The Top 15 Campsites in France for Family Camping
Planning a family camping trip in France but overwhelmed by choices? We’ve tested and reviewed the top campsites so you can find the best choice for your family.
We love France. It’s the place we call home and the place in which we holiday the most. Ever since we were both young, our families have holidayed in this extraordinary country. For my family, growing up, we had camping holidays near Disneyland, road trips around Cherbourg and booze cruises to Dieppe. For Mike’s family, they had camping holidays in Normandy, Gite stays in Brittany and family Eurocamp holidays at the coast. It’s no surprise that years later we both started working on French campsites.
| Campsite | Best for | Key features | Accommodation Types | Check Prices |
| La Croix Du Vieux Pont | Families of all ages | Multiple swimming pools, fishing lakes, proximity to Paris and Disneyland Paris | Mobile homes, lodges, emplacements, glamping tents | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| La Roche Posay, Central France | Families with young children | Close to Futuroscope and aquascope, situated in a quaint thermal spa town | Mobile homes and camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Le Pin Parasol | Families who want a mix of fun and relaxation | 2 distinct zones, one for relaxing and one for lively atmosphere | Holiday homes, hot tub accommodation, camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Saint Avit Loisirs | Families wanting a rural setting | Multiple swimming pools with slides, kids’ clubs, various sports facilities beautiful countryside location | Mobile homes, tents, emplacements, chalets | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Camping la Garangeoire | Younger families | Family-run, chateau setting, various family activities, well-maintained facilities | Camping emplacements, mobile homes, pre-erected tents | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| La Rive | All age families, especially watersports fanatics | Direct access to lake beach, extensive water park, soft play, great pools | Mobile homes, camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Domaine Des Ormes | Most family members | Brilliant pool facilities, tree-top climbing and other sports, restaurants, golfing, fishing, close to Saint Malo port | Treehouses, floating lake houses, mobile homes, camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Sylvamar | All age families, especially ones who love late nights | Indoor splash area for young children, waterslides, evening entertainment, walking distance to Labenne beach | Mobile homes, camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Le Ranolien | Families who enjoy walks and epic scenery | Lovely scenic area in Northern Brittany, good site with outstanding facilities | Mobile homes and camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Sandaya Les Alicourts | Families Who want to relax | Near the Loire Valley, great pool facilities, activity lake, gorgeous site with well looked after facilities | Mobile home and camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Capfun Le Lac Des Trois Vallées | Active, fitness loving families | The most active fitness friendly campsite we’ve stayed at. Gorgeous activity lake and lovely pool area as well as inflatables | Mobile home and camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Le Vieux Port | Late-night loving beach enthusiasts | Direct beach access, large lively campsite, great sunsets, incredible waterpark with surf simulator, walking distance to a town | Mobile homes, pre-erected tents, camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Camping De L’ocean | Beach loving families | Very close beach access, brilliant indoor pool facilities, new clean play park, near famous vendee resorts/days out | Mobile home and camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| La Vallee Houlgate | History-loving families of all ages | Perfectly located for ferries from the UK, great for exploring D-Day beaches and Normandy, good on-site facilities, lovely children’s splash pool | Mobile home and camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
| Pomport Beach | Families with young children | Large camper friendly vibe, good lake, lovely little pool, located very close to bergerac town centre | Mobile home and camping emplacements | Static Accommodation Camping Emplacements |
In fact, it’s how we met. Since meeting, we’ve explored some of the best campsites in France. But we don’t want to keep them to ourselves…
Below is the list of Family camping Europe’s best campsites in France. Some campsites are best for young children, while others are great for older children. Every single campsite has something unique to offer, which is why we couldn’t pick just one favourite.
The Best Family Friendly Campsites in France
Le Pin Parasol, Vendee
Effectively, 2 campsites in one, Le Pin parasol is a Yelloh! Village Campsite. The original side: Sensations has a family focused atmosphere with pools, waterslides, soft play, bouncy castles and activities for all the ages, whilst the Nature et Sens side feels like a tranquil wellness retreat with spa pools, quiet zones, and premium camping pitches.
We loved having access to both sides. Our children spent hours on the splash parks and slides while we enjoyed the peaceful lakeside walks and the tranquil adult pool.
The pitches and holiday homes are spacious, modern, and very well maintained, and the on-site facilities make it a true “holiday village.”
Located near Lac du Jaunay, it’s ideal for water sports, bike rides, and exploring the beautiful Vendée countryside. You’re also within easy driving distance of the stunning Atlantic coast beaches.
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La Croix Du Vieux Pont, Berny Riviere
If it’s facilities and activities you are looking for there really is no better campsite than this one. La Croix du Vieux Pont has been one of the most important campsites in my life of camping. It was one of the first Eurocamp campsites I visited as a child, the first campsite I worked on in France and the place I shared the last holiday with my nan. It’s also the campsite we stay on if we are ever visiting Disneyland Paris.
It’s an amazing campsite. Of course, it has a few downsides and is a bit of a marmite campsite, but not every campsite will suit every person.
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St Avit Loisirs, Dordogne
We stayed here twice in 2019 because we loved it that much. We first stayed in a Eurocamp tent and then a Eurocamp mobile home. It’s a beautiful campsite in an a magnificent region of France. If you’re looking to escape to a stunning countryside resort, then this is the place to go. Kids will LOVE the swimming pools and slides.
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Camping La Garangeoire, St Julien Des Landes
This quaint campsite in the Vendee region of France has such a great family feel to it. The campsite owners live on-site in a beautiful chateau and are fantastic at ensuring the campsite standard remains high. There are lots of family activities run throughout Summer, and it’s just a lovely place to be. We have stayed with both Eurocamp and Euroresorts, next time we plan to stay in our own tent.
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La Rive, Biscarrosse
This campsite was the first one we wrote about. It’s the one that inspired me to start this blog, and we loved staying there with Eurocamp. The fantastic thing about this site is the direct access to the lake beach. Mike particularly enjoyed the free wine tasting available too. Make sure you take a trip to the lovely beach town at Arcachon.
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Domaine Des Ormes, Brittany
Les Ormes Domaine and Resort is easily one of the most impressive campsites we’ve visited. It seamlessly blends resort luxury with authentic, traditional camping and is perfect for families. The indoor dome pool is spectacularly decorated, is beautifully warm and has some really fun slides. But that isn’t the only thing that impressed us about Des Ormes. The facilities here are fantastic. There’s tree-top climbing, archery, water ski-ing, pedalos, multiple pools, kids clubs, eateries and bars. Plus, it’s in a beautiful area for exploring and just minutes from the ferry port of Saint Malo. It makes a perfect holiday location for first-time Eurocamp families in France.
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Sylvamar, Landes
We visited Sylvamar with our then 2 year old and were surprised at just how good this campsite was for young children as well as older children. The facilities suit the entire family and the indoor splash area and small soft play area were great for young children whilst the waterslides and evening entertainments were great for the older kids. The beach of Labenne is just a short walk away and this campsite makes a great destination for water loving families. We stayed in our tent but some families may prefer the Eurocamp holiday homes.
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La Roche Posay, Central France
Camping la Roche Posay Offers a Riverside holiday along the Creuse River in France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, perfect for active families seeking nature and fun.
Your family can enjoy indoor and outdoor swimming pools, with slides and splash areas great for toddlers. Our toddler was around 20 months old when we travelled here and she loved it.
The campsite park has a dedicated toddler play area, and we even took her on a canoe across the river.
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Le Ranolien, Perros Guirec, Brittany
Le Ranolien, a top Sandaya campsite on Brittany’s stunning Pink Granite Coast, blends jaw-dropping coastal scenery with incredible beaches and heaps of family-friendly facilities
We spent 10 brilliant days here in June, pitching our Berghaus Adhara tent while our extended family cozied up in mobile homes nearby, making it a proper multigen adventure.
The weather was fantastic and we made great use of the stunning local beaches, cliffside walks and our children loved the slides and splash areas at both the indoor and outdoor pools.
Le Vieux Port, Messanges
This campsite is fantastic. It’s in a nice sunny region of France, on the coast and yet surrounded by beautiful pine forests. It’s great for surfing, cycling and more. If you’re an active camping family, then I’d definitely recommend it. We did have a few issues with the management of the site from Resasol, so I’d advise booking through a tour operator like Eurocamp, to have that extra level of protection.
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Camping de L'Ocean, Vendee
This was our first post-lockdown stay back in June 2020. We spent ages looking for somewhere that was open, had an open bar/restaurant and an indoor swimming pool. This campsite ticked all the boxes. It’s in the Vendee and just a short walk from the beach. It was the baby’s first experience of the ocean, and I’m so glad she got to experience it when she did. We’d have never have found it if it wasn’t for the post confinement confusion many campsites had about opening facilities.
la Vallee, Houlgate
Marvilla Parks La Vallee is an amazing Eurocamp for families. We stayed at La Vallee while I was 7 months pregnant and it was one of our favourite destinations of the year. Our 3 year old loved the splash pools, waterslides and the new play areas as well as bouncy castles and the mini disco. We loved the bar, walking to the beach and the access to site-seeing around Normandy and D-day beaches.
Sandaya Les Alicourts
Les Alicourts is a Sandaya resort that’s so great, it’s almost like you never have to leave. Honestly, we didn’t even have to touch the car while we were here, even though we were staying in our tent at 34 weeks pregnant in a heatwave!
This campsite is literally in the middle of nowhere, with not a lot to see or do in the immediate vicinity, but that’s why the campsite is so great.
The pool facilities are definitely the highlight with slides and play areas for everyone but the gorgeous lake comes in close second with its pedalos, aqua park and water ski-ing.
Capfun Le Lac Des Trois Vallées
Lac des 3 Vallées in France’s sunny Gers region is a standout campsite and one of the favourite places we have ever camped in France. I’ll be honest, when we booked it a week before in mid-august, I had low expectations “why wasn’t this place fully booked at that time of year”. Well, thank goodness it wasn’t and we managed to get an emplacement, because honestly – we loved it. So much so we booked extra nights.
Pomport Beach, Dordogne
Pomport Beach campsite in the Dordogne reminded us very much of the previously mentioned La Roche Posay. I’m 99% sure they have the same owners. They are both Yelloh Village campsites and they both have such a warm, friendly feel to them.
We camped in our tent here in mid-August this year and absolutely loved it. that’s the reason that Pomport Beach is one of the newest additions to our Best campsites in France list.
If you’re looking specifically for the best Eurocamp holiday in France, head here or click this link to see the best car free Eurocamps in France.
How Do We Travel to The Best Campsites in France
We almost always take our own car when camping in France. It gives our family the flexibility we need when exploring rural campsites, remote locations and French campsites that aren’t easily reached via public transport.
If you’re planning to visit campsites in Northern France, driving can be the most convenient option. The roads are surprisingly easy to navigate, and ferry crossings like Portsmouth to St Malo or Dover to Calais make access straightforward. Some of the ferry options we’ve used include:
- Brittany Ferries – to Caen, St Malo, Roscoff, or Cherbourg
- P&O Ferries – Dover to Calais
- DFDS Seaways – Dover to Dunkirk or Newhaven to Dieppe
For sites located further south, or over 45 minutes from an airport, hiring a car is often the easiest way to explore the local area. We’ve found Europcar reliable and competitively priced across France.
What to pack for your holiday on one of France’s Best Campsites?
We’ve written a couple of posts about what to pack when camping in France. If you’re booking a Eurocamp style Holiday then take a look at our Eurocamp packing List or if you are tent camping in France, you might want to read our Camping Essentials List. Here’s a quick list of some of our favourite things to pack when travelling to France:
Frequently Asked Questions About Family Camping in France
So there you have it! Our top campsites in France. We’ve personally visited every single campsite on this list and assure you every opinion we have written is our own. Do you have any suggestions where we should go next? Feel free to email us at: breanne@familycampingeurope.co.uk or visit our Facebook group: Family Camping Europe
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