• Lake swimming is unofficial: the city does not list Sloterstrand as an official swimming spot because of poor water quality, so treat the beach as a sand and picnic spot
• Sloterparkbad next to the beach has an outdoor pool, a toddler pool, a lawn and a playground for a tested-water swim
• Public toilet by the petting farm, the one the city lists for the park, so plan stops around it

Sloterpark wraps around the Sloterplas, a large artificial lake at the heart of the western garden cities. Kids get a petting farm, a nature playground, a skatepark, a soccer field and a sandy city beach on the shore.

The Rondje Sloterplas path circles the water for walkers, bikes and skates. A water sports center rents canoes, surfboards and small sailboats and runs lessons, and the Sloterparkbad pool sits by the beach.