Camping Beauregard

Camping Beauregard is in a countryside setting, among the hills and lakes of the Jura region. Its local town is Mesnois, a commune above the Ain river and a popular place for fishing, swimming, canoeing and kayaking. Department capital Lons-le-Saunier is 13 kilometres away. Three lakes with lifeguarded beaches and watersports are within easy reach, including Clairvaux a few kilometres away, pretty centrally placed within Jura's lake district. The waters of Chalain and Vouglans lakes are within 20 kilometres, as are several unsupervised lakes including Lacs d'Etival, Lac du Val and Lac d'Ilay (if you're an angler, du Val is the spot for carp fishing). Just to the east (and home to fab Lake Geneva) is the Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park, on the French/Swiss border among the Jura mountain range. Its closest access point from the site is at the pretty town of Champagnole, to the north-east at the foot of Mont Rivel; have a potter around town too to source some of its topping local produce such as smoked Jura ham, honey and Comté cheese. Several more scenic towns are within six kilometres of Mesnois, including Baresia-sur-l'Ain, Blye, Publy, Verges, Hautecour and Cogna. Across the border, Switzerland is about 55 kilometres away.