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Lake Bohinj

526 m1,726 ft

Area: 3.18 km²
Max depth: 45 m
Tonight: 7°CHeavy rain · Wind 10 km/h N

Lake Bohinj is a lake at 526 m above sea level in Slovenia, 3.18 km² in area and 4.3 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 526 m
Length: 4.3 km
Shoreline: 12.4 km

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Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Bohinj

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Bohinj, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.8 km WSW
+2 more within 1.8 km
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Nearest campsite
ZTS National training Centre Gozdna šola
0.7 km WSW · +2 more within 3.3 km
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Nearest hut
Kosijev dom na Vogarju
1.6 km NNE · +2 more within 3.5 km
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Nearest caravan site
PZA Srednja vas
5.5 km E · +2 more within 7.9 km
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All mapped places 12

Place	Distance
ZTS National training Centre Gozdna šolaCampsite	0.7 km WSW
Parking	0.8 km WSW
Kosijev dom na VogarjuHut	1.6 km NNE
Parking	1.8 km WSW
Stara Fužina – na VegljuParking	1.8 km E
Kamp Bohinj ZlatorogCampsite	1.8 km WSW
Planinska koča MerjasecHut	2.7 km SSW
Laški Rovt Scout CampCampsite	3.3 km ESE
Planinska koča na VojahHut	3.5 km NNE
PZA Srednja vasCaravan site	5.5 km E
PZA Bohinjska BistricaCaravan site	7.8 km E
Caravan site	7.9 km ESE

Lake

Lake Bohinj in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 12.4 km≈3 h to walk around

3D map

Lake Bohinj 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6.3 × 6.3 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Lake Bohinj terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Bohinj elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Bohinj weather

Tonight · Heavy rain · 7°C (45°F) · 3.3 mm · Wind 10 km/h N

Lake Bohinj forecast for about 526 m.

Tonight7°3.3 mm10 km/h N
Today2°8°4.9 mm10 km/h NE
Sun4°10°0.3 mm15 km/h SW
Mon6°12°–8 km/h SE
Tue9°15°–3 km/h SE
Wed10°16°–5 km/h NE
Thu6°13°–6 km/h NE
Fri6°13°–5 km/h E
Sat5°10°2.6 mm3 km/h E
Sun5°10°0.2 mm6 km/h S

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 6.3 × 6.3 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

38.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

34.4%

Steep, 30–45°

19.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

8.1%

Steeper than 30°: 27.3% of the 40 km² view
Relief in view: 1,238 m low point 518 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 80.4%Grassland 9.8%Water 8.0%Cropland 1.0%Built-up 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.2 km; 1,213 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

European Cyclamen108
Christmas-rose85
Mallard79
Silver-washed Fritillary75
European Chub72
Common Spotted Orchid67

Where it sits

Where Lake Bohinj sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Trenta Valley15 km NW

Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGLake Bohinj satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-14.

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GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-14)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Lake Bohinj

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