Teufelssee
Grunewald forest, Berlin · Germany
Berlin's favourite gay lake: a small forest lake in the Grunewald with a nude lawn where half of Schöneberg spends July.
- Status
- Tolerated
- Crowd
- Gay beach
- Country
- Germany
- City
- Berlin
- Water
- Sea
- Rank
- #8 gay beach
- Best time
- May to September
- Confidence
- High
Find it
52.4965° N, 13.2450° EThe gay end
The nude lawn on the lake. On a hot Sunday it is mostly men.
Crowd A nude beach the boys have made their own: a gay-majority crowd, a beach bar that knows it, and friends you have not met yet.
Getting there
S-Bahn to Heerstraße or Grunewald, then a twenty-minute walk through the forest. Bikes are quicker.
The rules
Tolerated. Not designated, but nude bathing has been the custom for years and is left alone. Rules and patrols can change, so read the signs when you arrive.
No photos of anyone, sunscreen everywhere, cover up the moment you leave the nude stretch, and go home with the light. It is a beach: sunbathe, swim, talk, flirt. Anything more belongs somewhere private.
Questions people ask
Is Teufelssee a gay beach?
Yes. Berlin's favourite gay lake: a small forest lake in the Grunewald with a nude lawn where half of Schöneberg spends July. The nude lawn on the lake. On a hot Sunday it is mostly men.
Is it legal to be nude at Teufelssee?
Tolerated rather than designated. Not designated, but nude bathing has been the custom for years and is left alone. Rules and patrols can change, so read the signs when you arrive.
How do I get to Teufelssee?
S-Bahn to Heerstraße or Grunewald, then a twenty-minute walk through the forest. Bikes are quicker. Best time: May to September.
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Method
Status says what the law and the locals allow; crowd says who is on the sand. Both come from gay-travel guides, the national naturist federations and members who were just there, scored on sources, recency, crowd, legal footing and safety. How we rank. Pins mark the beach; the gay end is described above. Last reviewed September 2026.