Camping Lava

From €38 For 1 night, 2 adults 8 12 reviews
Pool (added by manager 28 Sep 2022)
Pool (added by manager 28 sep 2022)
Aerial view (added by manager 19 nov 2015)
Motorhome pitch (added by manager 28 sep 2022)

  • At the foot of a volcano in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park
  • A minute's walk from rides and amusements at Lava Parc
  • Animal farm, pool and garden
Your Spanish holiday here should bubble along here nicely. Catalonia's Camping Lava is a splendidly set site at the foot of the Garrotxa volcanoes deep in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park: crater connoisseurs, your place is here. It's also a mere minute's amble from the site to the amusements of Lava Parc, where you and your littlies can take a train around the volcanic zone, zip about on Segways or 4X4 tours, cuddle animals at the farm, or canter about by pony or horseback. The fortified medieval town of Santa Pau, dating back to Roman times, is a few minutes' drive away for urban sightseeing around this lush landscape, Olot is within 15 minutes and Girona is reachable in an hour. Camping Lava is a spacious site surrounded by greenery, with pitches shaded by trees. There's an animal farm with critters to greet and feed here too, as well as room aplenty to sunbathe around the grounds and in the handsome garden area surrounding the pool. Entertainment is organised during the summer season. An outdoor barbecue area is open throughout the season, and fresh bread deliveries are available daily

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 8
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 01/07 and 31/08 (subject to weather conditions).
  • The restaurant is open between 01/04 and 05/01.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • For Saint John's feast day, All Saints' Day and all of August, day visitors are not allowed.

Languages spoken

Catalan

English

French

Spanish

Open from Fri, 15 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Relaxing campsite well-situated in an appealing part of Catalunya

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Andrew A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric forest floor tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The shade and green vegetation in and around the campsite The pool area The cleanliness of the toilets The surrounding area of La Garrotxa Wifi Roofed rainshelters in camping area

Disliked: Check-in took too long (?understaffed reception) and we were told at reception that we needed to wait for someone to show us our pitch, though this was not necessary (and probably was a mistake as we had a tent and not a campervan/caravan). A shop with more product range and extension hours would have been preferible.

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El trato del personal, los baños siempre limpios, las actividades y la…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Mònica A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric forest floor motorhome pitch

Liked: El trato del personal, los baños siempre limpios, las actividades y la estancia.

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Super bien muy tranquilo y verde A los niños les gusta mucho…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric forest floor tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Super bien muy tranquilo y verde A los niños les gusta mucho los animales.

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Mooie omgeving

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric forest floor tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: De locatie van de camping. De plaats van de tent. Stroom. Het sanitair was erg schoon. Vriendelijke ontvangen, in het engels gesproken

Disliked: Restaurant van camping alleen in het weekend open.

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Muy buena la atención, el camping tenía todo lo necesario para una…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Sebastian P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric forest floor motorhome pitch

Liked: Muy buena la atención, el camping tenía todo lo necesario para una buena estancia, sobre todo considerando que era nuestra primera vez en autocaravana. El lugar es precioso y hay muchas partes que visitar.

Disliked: Las actividades pagadas son un poco caras a mi parecer, pero al menos hay un descuento si te quedas en el camping

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Local area…

Overall 4/10
Location 4
Value for money No rating
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric forest floor motorhome pitch

Liked: Local area

Disliked: Awkward pitches.Parking in between trees. Pedantic member of staff asked us to reverse 1 m so we were within the white markers. There was 1 other campervan on the whole site.Lava was the most expensive site we had stayed in,in our six week trip.€34 per night

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From the manager: we try to make it a pleasant place for the customer and visually ordered for a good stay

Un càmping que es veuen molt noves les instal·lacions , ben cuidat…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric forest floor motorhome pitch

Liked: Un càmping que es veuen molt noves les instal·lacions , ben cuidat tot, amb moltes facilitats per poder sentir-se còmode , parcel·les àmplies i amb ombra, entorn també immillorable ! Per a nosaltres un 10! I, tot en català! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Disliked: No puc opinar res en contra

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The calmness of the area and the fact that you can just…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric forest floor tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The calmness of the area and the fact that you can just choose a spot to pitch up with a tent. The carriage ride is well worth doing as well as a visit to the river in Santa Pau. Marta the receptionist is amazingly helpful! Very good customer service.

Disliked: Lack of information regarding acitivites around the site e.g prices and facilities available.

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nice site , good location, limited facilities no hot water.

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Andrea F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric forest floor tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The camping space is lovely and the area is great, its clean and simple, and space for large tents. Not to crowded.

Disliked: The staff did the minimum, and there was often no paper in the toilets, there was no hot water in the sinks to wash your hands or in the sinks to wash pots or clothes. Everything was expensive, the restaurant was closed and the kids park was poor . I was charged 10e extra a night because my tent was big though this was not mentioned when i booked despite giving measurements. Everything that was open shut early including the pool that was shut by 7PM, ridiculous in the summer. A shame as with a few small changes it would be a lovely site.

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La tranquilidad y limpieza…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi 8
Félix P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric forest floor tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: La tranquilidad y limpieza

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Type

Farm

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Horse riding nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Camping Lava

Carretera d'Olot - Santa Pau

km 7

Santa Pau

Girona

Spain

17811

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Madrid CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

42.15238°N
2.54673°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

The volcanoes are the hottest highlights around this part of Catalonia and Girona: a full 40 are scattered around the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park's 12,000 hectares, dating back around 700,000 years (fret not re eruptions: the last was 11,000 years ago and the region's volcanoes are now all dormant). Take the miniature train around the volcanic area and the Croscat volcano, the youngest and highest volcano around the Iberian Peninsula. Mining operations here have left a large section of its side exposed, so if you're bubbling over with eagerness to see what the inside of a volcano looks like, take your camera and your curiosity here. Hire a 4x4 near Camping Lava to drive around the craters on your own tour, or cool down with a horse-drawn carriage ride around the lush Fageda Jorda forest, which grows on lava flow from the Croscat volcano three kilometres from the site.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Playa De Can Sopa-La Gola Pm1 29 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa De Cal Cristià-Cortal De La Vila Pm1 29 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa Del Cortal De La Devesa Pm1 29.1 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa De Can Comes Pm1 29.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa Del Moll Grec Pm1 29.4 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

  • Does Camping Lava have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping Lava dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Lava? The volcanoes are the hottest highlights around this part of Catalonia and Girona: a full 40 are scattered around the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park's 12,000 hectares, dating back around 700,000 years … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Lava?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  4 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Lava? From £32.45 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.