62 Binnenvaartstraat, 3530, Houthalen-Helchteren
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Large lakeside parking area for daytime use, with space for walking and swimming during the permitted season. Overnight stays are forbidden and can result in a 150€ fine. The area can be busy and noisy, with foreign discobars operating day and night; it may also be crowded around the lake. Swimming is permitted during Belgian holidays with a lifeguard from 1juli to 1september.
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Listing copied from our source, 53 days ago
Listing copied from our source, 53 days ago
Wonderful free parking and free swimming with lifeguards in July and August. Top spot.Translating
Lots of foreign discotheques day and night. Overnight stays PROHIBITED, €150 fine. We were fined once by post and once woken in the middle of the night and sent away. NEVER AGAIN! During the day you can safely stay here and walk around. Swimming is also PROHIBITED, except during the Belgian holidays with a lifeguard from 1 July to 1 September. Officially, dogs are not allowed in the water or off leash either, otherwise you get a bigger fine. Better to go to the campsite 5 minutes farther on by the water.Translating
Always space available. Enjoyed swimming in the lake with the dogs. The weather was beautiful and it was the weekend, so it was somewhat busy. The bar was open with music. Toilets available.Translating
Perfect place for swimming, beautiful walks and cycling routes. It is on the cycling network and within cycling distance of large cities. Toilets at the lake are available in summer, and there is a shower at the adjacent campsite. Quiet at night, plenty of room for very large motorhomes. Paved and grassy surfaces.Translating
Excellent place to spend one or several nights beside the lake.Translating
Large, secluded car park. Good for one night. You can sometimes hear the nearby road, but overall it is quiet. A beautiful small lake is nearby.Translating
Calm at night. The size of the place made you feel alone in a good way.
Very quiet at night during the week. Good hiking trails and suitable for dogs, with an additional dog park.Translating
Quiet and peaceful place to park and spend the night, especially now outside the tourist season. Lovely walks nearby on foot or by bike.Translating