Camping Le Bois de Pins

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Pool area (added by manager 05 Sep 2022)
Visitor image of the under the pines pitches
Swimming pool
Swimming pool

  • Set in a pinewood a kilometre from the fortress at Salses-le-Château
  • A 10-kilometre drive from the beach of Le Barcarè
  • Outdoor pool with seated space; café with spacious terrace
Hole up at Camping Le Bois de Pins to be within walking distance of a famed French fortress, half an hour's drive from Spain and from Mediterranean beaches – and in a handsome pine forest a few minutes from the fishing and shellfish farming of Salses/Leucate lake. Based about 10 kilometres from the sands of Le Barcarè, Le Bois de Pins is in a pinewood on a hillside in the Pyrénées-Orientales town of Salses-le-Château. The famed fortress nearby is the Fort de Salses, built by Spain towards the end of the 15th century and captured by the French 150 or so years later: its illustrious history can be investigated within a kilometre of the site (you can hire bikes from the Le Bois de Pins team). Le Bois de Pins is a mid-sized site 20 to 25 kilometres from the Cathar castles. It has an outdoor pool with seated space alongside (parasols included if you seek some shade from the summer sun); a pétanque court, a games room, a playground and table football. The café has a spacious terrace and a takeaway service; there's also a mini market selling a good variety of groceries.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Caravans for hire 15
Open now
Opens 6 April

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.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 06/04 and 28/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 01/07 and 31/08.
  • The grocery shop is open between 06/04 and 28/09.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

Dutch

English

French

German

Open from Sat, 6 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

77%

would recommend this site to a friend

77%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Camping sympa dans les bois.

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

Electric optional earth touring pitch

Liked: Personnel sympathique , camping familial.

Disliked: Les sanitaires auraient besoin d’être rénovés mais c’était propre dans l’ensemble.

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Friendly staff and reasonable facilities

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Stephen C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional earth touring pitch

Liked: Very windy and noisy through the night with land workers operating HGV machinery .

Disliked: Very very dusty and dry land and hilly pitches

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excelente trato y actividades…

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

Electric optional earth touring pitch

Liked: excelente trato y actividades

Disliked: es una pena que los bosques de los alrededores se quemasen hace unos años.

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Excellent camping familial, on a tout aimé, personnel très sympathique, camping bien…

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

Electric optional earth touring pitch

Liked: Excellent camping familial, on a tout aimé, personnel très sympathique, camping bien équipé avec une piscine bien agréable, animations bien sympathique sans oublier le p'tit resto bon état convivial. Bref on reviendra

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Right off the autoroute so makes for great stopover if travelling between…

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

Electric optional earth touring pitch

Liked: Right off the autoroute so makes for great stopover if travelling between France and Spain. Lovely little site with 2 pools which stay open until 8pm, which is perfect after a long, hot drive to get there! The hosts were amazing, checking us in/managing arrivals and then working the bar and restaurant. Both food and drink very reasonable with a lovely atmosphere in the evening and a live guitarist. Impeccably clean shower/toilet block facilities.

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9/10

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

Electric optional earth touring pitch

Liked: Lovely friendly campsite very clean toilets,will return again

Disliked: Nothing to say

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Buena experiencia

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

Electric optional earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Hemos estado muy bien en el camping, fuimos con una tienda. Las dos chicas que lo atienden son encantadoras y trabajan sin descanso. Está bien situado para conocer la zona que era nuestro objetivo. Es un camping tranquilo, los baños limpios y tiene un bar que siempre está animado para tomar algo o cenar.

Disliked: Es zona con mucho viento y al estar en tienda hubo dias en que era molesto. El suelo es tierra.

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A reasonable site, more suited to the chalet rentals though.

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

Electric optional earth touring pitch

Liked: Friendly staff, cleanliness, pool.

Disliked: Camping pitches irregular in size and shape. Recycling needs to be reorganised. Sadly, a recent forest fire means that around and beyond the campsite is desolate with dead and blackened trees.

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Les piscines étaient de grande utilité avec la chaleur. Sanitaires propres…

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

Electric optional earth tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Les piscines étaient de grande utilité avec la chaleur. Sanitaires propres

Disliked: Manque d'intimité dans les emplacements. Difficile de planter les sardines.

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Lovely friendly campsite in quite wooded area. Staff were very friendly, everything…

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

Electric optional earth touring pitch

Liked: Lovely friendly campsite in quite wooded area. Staff were very friendly, everything was super clean. Ideal as a meeting point for overlanders crossing the pyrenees. Highly recommended

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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 Pétanque TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Camping Le Bois de Pins

Route d’Opoul

Salses-le-Château

Pyrénées-Orientales

France

66600

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

42.83353°N
2.90391°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

Fort de Salses, within easy ambling or cycling distance, is pretty well known in these parts, seeing about 100,000 visitors a year. Its striking setting is def worth a visit: wander around under your own steam or book a guided tour in French, English, German, Spanish or Catalan. More history can be had at the department capital of Perpignan (20 kilometres), or at the Cathar castles of Château de Quéribus and Château de Peyrepertuse, 20 and 25 kilometres away. Even more anciently, a drive of 40 kilometres will take you to a delve around the Gorges of Galamus, a protected area carved out among the Fenouillèdes massif's limestone cliffs. Watersports are a popular pastime too for Le Bois de Pins guests, either from the beaches of Port Barcarès, Leucate and Franqui 10 to 15 or so kilometres away, or at the Salses/Leucate lake within about four kilometres. For splashing watery days, Aqualand is 30 kilometres from the site; for fully adrenalised ones, you can tackle canyoning at the Galamus gorges between April and September.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Plage Du Lydia 7 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Plage Des 3 Colonnes 7.1 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Copacabana 7.1 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Plage Du Lido (Barcares) 7.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Plage Digue Sud Du Port (P6) 7.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping Le Bois de Pins have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping Le Bois de Pins dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Le Bois de Pins? Fort de Salses, within easy ambling or cycling distance, is pretty well known in these parts, seeing about 100,000 visitors a year. Its striking setting is def worth a visit: wander around … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Le Bois de Pins?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Le Bois de Pins? From £16.78 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.