Baignade et plage guide - activities

The free swimming pool at the Poissonniers sports center this summer 2023 in Paris

As summer heats up, it's time to take advantage of Paris's new ephemeral pools, free of charge. Let's go for a swim at the Centre Sportif des Poissonniers to cool off in the 18th arrondissement, from July 8 to August 20, 2023.

The Canal Saint-Martin will be open for free swimming every Sunday in summer 2023!

Free bathing in Paris's Canal Saint-Martin? Every Sunday from July 9 to August 20, 2023.

The free Louis Lumière open-air swimming pool in Paris this summer 2023

A free swimming pool in Paris' 20th arrondissement? As it does every year, the Mairie de Paris is setting up free outdoor swimming pools to cool off and have fun. We're off to discover the one at the Centre sportif Louis Lumière on the Porte de Bagnolet side, from July 8 to August 20, 2023.

La Plage de Nanterre, the summer resort of 2023

The city of Nanterre launches the 2023 edition of La Plage de Nanterre from July 15 to August 20. As every year, a wave of sand covers the Gabriel Péri stadium, which is transformed into a free "seaside resort", for a "beach-like" atmosphere with deckchairs, bouncy castles, water games, entertainment, music and open-air cinema!

La Cité de l'Aventure: a free leisure center for the whole family at La Cité Fertile this summer

Adventure park, children's beach, treasure hunts and sports fields - there's plenty to keep the whole family busy this summer! La Cité Fertile is transformed into a leisure park from July 8 to August 20, 2023, and it's free!

Plage de L'Isle-Adam: France's largest river beach in a verdant setting

The beach at L'Isle-Adam, a veritable oasis near Paris, welcomes bathers and outdoor enthusiasts from June 3 on weekends, then daily from July 1 to September 3 inclusive. A veritable outdoor leisure base with a wide range of activities, this beach and its natural setting are a real treat to enjoy a sunny day.

La base - Île de loisirs de Créteil, opening of swimming facilities

The Base de loisirs de Créteil welcomes you for a moment of family relaxation. With its nautical base, wave pool, Maison de la Nature and accrobranche (tree climbing), it's the ideal setting for fun and relaxation.

The water playground of the Saint-Quentin en Yvelines leisure center

A refreshing playground to get the kids wet? Head for the water playground on the Île de Loisirs in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, which awaits children and parents in July and August 2023.

Base de Loisirs de Souppes-sur-Loing: a Blue Flag bathing beach

Discover the Souppes-sur-Loing leisure park, a verdant destination with a Pavillon Bleu-certified bathing beach. Open from June 24 to August 27, 2023, this marvel is located around Paris, on the border of the Loiret and Seine-et-Marne departments.

Wam Park 77 in Fontainebleau, we tested the leisure centre with giant slides and water games

Looking for a water park just outside Paris? We set out to discover Wam Park Fontainebleau in the 77 region of France, at the Lac de La Grande Paroisse, a leisure park offering a wide range of water sports: ski lifts, water jumps, inflatable water structures, floating terraces, canoes and pedal boats. If you want to feel like you're on vacation without leaving the Paris region, this is the ideal spot to have fun with family and friends.

The Jardin d'Acclimatation's paddling pool and beach are back!

During the summer, when the heat makes its appearance, the Jardin d'Acclimatation adapts to the season and transforms itself into a playful seaside resort. Come and enjoy the joys of water and relaxation in the heart of Paris. Children and adults alike will have plenty of time to relax on the deckchairs.

Base de Loisirs des Étangs de Hollande: A natural paradise with beach and swimming in Yvelines

Discover the wonders of the Base de Loisirs des Étangs de Hollande in Les Bréviaires, in the heart of the Rambouillet forest. Fancy a beach and a swim in the green? Head for the Yvelines to sunbathe and relax in the heart of nature.

Aquaboulevard, the family water park in the heart of Paris

The whole family can take a dip in the heart of Paris at Aquaboulevard, a water park where visitors come all year round to enjoy the wave pools, 11 giant slides, whirlpool baths and waterfalls, in an atmosphere maintained at 29°C.

Beach Parisienne, a giant beach terrace for sunbathing in the heart of the Bois de Vincennes

An aperitif with your feet in the sand without leaving Paris? That's what the Beach Parisienne du Chalet du Lac is up to again this summer. We're off to the Bois de Vincennes to discover an unusual beach!

Hérouval Park, the leisure park with beach and water games

The Parc Hérouval is a park of attractions and leisure games in the natural environment par excellence. One hour from Paris, in a magnificent natural setting, the Hérouval Park welcomes you on more than 20 hectares of greenery. On the program: beach and water games, small train, mini-farm, slides, bumper boats, ponies, barbecues... It is the ideal place to meet with your family, to relax and have fun.

The water games paddling pool of the André Malraux Park in Nanterre (92)

Would you like to play in the water? Just a stone's throw from La Défense is the green 25-hectare Parc André Malraux in Nanterre. We go there to discover the free water playground of 1,200 m² which awaits young and old alike as soon as the weather is hot all summer long.

Free water games in the Parc des Chanteraines (92)

The free water games of the Parc des Chanteraines located between Gennevilliers and Villeneuve-la-Garenne, await children and their parents all summer long. This green park in the Hauts-de-Seine (92) on the banks of the Seine is the ideal place to cool off when it gets too hot.

Aqua Slide Park, the inflatable waterpark in Longueil Sainte Marie in Oise department

Aqua Slide Park is the name of the inflatable waterpark set in the water sports center of Longueil-Sainte-Marie in Oise. Right outside Paris, discover this verdant spot, perfect to bathe and have fun in the water without necessarily having to go too far away.