Podnieku Lake Near Kalvene in Latvia

Updated: 8 February, 2022 seen 437

Podnieku lake is located close to the Kalvene in Western Latvia. We headed here while returning back from Liepāja (probably we were eating paella's and empanadas at Tex-Mex Klondaika restaurant prior).

This lake seems in past has been some popular recreational area, there were a lot of camping sites and rumor has it here even was a cafeteria. Nobody knows for sure what happened to this place and why any development tasks has stopped. I believe it won't take long and Podnieku lake will be turned again in a popular recreational area. But for know take a look how it looked like here in Summer 2015.

If you are up to for some eco tourism adventures - Podnieku lake has a lot to offer. Be careful with bonfire - most probably it's not allowed without a special permit to burn a bonfire in Latvia.

Abandoned camping house at Podnieku lake

Abandoned camping house at Podnieku lake

Functional WC

Functional WC

Footbridge

Footbridge

A boat and footbridge at Podnieku lake

A boat and footbridge at Podnieku lake

Most probably that boat is leaky and you shouldn't try it out. 

Podnieku lake

Podnieku lake

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