Tag:amenity=shower
 amenity = shower
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Public showers, where people can bathe under water sprays 
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Public showers, where people can bathe under water sprays. May be run as a local amenity by the government, or part of commercial provisions. May charge a fee. Beach showers are also marked this way.
How to map
Place a node centrally at the location of the showers amenity and tag it amenity=shower. If possible use an area for a shower building and add a node entrance=* to the entrance on the outline. (This is helpful for blind navigation users).
Tags used in combination
Standard combination tags:
- name=* - for the name of the showers (if they have a name)
- operator=*
- opening_hours=*
- fee=yes/no
- supervised=yes/no/interval - whether the showers are staffed with a cleaner; these showers are usually tidier, and the cleaner might expect a tip
- wheelchair=yes/no/limited
Ideas for "access" tags:
- male=yes - male-only or segregated shower
- female=yes - female-only or segregated shower
- unisex=yes - unisex shower
- access=customers - used if shower available only for customers
Additional tags:
- hot_water=yes/fee/no
- indoor=yes - indoor shower
- outdoor=yes - outdoor shower
- capacity=* - capacity of the shower in persons
Showers inside places
Camping sites often have showers for customers, usually in a central services building. You can use shower=yes on a camp site object in such cases.
Photos
Publicly accessible, non-portable beach showers used to wet the hair and body before entering the water, and to wash off dirty and salty water after leaving the lake or sea. Depending on latitude, they are seasonal (active during the bathing season) or year-round. Mostly located close to official bathing areas and waterside resorts.
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Public seasonal beach shower at Baunacher Baggerloch Lake -
Combined public changing room and seasonal beach shower at Mierzyn Lake -
Beach shower Melbourne -
Beach shower at Balaton Lake -
Beach shower on the beach of the North Sea, Scheveningen, Netherlands -
Salzburg - recreational seasonal beach shower at Liefering Lake
Examples of standard, public, year-round, available 24/7 to anyone for a fee or for free. Mostly located along major traffic routes.
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Belgium - Showers at the gas station -
France - Showers at the gas station -
Germany - Showers at the gas station -
Germany - An extremely rare opportunity to take a warm bath in a bathtub while travelling. -
Japan - Showers at the gas station -
Poland - Showers at the gas station
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Other places created for the public to have access to showers used for washing up
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Collective showers Golden Waters pools, available only for customers -
Collective showers located on the Tauberbischofsheim sports hall, available only for customers. -
Communal shower in the Schwimmoper (Wuppertal), Germany
Shower road signs
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Poland -
Iceland -
United States
We could do with a better photo illustrating a shower, preferably a specifically public shower.
See also
- amenity=public_bath - a location where the public may bathe in common. May offer more service than simple showers.
- shower=* - mark availability of the shower on camping sites and similar places
- amenity=foot_shower
- man_made=footwear_decontamination - footwear decontamination station
- emergency=shower - A shower for use in emergency situations
- amenity=mist_spraying_cooler - a place where people go to cool themselves off on a hot day.