Plansee – Planseecamp
The Plansee's best-known entry is the lawn in front of the Taucherdorf Planseecamp dive base on the north shore. A short walk across the meadow takes you to a slope where old objects have been placed for divers: a wooden carriage at about 18 m, a sailing boat at about 21 m, a large horse sled, smaller sleds, a hay wagon and a rowing boat near the entry. The slope continues much deeper into a lake that reaches about 78 m. Perch shelter in the weed on the slope and crayfish live among the stones.
Facts
- Region: Austria – Tyrol: Fernpass, Plansee & Achensee
- Area: Ausserfern (Plansee & Heiterwanger See)
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: wreck, wall, bay
- Coordinates: 47.4874, 10.8424 (approximate)
- Highlights: old wooden horse-drawn carriage (~18 m), sunken sailing boat (~21 m), large old horse sled and smaller sleds, hay wagon, wooden rowing boat near the entry, logs and timber, perch, crayfish, altitude lake (976 m), ~7 °C at 18 m in summer (report), lake fish (tourism board): whitefish, arctic char, brown trout, rainbow trout, minnow, perch
- Permit: A dive permit is required (day, weekend or annual); according to diver reports you must show a brevet, diving is allowed only at the designated entries (Planseecamp, Hotel Forelle, Kaiserbrunnen) and training in the lake is not allowed. Reported sales points: Hotel Forelle, Planseecamp and the campsites; reported fees vary by year (about €3–10 per day). No official current fee schedule found – check current terms.
- Issuer / contact: Taucherdorf Planseecamp (dive base, Plansee)
- Phone: +491712149902
- Email: taucherdorf.psc@planseecamp.de
- Website: https://planseecamp.de/
- Tips: Register at the base on arrival with your brevet and dive medical; the base fills air and nitrox and offers accommodation. Park at the dog beach. Visibility varies widely (about 3–25 m in reports). Plan for 4–7 °C below the thermocline and for altitude.