De Gavers, Recreation area in Geraardsbergen, Belgium.

De Gavers is a provincial recreation domain in Geraardsbergen centered around a large lake bordered by woods and green spaces. The grounds contain walking trails, cycling routes, and sports facilities distributed across the landscape.

In 1815 more than 6,000 English horsemen gathered in the natural Dender flood basin here for inspection before the Battle of Waterloo. From 1974 sand extraction for the Schendelbeke industrial estate created the Gaverplas, opened for recreation in 1976. Sand digging near hostel 't Schipke formed the Poelaertplas in 1977, a day-recreation centre followed in 1978, and a canal between the two lakes was dug in 1985.

The name Gavers refers to the natural flood basin of the Dender, where over 6,000 English horsemen assembled in 1815 for inspection before the Battle of Waterloo. Today the domain is a provincial recreation area with a beach, sports complex, terraces, cafeterias, a campsite, trekkershutten, bungalows and a youth hostel.

De Gavers lies northeast of Geraardsbergen's centre, along the Dender in the deelgemeente Onkerzele. The grounds around the 20-hectare lake have paths for walking and cycling, plus a beach, a sports and recreation complex, terraces and cafeterias. A camping, trekkershutten, bungalows and a youth hostel stand on site for overnight stays.

The lake owes its existence to sand extraction: in 1974 sand was dredged for the industrial estate at Schendelbeke, creating the Gaverplas. A channel dug in 1985 links it to the Poelaertplas, the second pit dug in 1977 beside youth hostel 't Schipke on the Dender bank.