Camping Le Tampico

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Eco-friendly site in the lush surroundings of the Southern Alps
A 20-minute walk from Barcelonnette via a river footpath
Restaurant, wine bar, indoor lounge, TV, wifi and pétanque

Soak up the scenery in the sublime Southern Alps from Camping Le Tampico, set at the edges of Mercantour National Park. This eco-friendly site is sandwiched in the lush Ubaye valley, with mighty mountains to conquer and a summertime restaurant so you can refuel with woodfired pizzas and grilled meats after hikes. Regional wines are available to accompany your dins… or you can celebrate successfully cooking up your own culinary creations with a tipple at the dedicated wine bar. As a stellar way to kick off the next morning, breakfast’s best eaten on the patio at this eatery, while bread and pastries can be ordered to snack on at your own leisure (available in July and August). You’ll need all that sustenance for tramping the local area: the site’s on the famed Route des Grandes Alpes and is surrounded by a whopping 1,000 kilometres of marked trails, 100 peaks and seven challenging cycling passes (including Bonette, Europe’s highest road). If resting’s on your mind, the park's well set up for this: it has open areas to idle in as well as places under the boughs of willow and pine trees when guests want a break from the rays. When rain's predicted, take to the lounge to use the free wifi access or watch TV... when the clouds clear, it's time for a game of pétanque...

Site type

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

French

Features

Dogs allowed

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

Disabled facilities

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

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

Lake and/or mountain

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

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Camping Le Tampico

70 Avenue Émile Aubert

Barcelonnette

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

France

04400

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CET (GMT+01:00)

GPS

44.38444°N
6.63486°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

From the bottom of the site, Barcelonnette is a scenic 20-minute walk along the Ubaye river, an aquatic playground known for its rapids. You can raft and fish on the water or see it from a different angle by venturing on a paragliding trip high above the valley. Back in Barcelonnette, this town of colourful architecture and a backdrop of huge mountain peaks experiences 300 sunshine days a year. In the summer months, it also feels like a fiesta happens every five minutes in the area, from the Festival des Enfants du Jazz in July to the Alpes Aventure Motofestival in early September. For culture at any time, the town hosts the Museum of the Ubaye valley in a handsome villa, filled with curio curated from as far as Mexico and Japan. Alternatively, you can wander the streets, dipping in and out of the boutiques. To stick with nature, mountains, waterfalls and gorges are plentiful in Mercantour National Park; to the north west of the area around 50 minutes away is Lac de Serre-Ponçon, one of the biggest lakes in western Europe with its bright blue glacial water.

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Does Camping Le Tampico have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Camping Le Tampico dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Camping Le Tampico? From the bottom of the site, Barcelonnette is a scenic 20-minute walk along the Ubaye river, an aquatic playground known for its rapids. You can raft and fish on the water or … Read more