Camping Le Jardin des Cevennes

Take one of the walking, cycling and mountain bike routes from or close to Meyrueis, dabble in local fishing or swim in the Jonte and Brèze rivers, all within easy strolling distance of the site. Horse and donkey riding are both available within four kilometres. Several climbing and canyoning sites can be found among the nearby mountains within 15 kilometres or so, along with canoeing in the spectacular Gorges du Tarn, among the deepest gorges in Europe and some of the most spectacular scenery in France. At the nearby Gorges de la Jonte, head to Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers and the Maison des Vautours to see vultures in the wild: one of the most popular tourist attractions in the region after the birds were reintroduced to the gorges in the 1970s. For locals of a different flavour, the Randals Bison buffalo ranch is within 10 kilometres of Camping Le Jardin des Cevennes. Subterraneanly, the famed pink cavern of Dargilan, the biggest cave in the Causses and the Cévennes, is five kilometres away and the cave system at Aven Armand within eight. This latter is crammed with stalactites and stalagmites to see, including the 30-metre Grande Stalagmite, claimed to be the tallest (so far) discovered stalagmite in the world.