Campgrounds for backpackers in France

Friendly Camping and Lodges

• Leafy site 10 minutes’ walk from Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, Dordogne
• Château de Puyguilhem 15 minutes’ drive and Périgueux 45 minutes
• Dogs welcome; fishing in the river Dronne; food shop; play area

Domaine du Moulin Neuf

• Lakeside site set among a dense 30-hectare forest
• A short drive from boat trips to the Gulf of Morbihan's islands
• Lakeside watersports centre and woodland mountain bike trails

Camping Le Moulin Vieux

• Family-friendly waterside site by the Célé river
• Modern facilities including pool, paddling pool and sports courts
• Brasserie with terrace, bar and a TV room

Camping Le Lac Ô Fées

• Spectacular waterside site by the 100 hectares of Lac du Bel-Air
• Half a kilometre from Priziac and an hour from La Trinité-sur-Mer
• Breakfast baskets, summer events, playground, snack bar and sauna

Camping Le Château

• Friendly 10-acre site in Hauterives with 320 trees
• A few hundred metres from a river and beach
• Playground, pétanque court, TV room; marked trails nearby

Camping Les Rives du Lac

Camping de l'Hérein

Mesnil et Une Nuit

• Découvrez Mesnil & Une Nuit, séjours nature en Normandie

Camping Val de Landrouët

• A 15-hectare site in a wooded setting with a fishing lake
• Merdrignac within a 15-minute walk and Loudéac 25 minutes’ drive
• Pool, kayaking, canoeing, fencing, archery, shows and bar-restaurant

Camping de Charlieu

• Wooded nine-acre site next to a river on the edge of Charlieu
• Next to a riverside voie verte; 15 minutes' drive to River Loire
• Family-friendly setting with table tennis, volleyball and pétanque

Camping Le Pré Des Moines

• Wooded site on the edge of a forest
• Tennis, table tennis and pétanque on site
• Just 60km away from Paris

Camping Kerlaz

• Family-friendly and friendly site near La Pointe de la Torche
• Under 3km from the famed sand and surf beach of Treguennec
• Swimming pool, play area and table tennis, plus high-season snack bar