• Official swim spot in summer, on the province's list of bathing sites for May through September
• Step-free beach by the Bastion, about 10 minutes' walk from Gaasperplas metro, with a non-slip mat into the water
• Toilets and showers on site, parking on every side of the lake, and dogs allowed off lead in signed areas

The Gaasperplas is a lake dug for sand to build the Bijlmermeer, now ringed by beaches, lawns and paths. The main sandy beach on the south shore slopes gently into the water.

On the north side, by the Bastion in Gaasperpark, a newer beach has a non-slip mat running into the lake for wheelchairs, near a water playground. Sailboats and canoes use the open water.