Parking at Sorpesee
If you arrive by car (or motorcycle), you can park in one of the 16 paid parking areas at Sorpesee. The designated parking areas are subject to charges daily from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Electric cars will also be subject to charges from 2025-01-01. Please note that the parking areas on the promenade have a maximum parking time of 3 hours. You can find free parking at the Langscheid sports field (Langscheider Str. 93, 59846 Sundern).
Overview of parking lots at Sorpesee
- Echterfeld
- Unterm Damm (Sorpedamm)
- Promenade
- Sorpeblick
- Public bathing area (formerly lido)
- Family camping
- Iserlohner
- Nordic Ferienpark Sorpesee
- Nature Camping Sorpesee
- Amecker Damm
- Zur schönen Aussicht, Amecke
- Outdoor pool parking lot, Amecke
- West shore
- Fire brigade
Overview of parking fees
Promenade Langscheid parking lots
(parking ticket machines 6–8):
- 15 minutes: €0.50
- 1 hour: €2.00
- additional 3 minutes: €0.10
- Maximum parking time 3 hours (€6.00)
- Important: Holders of annual parking permits must also display a parking disc with the arrival time as proof.
All other parking lots
(parking ticket machines 1–5 & 9–21):
- 60 minutes: €1.50 / minimum fee: €1.50
- additional 3 minutes: €0.10
- Day ticket €6.00
- Maximum parking time 12 hours (overpayment into the next day possible up to €18.00)
Parking tickets valid around the entire lake
Dear guests,
Since our parking fees are the same rate at all parking lots around the lake, you can also take your valid parking ticket with you and use it at another location around the lake. Important: this rule does not apply to the promenade in Langscheid.
Cashless payment with the PayByPhone app
You can pay in cash (coins) at the respective parking ticket machines, or use the PayByPhone app. With this app, you can easily pay for your parking ticket cashlessly and extend it flexibly on the go. This saves you time and means you’ll never have to search for change and the parking ticket machine again. Simple, digital, contactless – with the PayByPhone app as well as via web or SMS. You can download the app from the app stores here:
Service for EVs: charging stations
With your electric car, you can “refuel” at two charging stations. You can find EV charging stations at Sorpesee at the following locations:
You can find another station in Sundern, located on the premises of Sorpesee GmbH, at the Sundern indoor pool. All information about this charging station can be found here.
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