The eastern section of Prerow's beach begins where the promenade ends and the developed resort area yields to simpler access points: wooden walkways over the dunes, small parking areas hidden among the pines, and sand that stretches wider and emptier with each hundred meters you walk. The beach here retains the same pale, fine-grained character as the central section, but the atmosphere shifts from resort bustle to something more relaxed. Families claim larger territories, spreading beach blankets in circles that would feel cramped near the pier. The water remains shallow and gentle, the sandy bottom unchanged, but with fewer swimmers you can actually hear the waves.
“You get Prerow's excellent beach amenities and shallow family waters with significantly more elbow room and tranquility just steps from the main scene.”
Credit: UnsplashWhite cliffs over a desert beach
Dune grass and wild roses anchor the low hills behind the beach, and beyond them the dark Darß forest looms, its twisted pines and oak thickets home to deer and wild boar. You might see hikers emerge from woodland trails, cross the beach for a quick swim, then disappear back into green shadow. The Strandkorb rentals still exist here—scattered rather than marshaled into precise regiments—and on busy summer weekends you'll find company, but there's a noticeably lower ratio of people to available sand.
This section rewards morning visits: the light comes from the east, illuminating the water from behind and turning it translucent shades of jade and aquamarine. You can walk the firm sand at the tide line for kilometers, collecting shells, watching sanderlings race the waves, occasionally passing other early risers but mostly moving through solitude. By afternoon, families settle in for long sessions of swimming, reading, and building elaborate sandcastles that the next tide will erase. It's Prerow without the peak-season intensity, the beach experience many visitors hope for when they first book their Baltic Sea vacation.
