Bring a gazebo: Campgrounds in France

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 Beauséjour

• Family-run park surrounded by five lakes and the Clairmarais forest
• In the Caps et Marais d'Opale Natural Regional Park
• Fishing, playground and summer entertainment

Camping du Lac de Saint-Point

• Lakeside location between a valley and a forest
• Near the famous vineyards of Solutré
• Fish in or take a pedalo out on the site lake

Camping Le Bois de la Gachère

• Dog-friendly site a 25-minute walk from sandy Plage des Granges
• Les Sables-d’Olonne 15 minutes’ drive; Vendée Aquarium 25 minutes
• Indoor/outdoor pool; playground and kids’ club; bike hire; pétanque

Camping de la Plage de Riez

• National forest setting with direct access to a beach 200 metres away
• Playgrounds, pool, paddling pool and bike paths
• Family atmosphere with entertainment in high season

Le Clairmarais

• In the Audomarois marshes two minutes' walk from a nature reserve
• Many outdoor activities available nearby
• Only 30 minutes from sandy beaches

Camping des Carrières et Nature

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

Aire Naturelle de Camping Moulin de Malesse

• Shaded dog-friendly site with an 11-hectare pond for no-kill fishing
• A 15-minute drive to Tours de Merle and the Dordogne Valley
• Equestrian centre, café and restaurant and boat or tube rental on site

Chez Jo et Mel - Les Temps Perchés

• Peaceful, off-grid lakeside camping near Soisy-Bouy in Seine-et-Marne
• An hour’s drive to Disneyland Paris; 15 minutes to medieval Provins
• Wild site with plenty of birdlife; a supermarket five minutes’ drive

Camping de Bourbon-Lancy

• In a walking and cycling haven near the EuroVelo 6 and Loire à Vélo
• Green countryside setting two kilometres from Bourbon-Lancy
• Pool, paddling pool, sports areas and adjoining small lake

Camping La Salendrinque

• Friendly, spacious riverside campsite in the Gard department
• An hour's drive from Nîmes and Montpellier; Anduze 20 minutes
• Outdoor pool, private river access, badminton, fishing and playground

Camping Le Jardin Botanique

Camping du Lac de la Thésauque

• On the banks of Lac de la Thésauque, 45 kilometres from Toulouse
• Fishing, swimming, canoeing and inflatable obstacle course on the lake
• Swimming pool, miniature golf, pétanque court and a restaurant/bar

Les Cadenieres

• Family site less than 10 minutes’ drive from scenic Villecroze
• An hour from activities at the stunning Verdon Gorge
• Less than an hour from the towns and beaches of the French Riviera

Les Ecogîtes de la Sablière

Oak Farm

• Quiet Lower Normandy tourer pitches five minutes’ drive from Barenton
• Musée du Poiré 10 minutes’ drive, and Mont Saint-Michel 55 minutes
• Simple dog-friendly site on a former farm; shops five minutes’ drive

Camping Champ Thierry

• Small peaceful site a couple of minutes' walk from Luzy village centre
• Within the Morvan Regional Natural Park for outdoor activities
• Takeaways available; lots of food shops within a few minutes' walk

Camping Bagatelle

• Friendly site in the Provence, just 600 metres from Avignon
• Bicycles for hire on site and museums within 15 minutes' walk
• Bar, restaurant and grocery shop with fresh bread on site