Camping Ennepetal

Getting out and about is simple – hiking and cycle trails start just outside the site, giving you easy access to the surrounding forests and countryside. Many guests choose to hike to one of the seven dams in the area, the nearest of which is the Heilenbecke Dam, about half a kilometre away. There’s good walking to be had too at Hülsenbecker Tal, a 10-minute drive or hour’s walk from the site. The main attraction in the town of Ennepetal, 10 minutes away, is the Kluterthöhle cave system – Germany’s largest with over 300 underground lakes and nearly six kilometres of tunnels. Don your hard hat and sign up for one of the guided tours to explore the caves for yourself. Just outside the town is the Platsch waterpark, which has indoor and outdoor pools, a kids’ pool, a sauna and a 90-metre waterslide. Half an hour away in Hagen is the Freilichtmuseum, a huge open-air museum with lots of restored traditional houses and live demonstrations of traditional skills and crafts such as rope making, metalwork and beer brewing.