Camping du Lion

Swimming pool and restaurant terrace (added by manager 13 Jun 2017)

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Family-run, family-friendly site with pool on the banks of the Rhône
Half an hour's drive from kayaking and walking in the Ardèche gorges
River fishing and walks from site; kids club, restaurant and bike hire

Fond of roaring rapids and grand rivers? Camping du Lion is your ideal territory, a family-friendly site on the banks of the Rhône and close to the Ardèche gorges justly called France’s Grand Canyon. A few minutes' drive from the town of Bourg-Saint-Andéol, this well-maintained spot has been looked after by the same family for the past fifty years and they’ve got it down to a fine art. It’s a roomy site, full of trees and surrounded by woods providing shade and privacy away from the road. The washrooms are spacious and clean with hot showers, and adapted access for disabled users. Families appreciate the parent-baby bathrooms and the on-site laundry, all handily located so no-one wastes holiday time trekking about doing chores... More cunning planning ensures you can sit on the terrace of the bar and restaurant, sipping a coffee or sampling local cuisine whilst watching your offspring splashing in the pool. Alongside a well-equipped playground, daily activities are laid on for the kids in the summer months, plus shows and quizzes for the family in the evenings. Hire bikes from the site to ride straight onto the paths down the Rhône, or into Bourg-Saint-Andéol (five minutes on two wheels or four) for shops, eats and treats. If you're feeling brave, bike it over to La Ferme Aux Crocodiles (10 minutes by car) to see around 400 of the toothy terrors sharing space with giant tortoises and tropical birds.

Site type

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

French

Portuguese

Spanish

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Camping du Lion

Quartier de l'Île du Chenevier

Bourg-Saint-Andéol

Ardèche

France

07700

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CET (GMT+01:00)

GPS

44.38309°N
4.64907°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

As you’ll see from the river banks, the Rhône is a prime spot for catching pike, black bass and trout, and fishing permits can be purchased in town. It’s also great for riverside strolls and cycles, linking up with the Via Rhôna pilgrim route linking the Swiss lakes to the Mediterranean. If you’d rather be on the water, make for Saint-Martin d’Ardèche (20 minutes) to canoe your way down the famed gorges, take boat cruises at a slower pace or lounge around on the river beach. It’s around half an hour’s drive to the Cave du Pont d’Arc, a network of massive limestone caverns where you can see replicas of the Palaeolithic paintings from nearby Chauvet Cave. Like the similar set-up at Aven d’Orgnac (40 minutes away), the theme-park feel doesn’t detract from the beauty of the paintings or the surrounding scenery: both make a good base for walks through the famed gorges. For thrills of a more 21st-century kind, you can have a go on the flight simulators at ELLIP’6 in Pierrelatte (10 minutes), plump for laser tag and paintballing at Game Park Loisirs in Malataverne (20 minutes), and high ropes treetops adventure stuff at Vert-Tige, half an hour away.

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Does Camping du Lion have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
Is Camping du Lion dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Camping du Lion? As you’ll see from the river banks, the Rhône is a prime spot for catching pike, black bass and trout, and fishing permits can be purchased in town. It’s also great for … Read more