Camping Le Bois Verdon

Pedal off from the site via the pinewood to reach the golden sandy beach of Saint-Jean-de-Monts, or stay on paved paths to reach its section of La Vélodyssée, the famed cycle path running for over 1,200 kilometres from Brittany, across to Île de Noirmoutier, and finishing up near Saint-Jean 10 kilometres down the coast at Saint Gilles Croix de Vie. If you'd rather stay close to home, watersports including surfing, canoeing, land yachting and paddleboarding can all be accessed in Saint-Jean-de-Monts; a golf course is within half a kilometre, and Explora Parc, an adventure park with climbing walls, base jump, ziplines and archery, is a kilometre away. More outdoorsy activities can be found a few kilometres along the coast at Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, where you can venture to one of the sailing centres to learn boating and kayaking, canter off into the surrounding forest courtesy of the riding stables, or pedal around the marina, salt marshes or the mud huts of the Bourrine du Bois-Juquaud eco museum. From Saint-Hilaire, it's a kilometre to the Atlantic Toboggan waterpark, and two to the Feeling Forest tree climbing adventure park.