Camping La Isla

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 6.8 12 reviews
The terrace overlooks the largest reservoir in Andalucia (added by manager 19 Apr 2014)
Pitch with a view (added by manager 16 dec 2019)
The outdoor pool (added by manager 20 apr 2014)
Aqua gym sessions (added by manager 19 apr 2014)

  • Peaceful and friendly site overlooking Andalucia's largest reservoir
  • Lake watersports and climbing, rafting and canyoning in Benamejí
  • Scenic terrace restaurant serving homegrown organic cuisine
The rather spectacular vistas towards the Iznájar reservoir are the big draw at Camping La Isla – as well as its friendly owners and lush setting at the entrance to the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park, with lots of outdoor activities within 20 minutes’ drive. Surrounded scenically by mountains and wooded foothills, the vast manmade water expanse of Iznájar is Andalusia’s largest, making for an excellent base for outdoorsy sorts to pitch up in pursuit of an active hol: walking, horse riding and cycling, plus swimming, sailing and kayak and pedalo hire are available on and around the lake. Back at base, an outdoor pool is to hand for cooling dips and lots of unwinding at its roomy grass terrace, all among heaps of lush Mediterranean greenery. Elsewhere, those with tiddlers in tow can pack their offspring off to befriend other small guests at the site’s playground, and during the busiest season, the park’s friendly and accommodating team (say enthused previous guests) organises themed evenings and activities both in and out of the pool for guests’ on-site amusement. When hunger strikes, local eats made using hosts Mati and Barto’s homegrown organic produce are available from the park’s licensed restaurant and its splendid terrace, where you can sit back and enjoy an evening aperitif (the mojitos are especially mucho quaffsome) while gazing on your fab lakeside setting.

Site type

Tent pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Touring caravan pitches 5

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • 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 01/06 and 30/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • The restaurant is open between 04/04 and 15/09.
  • Reception is unmanned after 8 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Languages spoken

English

French

Italian

Spanish

Reviews

67%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Stayed in our tent wild camping near to the site but it rained

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

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Nothing as it was shut

Disliked: Still closed today but we stayed nearby wild camping as there were no hotels in Rute. It rained all night

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Nous sommes arrivés devant la grille le camping était fermé. Nous avons dû…

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

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Nous sommes arrivés devant la grille le camping était fermé. Nous avons dû en choisir un autre

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Very friendly and helpful owners even drove us up the hill to…

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

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Very friendly and helpful owners even drove us up the hill to our broken down car. Liked staying next to olive trees Liked the animals free ranging Good value food Lovely walks down to lake

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Emplacement plat mais juste à l'entrée

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

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Bon camping propre avec restaurant bon. Piscine agréable environnement joli. Si vous aimez la tranquillité.

Disliked: Lac un peu loin à pied,et trop bas pour se baigner (dangereux). Personnels agréable

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The staff were so friendly. The pool and bar/restaurant area are lovely.…

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

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: The staff were so friendly. The pool and bar/restaurant area are lovely. Lots of trees and shade.

Disliked: The pitches are a little tight. We scratched our camper van.

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Excellent, todo limpio, su personal muy muy amable

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

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Lugar muy tranquillo. Las parcelas tienen sombra por Los amplias arboles. Hay un piscina buena . Todo la instalacion hermosa y muy limpia.

Disliked: Hemos estado un fi de semana, era mucha gente con sus ninos no acampamiento solo ahi por usar su resterante y piscina. Es lejo de algun supermercado (35 minutos conduciendo ) y les no tienen tienda.

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From the manager: Muy amable y gracias por si visita. Quería comentarle que ,nosotros vendemos pan,leche,hielo.... algún producto básico,pero no sé a qué supermercado habrá ido,por lo que dice ,usted habrá ido al Carrefour, que si,se encuentra a 30minutos. Si nos hubiera preguntado,tenía usted uno a 5 minutos y otro a 10 minutos,siento que tuviera que ir tan lejos.Un saludo y gracias

The situation, very pretty area. Lovely swimming pool area.…

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

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: The situation, very pretty area. Lovely swimming pool area.

Disliked: The individual pitches are only suitable, in our opinion, for camping vans and not motorhomes. Ours is a modest, medium sized vehicle (7.35m x 2.35m) and the few pitches which we were shown were difficult to negotiate. We do appreciate that the terrain is unusual, sloping to the lake, but we do feel that the awkward pitches could be improved.

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Very pleasant location with a friendly welcome.

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

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Friendly welcome. Clean site with clean facilities. Nice views and walks nearby.

Disliked: Electric hook up initially a problem but quickly sorted out. Cold washing up water. Very tight pitches and some overhanging trees for a motorhome. Shame the local woods outside the site had been spoilt with litter.

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Very reasonable prices at the bar for the top quality food and drinks.

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

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Everything, very relaxing stay, fantastic hosts who went out of their way to look after us.

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Rust! En ruime plek…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked: Rust! En ruime plek

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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

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

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Gastronomic delight

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing 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 La Isla

Poblado del Pantano

Rute

Cordoba

Spain

14960

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Madrid CET (GMT+01:00)

GPS

37.28675°N
-4.3876°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 lakeside setting of this site gives way to many an outdoor pursuit in the locale; away from the lake, guests can test their mettle with whitewater rafting, canyoning and clambering up via ferrata climbing routes on and around the Genil river. Camping La Isla’s Andalucia setting around 15 minutes’ drive from the southern edge of Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park is also a little over an hour's drive from inland spots such as Córdoba and Granada for urbanised days around historic cities. Another easy excursion option is an hour’s road trip to the lively port city of Málaga on southern Spain’s Costa del Sol, where heaps of kid-friendly activities and attractions around the coastline include several waterparks and the 40 family-friendly amusements at Tivoli World theme park. Should one be of a foodie persuasion, tours to sample the local gastronomy are highly recommended: Rute is famed across the land for its tasty and traditionally produced brandies and liquors, and the area is also known for its abundance of olive oil and charcuterie meats.
  • Does Camping La Isla have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping La Isla dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping La Isla? The lakeside setting of this site gives way to many an outdoor pursuit in the locale; away from the lake, guests can test their mettle with whitewater rafting, canyoning and clambering up … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping La Isla?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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