Camping Balcón de Pítres

From €23 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.5 13 reviews
Pitches among the trees (added by manager 12 Sep 2022)
Camping area (added by manager 12 sep 2022)
Colourful trees in autumn (added by manager 12 may 2014)
Camping area (added by manager 26 jun 2019)

  • Rural site near Pitres, family-run for over 30 years
  • On the edge of the Sierra Nevada National Park
  • Restaurant serving local dishes using home-grown veg
Calling all mountain hikers, mountain bikers, climbers and canyoners… wend your way up to this Sierra Nevada site for easy access to all your fave outdoorsy pursuits, with some rather scenic surrounds thrown in for good measure. Family-run Camping Balcón de Pítres has been on the go for over 30 years, so the folks there know a thing or two about the area and can happily advise on all the top treks and trails around the locale. They’ll no doubt also point you in the right direction for the best eats, drinks and stuff to see and do in and around the little village of Pitres, which is a 15-minute stroll away. Whatever you get up to by day, head back to base to cool off in the outdoor pool (high season only) and follow up with a good feed at the restaurant, which serves up traditional dishes using veg harvested from its very own garden where possible. More self-reliant types can pick up all the necessaries for DIY dinners at the on-site grocery store.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 20
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 12
Motorhome pitches 25
Tent pitches 20
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Pitches: access to the swimming pool is not included in the rate and is charged €2.00 (£1.73) per adult and €1.00 (£0.87) per child per session.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 01/06 and 30/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • Please note, little English and French are spoken on site. Time to brush up your Spanish skills!

Languages spoken

Spanish

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

77%

would recommend this site to a friend

85%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice area

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Stewart B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Secluded woody site

Disliked: Washing up cold water

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Great location in the mountains. Clean and and tidy toilet blocks .…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Great location in the mountains. Clean and and tidy toilet blocks . Showers were brilliant. Ideal for waking and mountain biking . Fantastic views .

Disliked: It says reception open between 9am and 5pm . Turned up at 3pm and found it wasn’t open until 5pm .

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Ideal para desconectar unos dias

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Miguel T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Buena ubicación para visitar la alpujarra granadina, camping muy tranquilo y limpio

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Staanplaats , ruim veel schaduw…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Angelique N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Staanplaats , ruim veel schaduw

Disliked: Extra bijbetalen voor zwembad Geen welkom Personeel bar / restaurant niet vriendelijk

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Las instalaciones siempre limpias, la zona de acampada con mucha sombra,…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Jessica V. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Las instalaciones siempre limpias, la zona de acampada con mucha sombra, el pueblo andando a minutos y la piscina es bastante grande.

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Camping muy bonito , instalaciones muy limpias y muy bien…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Camping muy bonito , instalaciones muy limpias y muy bien situado para recorrer toda la alpujarra

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skvele

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
lucie m. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: krásny kemp, stinna mista na stany, super bazen, cisto klid

Disliked: mala nabidka restauraci, neni tu obchod

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Good green canping

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Yuliya L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We liked the camping: it was quite, comfortable and very "green" we even put our tent on the grass and not on gravel pitch like in many other campings in Andalucia. Nearby there are a lot of mountain trails and a small cozy city. Defenetly come again

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Excelente, repetiremos. Muchas gracias.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass touring caravan pitch

Liked: La amabilidad de la chica de recepción. Servicios super limpios, duchas confortables y cómodas. Abundante sombra, no pudimos estar más cómodos.

Disliked: A mi no me importó, pero el acceso puede hacérsele largo a gente que no le guste curvear. Y yo por lo menos descarto salir por la noche por esas carreteras, nosotros optamos por acampar y descansar la noche que llegamos. Pero para gustos los colores, vimos que mucha gente salía. Es decir, para mi el camino para llegar no fué un "contra", pero entiendo que para alguien pueda serlo. Tienes que ser consciente que tienes media hora de curvitas ;-)

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Bad og toilet ok…

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Maiken S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Bad og toilet ok

Disliked: Der står ikke at der er lukket nogle timer om eftermiddagen så måtte vente på at komme ind. Dårlige pitch områder, der var telte alle vegne også der hvor camperne skulle stå så de havde taget de bedste pladser. Meget hunde larm. Restauranten åbnede først ved 20-20.30 tiden så ikke muligt at købe noget før der. Receptionen havde ikke styr på at vi havde betalt online så ville opkræve os igen.

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Features

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

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest

Gastronomic delight

Lake and/or mountain

Leave the car at home

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Camping Balcón de Pítres

Carretera Orgiva - Ugijar Km 51

Pitres

Granada

Spain

18414

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Madrid CET (GMT+01:00)

GPS

36.93186°N
-3.3327°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

This part of the world (the ‘sunny side of the Sierra Nevada’, according to the owners) is crammed full of hiking and biking trails for all sorts of abilities, including some proper downhill descents for brave bikers and some gentler village strolls for folks who prefer a more leisurely pace. Horse riding, canyoning and climbing excursions are also nearby for a different view of the Sierra Nevada National Park. Much gorgeous local plant life is on display at the Alpujarra Garden Association, half an hour’s walk away on the other side of Pitres. On the way back, pass by the arts centre in the village itself to view (and maybe treat yourself to) paintings, pottery and leatherwork made by local artists. If you’re up for a drive of an hour and a half or so, you could also make day trips to the Moorish city of Granada or down to the coast for a beach day at Calahonda.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Playa Bonita Pm1 13 mi Sea Excellent Excellent N/A N/A
Playa La Mamola Pm1 13.1 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa El Lance Pm2 13.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa Castillo De Baños Pm1 13.3 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa Casarones Pm1 13.4 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

  • Does Camping Balcón de Pítres have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping Balcón de Pítres dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Balcón de Pítres? This part of the world (the ‘sunny side of the Sierra Nevada’, according to the owners) is crammed full of hiking and biking trails for all sorts of abilities, including some proper … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Balcón de Pítres?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  9:30 a.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Balcón de Pítres? From £19.73 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.