Baggersee Kork

The Baggersee Kork, also called the Korker Baggersee or Baggersee Kieswerk Vogel, is a gravel-pit lake of about 16 ha beside the B28 between Willstätt and Kehl in the Ortenau, a few kilometres east of Strasbourg. The city of Kehl lists it as one of its two designated swimming lakes, with water quality regularly tested on behalf of the health authorities. Lawns around the shore are used for sunbathing and picnics, and the season runs roughly from May to September. A 2004 nacktbaden.de report describes it as a small, comfortable lake with plenty of shady spots in little bays, shallow water for several metres along much of the shore (with steeper banks elsewhere), and suitable for families. The same report says nude bathing is only allowed on the south side of the lake, where nude bathers mix with clothed ones but are in the majority. Reaching the south shore from the car park means a fairly long walk round the lake. No recent reports on nude use were found, so check current signs.