Camping Le Saillet

View prices & book 8.9 29 reviews
Swimming pool with a view over the mountains
Rafting
Swimming pool
Pitch with view on the river

  • Riverside campsite near the Pyrenees
  • On-site snack bar, summer entertainment and many sports available
  • Between Pau and Lourdes
At the edge of a river near the Pyrenees, within easy reach of Bious-Artigues lake, and with long lengths of walking and cycling trails snaking around its Pyrénées-Atlantiques countryside – oui, Camping Le Saillet is an outdoorsy kind of site. There's direct access to the river from here for rafting, swimming, paddling, fishing and canoeing, and easy access to hiking, mountain trekking and cycling high up nearby. Walks run alongside the river or up to the sanctuary of Bétharram Caves in nearby Lourdes. If you do want to kick back around base, Camping Le Saillet has a pool, playground, deckchairs and regular creative activities such as pottery. There's also a snack bar with covered terrace and grassed seating area, dishing up regional specialties, cold drinks and regular live music. Among the modern and comfy amenities are shower and toilet block suitable for disabled guests, a launderette and a washing-up area. Shops, bars and restaurants are in the local village, five minutes' walk away.

Campground type

RV sites 20
Tent sites 70
Camper sites 70
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 6
Rent a tent 6
Open now
Opens May 1

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (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.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 06/15 and 09/15 (subject to weather conditions).
  • The restaurant is open between 06/15 and 09/15.
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 07/01 and 08/31.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

French

Spanish

Open from Thu, May 1 to

Campsite types & availability

Other campsite types

Reviews

86%

would recommend this campground to a friend

83%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Won't be staying again

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Malcolm F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass campsite

Liked: The location was lovely, right beside a river.

Disliked: The facilities were poor. The gents washroom and toilets were locked, so everyone had to use the ladies.
Not very clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff

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

Power optional grass campsite

Liked: The location was lovely along the river.
Friendly welcome from staff. Bar and cafe for relaxing. Swimming pool. Toilets, showers and laundry room always clean.

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Les placement des camping tente propre et agréable…

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass campsite

Liked: Les placement des camping tente propre et agréable

Disliked: L'accueil est très des agréables de Gérard de établissement (une femme ) et mal poly, méchante

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Nice place, could do with a bit of tlc

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

Power optional grass campsite

Liked: Friendly team of staff, nice pitches and a lovely setting.

Disliked: Things were a bit run down, a toilet bowl repaired with cracks in it, water was only luke warm in the morning.

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El camping merece la pena por el entorno y el precio.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass campsite

Liked: El entorno del camping. El camping muy verde y arbolado.

Disliked: La piscina pequeña y los baños un poco antiguos.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Tranquilo, bien ubicado, pequeñito y familiar. Buen sitio.

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

Power optional grass campsite

Liked: El personal es muy amable y las dimensiones del camping (bastante reducidas, no más de 100 parcelas) lo hacen muy amigable y familiar.

La ubicación, entre el río y el pueblo de Lestelle, es muy interesante. En el río se pueden practicar deportes de río, y tanto la piscina (del camping) como el campo de fútbol municipal (del pueblo) son recursos compartidos. Nos gustó mucho ver entrenar una tarde al equipo de fútbol local. Otro día también vino un pastelero del pueblo a ofrecer sus productos a los usuarios del camping.

El bar-terraza es tranquilo y las dimensiones de la piscina suficientes para lo que andábamos buscando. Es ideal para relajarte o hacer pequeñas excursiones como la de las cuevas de Betharram o la ciudad de Pau.

En verano hay fiestas locales en algunos pueblos vecinos. Nosotros pudimos ir a las de Nay (con bastante presupuesto en atracciones y conciertos). Ahí contrasta el ambiente con el de algunos pueblos que, sin estar en fiestas, tienen poca vidilla/ambiente en la calle comparado con los pueblos de Catalunya, Euskal Herria o España en verano (y solo nos separan los Pirineos :-D).

Disliked: En las duchas habría agradecido un poco más de presión del agua y que algunas cuenten con lo que llamamos "alcachofa" de ducha para sostener en la mano (pomme de douche) para una higiene corporal más fácil.

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Perfecto

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass campsite

Liked: Buen espacio de parcela, piscina muy grande y unas campas para estar comodisimas, además tienen buena cocina

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Spectacular location with great facilities, staff and vibe

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

Power optional grass campsite

Liked: Relaxed vibe
Great welcome including communal campsite dinner on Tuesday evening
Location and proximity to other attractions
Very friendly bakery in the village square
Large pitches
Excellent shower and toilet block, always being and kept clean
Beautiful surroundings
Flexibility to extend stay
Friendly staff
Activities - tennis, badminton, ping-pong, petanque
Creative and fun animation activity calendar
Lovely community feel with other campers

Disliked: Lack of privacy on pitches
Site vibe changed at the weekend with large noisy groups partying well into the night (this may have been a one off and just bad luck because the site vibe was lovely for the rest of our stay)

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Excellent campsite friendly staff

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

Power optional grass campsite

Liked: The campsite owners were very friendly and kind. They advise us of the different children activities and things to do in the local area the caves and kayaking on the rapids was well worth it. We enjoyed a live music concert at the restaurant which was really recommended.

Disliked: Our only issue was with the young girl who was supervising the pool she seemed to have a short temper with younger children and didn’t show much compassion to foreign children who didn’t speak French. That aside the pool was great and a simple understanding was easily resolved.

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Las instalaciones, el bar y los paseos que tienen junto al rio…

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

Power optional grass campsite

Liked: Las instalaciones, el bar y los paseos que tienen junto al rio muy bien, perfecto para mi perrica

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Camping Le Saillet

Rue Soum de Castet

Lestelle-Bétharram

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

France

64800

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris +0200 (GMT+02:00)

GPS

43.12965°N
-0.2067°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

Several walking routes start nearby from Camping Le Saillet, including scenic ones along the river and one up to the sanctuary of Lourdes's Bétharram caves, the series of caverns near Asson, Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre and the site's local commune of Lestelle-Bétharram. A walk of almost three kilometres underground covers the levels dug into the mountain by the flowing river. Another excellent local option is Pau, the Pyrenees city with spectacular and famed views across the mountains. Also in town are the medieval monument of the Château de Pau, housing a national museum that's one of the most visited in France; Beaumont Park, a top picnic spot shaded by centenarian trees; the fine arts museum, with works from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries including by Rubens and Degas; the hillside Pavillon des Arts exhibition space, and several festivals running throughout the year. Nearby Lourdes is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world and the most visited place in France after Paris. Across the bridge from the town centre and surrounded by extensive gardens is the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, with churches, chapels and crypts including the huge and mostly underground Basilica of St Pius X, able to accommodate up to 25,000 people.

Offers

Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Power optional grass campsite
  • 10% off Long séjour

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping Le Saillet have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping Le Saillet dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Le Saillet? Several walking routes start nearby from Camping Le Saillet, including scenic ones along the river and one up to the sanctuary of Lourdes's Bétharram caves, the series of caverns near Asson, Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Le Saillet?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Le Saillet? From $17.48 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.