Get to know Steinach through three distinct attractions: swimming and water play at the outdoor pool, craft history at the local history and small distillery museum, and guided nature and team activities at Tannenwald Nature Adventure Camp. Each requires different planning: the outdoor pool is seasonal, it is important to check the museum’s visitor schedule, and the camp is intended for supervised events. Depending on the purpose of your trip, you can choose between a day at the pool, a visit focused on cultural history, and an organized nature activity.
Swimming and water play
Steinach outdoor pool offers more than 900 m² of water for swimming and splashing around. The children’s paddling area features a spring basin, a water hedgehog, a trickle feature and a slide; a mud play area with a water pump adds to the play spaces. Two diving platforms, at heights of 1 m and 3 m, expand the facilities, although their use is restricted. Before your visit, check the outdoor pool’s seasonal operating dates and the current rules for using the platforms.
In the wider Ortenaukreis destination, Rulantica offers a different kind of water attraction: year-round water fun for the whole family, numerous indoor and outdoor attractions, and the Hyggedal relaxation and sauna area. Comparing it with Steinach’s seasonal outdoor pool helps answer a practical planning question: the two water attractions differ both in when they are open and in what they offer.
Craft history in Steinach
The local history and small distillery museum displays an apple press (Trotte), a beer bottling plant, various small distilleries and distilling equipment from the 19th and 20th centuries. The exhibits illustrate a trade once typical of Steinach, linking individual pieces of equipment to local craft history. If you are planning a museum visit, check the published visitor schedule in advance. This makes the visit a cultural-history counterpart to the pool and nature camp.
Tannenwald Nature Adventure Camp
The nature adventure camp in the Tannenwald area is in Steinach’s Welschensteinach district. It is specially set up for children and young people as a meeting point and starting place for experiential education, forest education activities and team cooperation training. Activities are intended to take place under the guidance and supervision of educational staff, forestry workers, clubs and other specialists. If you are planning an activity for children or young people, factor in this supervised format from the outset.
The camp is intended for day events and stays lasting several days. Facilities include a weather shelter, two basic toilets and a level 420 m² play area. There is a 120 m² space for a kitchen tent, with water and wastewater connections; an electricity connection and parking spaces are also available. When planning, coordinate supervision, duration and booking details with the people in charge or the municipality. This way, your enquiry can specify from the outset whether you are planning a day event or a stay of several days, and which facilities are important for your plans.
The wider setting: Ortenaukreis
The wider Ortenaukreis destination lies between the Rhine and the Black Forest. The district encompasses 23 nature reserves covering a total area of around 3,110 hectares, stretching from the Rhine plain to the higher elevations of the Black Forest. For nature-focused travel plans, this district-wide range provides additional regional context.
Discover more destinations: Mahlberg, Haslach in the Kinzig Valley, Seelbach, Kippenheim, Seebach, Kehl, Sasbach, Hofstetten.
Back to the regional travel guide: Ortenaukreis.
