2 Stand Up Paddler sind bei Sonnenschein auf dem Bostalsee unterwegs. Im Hintergrund sind Enten und Segler zu sehen

Foto: Klaus-Peter Kappest

Water sports

Lake Bostalsee is an eldorado for water sports enthusiasts:
Cruising on a sailing boat, paddling on a stand up paddle board, gliding along on a windsurfing board or
exploring the bottom of the lake in your diving gear.

Favourable wind conditions and an optimal infrastructure make Lake Bostalsee the ideal location for sailors and surfers alike.
There are 210 water and 120 land moorings for sailing boats at the marina. In addition, the regional association of sailing (LVSS), also offers numerous water and land moorings. Boats are limited to a (total) length of 8 m. Regattas take place regularly on Lake Bostalsee throughout the season.

Surfers meet up at the surfer's point on the banks of the lake in Gonnesweiler. There are storage spaces for surfboards at the depot. Surfboards may also be stored at the marina and with the aforesaid regional association of sailing. A basic windsurfing licence is required to surf on the lake. Kite surfing is not allowed on Lake Bostalsee. Jet surfing and other electric surfing equipment and boards are also not allowed on Lake Bostalsee.

You can also glide across the lake on a stand up paddle board.

Experienced divers can explore a sunken ship at the bottom of the lake, gain new skills on the training platform and make the acquaintance of the lake's underwater cow "Betsy".

If you want to get to the other side of the lake fast, hop on the Lagoliner passenger ferry. It makes scheduled stops at the tourist information centre, the reservoir dam plateau and the Center Parcs jetty.

Ein gelbes Segelboot im Vordergrund mit einer Frau und zwei Männern als Insassen steuert schräg auf die Kamera zu. Die Frau, mit den Seilen des Segels in de Händen, und ein Mann sitzen am Heck des Bootes, während der andere Herr vorne im Boot Platz genommen hat. Hinter dem gelben Segelboot ist ein weiteres Segelboot in weißer Farbe auf dem Bostalsee zu erkennen.

Foto: Klaus-Peter Kappest

Sailing schools

The Saarland Yachting School in the "Eckelhauser Bucht" bay
Phone +49 176 55133299
www.saarlaendische-yachtschule.de

offers sailing courses, taster sessions and group sailing, as well as the Bostalsee Basic Licence (2-day course).

4 Personen stehen am Ufer des Bostalsees und haben ein Wingfoil, ein SUP und eine Beachflag mit dabei.

Foto: Lakeride

Water sports school

LAKERIDE at www.lakeride-bostalsee.de or by

telephone +49 160 3465201

Wing foiling, windsurfing, SUP

Eine Kajak Verleihstation an einem See. In einem überdachten Gehäuse sind mehrere Kajaks sowie SUP-Boards gelagert. Eine Frau ist vor einem auf dem Boden liegenden Kajak in der Hocke und baut ein Paddel zusammen und eine andere Frau zieht ein Kajak aus der Verleihstation.

Foto: Malte Danielsson AB

Kayakomat

Kayakomat Lake Bostalsee

At the dam wall on the Gonnesweiler side of the lake.

Bookable online at KAYAKOMAT

Self-service hire station for kayaks and SUP boards.

Ein Mensch in Taucheranzug und Taucherbrille und Sauerstoffmaske befindet sich unter Wasser.

Foto: yossarian6/AdobeStock

Diving

Contact:
Rescue station of Bostalsee Leisure Centre
Phone: +49 6851 801-8125

Tautropfen auf einer grünen Pflanze am Bostalsee.

Foto: Anton Didas

Nature reserve

Roughly 12 ha of the southern part of the lake are a haven for rare flora and fauna that want to be left alone and undisturbed.

Water rescue service

+49 6851 801-8125

March, April, May, September, October daily from 10 am to 6 pm

June, July, August daily from 10 am to 8 pm

November, December, January, February water rescue station not manned

Prices 2026

Surfboards and wingfoil boards

1. Without storage space

Day ticket for 1 board

EUR 10

Monthly ticket for 1 board

EUR 39

Season ticket for 1 board (without season parking ticket for cars)

EUR 100

2. With storage space in the depot building

Monthly ticket for 1 board

EUR 62

Season ticket for 1 board (without season parking ticket for cars)

EUR 200

Winter storage space (16 October-14 March)

EUR 60

Deposit for transponder for surfer depot building

EUR 35

Sailing boats

1. Without a mooring

Day ticket

EUR 21

Monthly ticket

EUR 40

2. With a mooring

Day ticket for a water or land mooring

EUR 24

Monthly ticket for a land mooring

EUR 54

Season ticket for a land mooring (incl. season parking ticket)

EUR 280

Monthly ticket for a water mooring

Basic price up to 12.5 m²

EUR 133

for each additional 0.5 m²

EUR 5

Season ticket for a water mooring (incl. season parking ticket)

Basic price up to 12.5 m²

EUR 545

for each additional 0.5 m²

EUR 13

With a land mooring in the winter

Winter half-year (16 October-14 March)

EUR 168

Trailer parking space

Day ticket

EUR 9

Monthly ticket

EUR 40

Season ticket (15 March-15 October)

EUR 157

Other

Use of crane

EUR 85

Transponder chip for sailors

EUR 10

Paddle boats, rowing boats and inflatable dinghies

Lake utilisation fee

Day ticket

EUR 7

Monthly ticket

EUR 25

Season ticket (without season parking ticket)

EUR 63

Season ticket for fishing boats (only valid from 15 February-31 December in conjunction with a fishing permit)

EUR 50

Stand up paddle boards

Lake utilisation fee

Day ticket

EUR 7

Monthly ticket

EUR 25

Season ticket

EUR 63

Parking

Car parks P1-P5 of the Bostalsee Leisure Centre

Please obtain a parking ticket from the ticket machine and clearly display the ticket in your vehicle.

Parking fees can be paid by card at all the ticket machines and in cash at the three ticket machines in car park P1, in the direction of the logistics hall.
Mobile phone parking payments are also possible. Make sure to bring enough cash to cover the fee. The machines do not give change.

Chargeable all year round: from 9 am-7 pm

Minimum fee (up to 1 hour)

EUR 1

Fee up to 3 hours

EUR 4

Fee from 3 hours (day ticket = maximum fee)

EUR 6

On-demand parking spaces

EUR 6

Annual parking ticket for cars (valid for 12 months)

EUR 60

Motorhomes all year round with one overnight stay (P1-P5)

EUR 12

Motorhomes all year round with one overnight stay (P6)

EUR 16

Annual parking ticket for motorhomes
valid for 12 months in car parks P1-P5

EUR 140

Parking for people with disabilities
Free parking for disabled persons with a severely disabled person's pass (degree of disability from 50%) in car parks P1-P5, provided the pass is clearly visible.

Foto: Frank Rauber