Herrfallet Naturistbad Fribad

Herrfallet is a 125-hectare nature reserve on a gravel ridge that juts into the north shore of Lake Hjälmaren in Eskilstuna municipality, about 15 km from Arboga. Naturistriksförbundet, the Swedish naturist federation, lists a naturist bathing place here on its national map, linked to the regional club NF Mälardalen, which holds summer bathing days at Herrfallet. The reserve itself is mostly birch woodland with old pines along the ridge crest, some ten metres above the water, and a stand of large oaks; bluebells flower in spring and beavers have felled aspens along the shore. Its shores are mainly long, gently shelving natural sand, broken by stony and reedy stretches, and Hjälmaren is shallow and nutrient-rich, so the water warms early but is not clear. The reserve also holds a campsite with a summer restaurant, canoe hire and grill places, and its ordinary bathing areas are marked with orange buoys where motorboats are banned. Neither the county board nor the club gives a public description of the exact naturist spot, so the pin from the federation map is the best guide.