Summer in Poland 2022 with kids - the Karkonosze, Lake Drawsko and the Baltic Sea

In summer 2022 we stayed in Poland and in two weeks we saw three very different landscapes: mountains, a lake and the sea. First the Karkonosze (Giant Mountains) with our three daughters, then the whole family in a tent by Lake Drawsko, and at the end a house by the Baltic Sea in Rowy.

There was no time for a long trip abroad this year. Our youngest daughter was still a baby, and we had weddings to go to in August. So we chose three shorter trips in Poland.

Our plan day by day

The Karkonosze (5-7 August)

• 5 August: arrival in Szklarska Poreba and a walk to the Szklarka Waterfall.
• 6 August: a loop to Szrenica, 14.5 km, four mountain huts and the Kamienczyk Waterfall.
• 7 August: from the Okraj Pass along the border on the Kowarski Ridge to the Czech mountain hut Jelenka, back on the Czech side along a tarmac road, and then the drive home.

Lake Drawsko (8-13 August)

• 8 August: our tent at the WAJK campsite in the forest by Lake Drawsko, together with friends.
• 9 August: the town beach in Czaplinek.
• 10 August: the baroque palace in Siemczyno and its hands-on museum.
• 11 August: Drahim Castle in Stare Drawsko, trying on a knight's helmet, and fish at a fish bar by the lake.
• 12 August: our last day by the water.

Everything is in our post Lake Drawsko with kids.

Rowy on the Baltic Sea (13-18 August)

• The beaches in Rowy and the wild beach in Orzechowo.
• A church built of stones from Stone Island on Lake Gardno.
• A walk along the Lupawa river by the harbour, a playground, ice cream and water balls.
• Sunset over the Baltic and a photo of all five kids on the beach.

Read more in Rowy with kids.

A wedding at the end

On 18 August we left Rowy at 15:00 and were home at 21:00. The next day we were on the road again, to a wedding at the palace in Krotoszyce near Jawor, and on 20 August we were finally back home.

What worked for us

• Short legs: the mountains, the lake and the sea are only a few hours' drive from Poznan, so we could stop at home between the trips.
• Different places to stay: a room in the mountains, a tent at a campsite and a house by the sea.
• Our dog: Lamia, our golden retriever, was with us at the lake and by the sea.

A year earlier we went to Hungary and Slovenia, and a year later we set off on our first trip in our campervan, through Bavaria to Lake Garda and Lago di Ledro.