Camping de Vallorbe

Proximity to the river

As a female traveller I worked hard to find a location to stay whilst my husband was away that would make me feel safe. I never actually stayed here in the end as the site was run down, felt rough, had a lack of security and generally felt unsafe not what I needed.
Caravans looked like they had been pitched there for 15 years and parts of the ‘facilities’ were in grubby tents. We had a group of young men staring at our campervan from the entrance and with no proper barrier other than a make shift flimsy wooden one, I felt like the van was getting too much attention. The toilets were locked and when I tried to check in I was sent on a mission to try and find out how to actually do that, check out signs said to go to the swimming pool which was closed, I rang the contact number instead, they sent me to the ice rink (not a great place to check in anyway in the middle of a busy match) finally I found someone at the rink who told me with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth he would sort it later. Poor experience, I wouldn’t have even stayed here if I wasn’t on my own.

Great campsite - all of the staff were so friendly and helpful throughout. Good pitch size (electric access is not all standard camping hookup, some is Swiss plugs). A quick walk to the town centre and the local grocery shops. Plenty of local attractions within short driving distance (the bear park, the grottes, the Dent de Vaulion viewpoint and others). Good showers in the pink house, and plenty of facilities. The pool next door looked great and you had free access to it whilst staying. Staff came round to take a bread order and delivered it the next morning, and one staff member went out of his way to help us sort out electric access by lending us an adaptor.

Noisy on our final night, but this might have been due to a local event.

Relaxed atmosphere, pool next door (with entry included) is perfect for little ones with a big, clean paddling pool, toys, and on the days we were there a bouncy castle too. Also the short walk into little town to a restaurant.

Facilities are old, but it’s just a small campsite and they were functional so for a short stop it was fine for us.