Almenäs, public beach, Public beach on Lake Öresjö, Borås, Sweden

Almenäs is a public beach on the southern shore of Lake Öresjö in Borås with sandy areas and shallow water for swimming. A large lawn with scattered trees provides space for sunbathing and resting.

Stone Age settlement remains have been found at the beach. The area long belonged exclusively to the Church of Sweden before opening to the public in the 20th century, and Borås municipality took over its management at the end of that century. In 2011 the water was rated excellent for ecological and chemical quality over the previous three years.

The beach serves as a central gathering place where locals come to swim, play games, and enjoy meals outdoors on sunny days. Families use the lawn and play areas while others simply rest by the water's edge.

Almenäs is reached by cycle paths and by bus line 19. The beach slopes gently with a sandy bottom and a roughly 150-metre sand strip by the jetties, with grassy banks around the bay and a large lawn for ball games nearby. Parking spaces are plentiful, and the café with a small pub is open in summer.

Since 2001 the small vessel M/S Svanen, built in 1882, has run trips around Öresjö from the beach. It was brought from the lake Runn that year, renamed after a locomotive steamer that sailed Öresjö for a single season in 1892, and food and music are sometimes offered on board.