de Jeux Paris 2024 label. The club's nautical base can accommodate athletes from international teams preparing for the Olympic Games. This project is being carried out in collaboration with the entire M2A region, and more specifically with the Centre sportif régional d'Alsace. Check out our website or social networks for club news.

The Ballet Nautique de Strasbourg is the city's synchronized swimming club, one of the best in France! Whether for competition or simply for the pleasure of aquatic dance, it offers courses and workshops for all levels and all ages, from 4 years old. Familiarization courses with water are also offered, especially for the very young. The classes, as well as the numerous shows proposed by the club, take place at the Schiltigheim Water Sports Center.

The Moder is the ideal river for family canoe trips (children aged 6 and over). H2O Passion offers a range of circuits, accompanied or unaccompanied. Equipment (life jackets, paddles) is provided. You can also learn to dive at H2O Passion with Frédéric, a state-certified diving instructor. And why not try your hand at paddleboarding? All in all, the range of leisure activities on offer is vast and caters for all tastes. The store also offers a wide range of equipment and accessories.

First open-air pool in the Haut-Rhin, the Carola Pool opened in 1954 and is an institution for the locals! It is a delight for young and old alike and has even been given a makeover in 2021 (painting, technical maintenance, 60's atmosphere). Bar run by Michèle and Pépita, ping-pong tables, volleyball and soccer field, historical and vertiginous diving boards and 5,000^m2 of shaded green spaces... or not. Here is something to enjoy the beautiful days under the open sky!

Colmar's version of the beach: a vast expanse of sand and a superb, safe stretch of water set in a green setting. Swim lane (150 m long by 5 m wide), paddle, pedal boats: you'd think you were on the Riviera! There's also the super aquapark, which is all the rage with its slides, trampolines, diving boards, climbing walls and other fun, aquatic inflatables. For lunch and relaxation, the Côté Plage restaurant offers a menu of snacks and deckchairs for hire. Bathing pleasures in Alsace!

Lake Achard is a favourite destination for summer visitors looking for a little freshness for swimming enthusiasts. If you prefer to fine-tune your tan and bask in the sun, the long beach will allow you to place your towel or deckchair facing the water. And for your comfort, 115 m² of new sanitary facilities, including 21 adapted showers. And to offer swimming choices to all, the pier is equipped with a water chair. Go there with family or friends, for a relaxing moment or a picnic!Bring your mask and snorkel, as the area has a great wealth of aquatic life (carp, pike, catfish, crayfish, eels...).

Nestled in the middle of a park, you feel like you're in the middle of a garden with trees when you come to swim at the pool. Built in 1998, it has recently been renovated and equipped with new areas such as the wellness area of 400^m2 with sauna, hammam, sensation showers and fitness equipment. It offers to the children beautiful installations like the wild river, the giant slide, the wave pool or the 4 lanes slide, here one does not get bored! Parents can sunbathe on the sandy terrace or inside depending on the weather and the season.

In a wooded park surrounded by the superb landscapes of the valley, the Aquavallees Water Sports Center invites you to relax: leisure, fitness or well-being, everyone can take advantage of the spaces and equipment as they wish. Toboggan, outdoor pool, counter-current river, geysers, paddling pool, there is no lack of water games. Aquabike and aquagym classes are also available. The center also has a fitness room, a sauna, a hammam and a relaxation room!

In a beautiful green setting, you can enjoy 3 pools. In winter, swimmers are warm in a tropical atmosphere. Children can play in a play pool with a slide, water games and a whirlpool. For experienced swimmers, there is a 25-meter sports pool for training. Aquabikes are available from Monday to Friday. Outside, a heated pool is available all year round. It is possible to sign up for swimming or aquagym classes.

Rental of habitable boats without a licence from 2 to 12 places. Several possible tours from Harskirchen: from 2 days to 2 weeks of sailing. One-way cruise possible (18 hours of navigation) from Harskirchen to Saverne or vice versa with organisation of the return transfer (for a fee).

La Ballastière is a water body located near Bischeim. It offers a green setting, walkers and swimmers like to get together, to relax on long sunny days. On the programme: swimming of course, in water whose quality is regularly monitored, sunbathing on the beach with small stones or grass, but also sports and leisure activities. Because on summer afternoons (except weekends), agents organize activities. Barbecues are available. A holiday atmosphere accessible without a budget.

A human-sized pool designed for all forms of swimming. Swimming in autonomy, swimming in lanes, swimming under water, swimming supervised by a lifeguard! Swimming lessons are scheduled all year round for children and adults, for beginners as well as for swimmers looking to perfect certain swimming techniques. Between two swims, a sauna invites you to relax body and mind in a dry Finnish heat. Aquagym and aquabike classes are available according to schedule.

Both dabblers and strong swimmers will find something to satisfy their desires in this open-air pool equipped with 2 pools. The first pool is 25 meters long and is dedicated to sports activities, while the second is a leisure pool equipped with a bubbling pool and massaging jets. A paddling pool and a slide complete the facilities for the pleasure of children. Baby swimming activities, swimming lessons for all, aquagym sessions are offered all year round by a team of lifeguards. Possibility to rent an aquabike.

Dabblers and strong swimmers will find something to satisfy their desires in this pool equipped with two pools. The first pool is a large 25-meter pool dedicated to sports activities in autonomy or in swimming lanes, and the second pool is a small, fun, current-flowing pool equipped with bubble benches for relaxing moments. In summer, a solarium invites you to come and lounge in the outdoor areas between two swims or after an aquatic activity. Swimming lessons for all ages and aquagym sessions are offered all year round.

Dabblers and strong swimmers will find something to satisfy their desires in this pool equipped with 2 pools. The first pool is 25 meters long and is dedicated to sports activities, while the second is a family pool. A paddling pool, a tropicarium and a slide complete the equipment for the pleasure of children. For adults only, a relaxation area with a bubble bath, steam room and saunas invites you to relax your body and mind. Baby swimming activities, swimming lessons for all, aquagym sessions offered all year round.

What a pleasure to swim or splash around while enjoying the purifying air of the Northern Vosges! The pool is easily accessible and this family space is designed to satisfy all desires thanks to its varied equipment (sports pool, learning pool, outdoor leisure pool with massaging jets, bubble benches, paddling pool for the little ones and a 55-meter slide). Composed of two covered pools (the sports pool is uncovered in summer), the pool also has a heated outdoor pool that is accessible all year round.

Hanautic is a huge aquatic complex! You will be able to enjoy the indoor swimming pool with its 25 meters of pool, a paddling pool and a 52 meters long slide. There is plenty of room for family fun and sports, but also plenty of room to relax: sauna, hammam and even a cold water well... Several group activities are also offered on the spot: aquagym, synchronized swimming or soft gym. Be careful, schedules change often, go directly to the website to get information.

Created in 1998, the Évasion Bleu club offers, in a spirit of camaraderie and joyful conviviality, diving courses all levels. Philippe Dany is the president of this club whose aim is to discover the pleasures of scuba diving. If you would like to start diving or already have a patent but have not been diving for a long time, the Blue Escape takes care of your training and technical training. Managers are experienced and passionate professional trainers. The club also welcomes children from 12 years of age and prepares them to spend their first level at the age of 14. The training takes place in the swimming pools of the Eurometropole and also in natural surroundings, in the gravels, weekends all year round. Once a month, divers find themselves at the diving pit (15 m) of the Creutzwald sports complex in Moselle. Blue Escape organizes exploration courses and trips in the Mediterranean, especially summer, several times a year.

As part of the Swimming Pools Plan, instigated by the City of Strasbourg, Celle has been closed for Work since September 2015. It has not yet been reopened. In addition to renovating the hall, changing rooms and showers, the hotel's leisure and family side will be enhanced by the creation of a new pool of activities and learning, as well as a new outdoor slide. But the athletes are reassuring, an outdoor basin of 25 m long and 10 lines of water, should also come into being.

Strasbourg Waters Vives is a sports association affiliated with the French Canoe Federation, a member of the French Canoe School. The offices and club house are in the heart of the European parliamentary district. In front of the club there is a dam with a difference of about 1,50 m. This is where many competitions are organised each year. There are many possibilities for browsing all around the club, whether it be a downhill boat, online racing, slalom, polo kayaking or leisure. For children between the ages of 8 and 16, school school classes begin in September. Training courses are also organized during school holidays. More than 16 years are not forgotten, introductory or developmental courses are also offered.

Located in the Green Mountain area, the «Ill Club» of its small name is the place for canoeing and kayak lovers Strasbourg. In addition to its friendly meetings at Club-House, the circle organizes all year round trips on Alsatian waters, but also from time to time in Amerindian land. Of course, the club makes available to its members all the equipment necessary to navigate. It also offers locations that can be leased year-round for those with their own boat.

Located on the site of the Remparts Vauban, a green setting conducive to enchantment, the Remparts swimming pool welcomes the general public, schools and associations on 4,000^m2. A 25 m swimming pool, with 6 swimming lanes, has been designed for swimming laps, learning to swim and training. For free swimming, head for the leisure pool, which is adjacent to a paddling pool and a slide for the youngest. A relaxation area is also available and activities are offered according to a dedicated schedule.

The Ostwald swimming pool is covered in winter and summer and can accommodate up to 250 people. In addition to modern and comfortable rooms and toilets, it offers a 25 x 10 m basin with four water lines for swimmers. At the level of outer space: Children's pool and games will delight all ages. During school holidays, various (paying) activities are offered such as aquabike and children's swimming class.

A new generation aquatic center, it combines sports, leisure and relaxation thanks to its 3 pools (sports, play and paddling pool). All members of the family will find something to entertain themselves with water games, massaging jets, a 40-meter slide and summer relaxation areas (picnic and deck chairs available). Aquatic activities are offered throughout the year by a team of lifeguards, such as swimming lessons for children and adults, rehabilitative aquagym and aquabike sessions.

The Centre nautique Aquarhin is a large-scale, modern, lively and friendly center offering services and facilities for the whole family. Sports pool (6 swimming lanes), indoor and outdoor leisure facilities (diving pit, paddling pool, pentagliss, playground), balneo area (sauna, hammam): the choice is yours, with a range of different and complementary activities to keep you active, have fun and relax. All year round, a wide range of professionally supervised activities (swimming, aquabiking, aquatraining, aquagym, diving, aquabike, etc.).

A large-scale aquatic complex equipped with all the infrastructures that a swimmer can dream of: a 375^m2 sports pool with 6 swimming lanes, a 195^m2 leisure pool for activities and relaxing swimming, a 350^m2 outdoor adventure pool (river, slide, paddling pool). And to prolong the pleasure, head to the relaxation area to relax body and mind. Group classes are also offered to move in the water to the rhythm of the music (aquagym, aquabike, etc.) and improve your swimming techniques (swimming lessons).

An XXL aquatic complex located at the foot of the Vosges mountains, Nautilia offers everything one could hope for in terms of sports, leisure and well-being. Spread over 5,877^m2, it offers modern, fun, sensational infrastructures, intended for a wide public, from schoolchildren to sports clubs. Three pools, a cardio-training area, a fitness area for group classes, a relaxation area, a river with buoys, a pentagliss... make up this multi-faceted place, which is open during the summer.

Mulhouse Water-polo naturally offers water-polo training for the youngest to the oldest swimmers. Its range of activities extends to aquagym, aquabike, swimming school for adults and children, and health sports. The whole family has something to look forward to. And our friendly, motivated instructors will make sure you have a great time at any of our pools: Illberg, Jonquilles, Pierre et Marie Curie. Are you a swimmer who'd like to try a different sport? Come and try water polo.

Nestled at the bottom of a glacial valley, Sewen has more than one particularity in its lake! This peat bog is the only natural lake in Alsace that has not been modified by man. A Natura 2000 area with an exceptional environment, it is full of protected species. Morning fishermen say they regularly see beavers. And for botany enthusiasts, endemic species such as sphagnum moss and droséras populate the environment. Attention! The peat is spreading and the lake is closing! It is therefore important to avoid going off the marked trails. A stroll along this magnificent lake will allow you to enjoy its calm before arriving at the foot of the impressive Lake Alfeld dam.