Top campsites for hikers in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Looking for a spot to pitch your tent in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with hiking trails on your doorstep? You’ll find over a dozen campsites scattered across volcanic valleys, riverbanks, and tucked-away woodlands—each one a basecamp for serious walkers. Expect an average price around $104 per night, but bargains dip as low as $20. Showers, pet-friendly pitches, and toilets come standard at most sites, so you won’t have to rough it. Hiking is the headline act, but many sites also offer fishing and swimming. Locals often recommend Mille Etoiles (2 reviews) for its starry skies and riverside trails, while Auvergne Naturelle (1 review) sits right by wildflower meadows and quiet walking paths. Grab your boots—these sites are primed for hikers who want terrain that challenges and scenery that stuns.

100% (4) • 15 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Mille Etoiles

1. Mille Etoiles

94%

(8)

Ardèche, ARA · 10 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping

Camping and glamping right next to the Gorges de l’Ardèche, a camping field, luxury yurts, safari tents, a beautiful river, and welcoming hosts

Pets

Electrical hookup

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from

€26

/ night

Les Flottes

2. Les Flottes

Clermont Ferrand, ARA · 1 unit · Tent, Motorhome

Located in the middle of France in the Massif Central, country of volcanoes, in the commune of Lamothe (a French commune located in the department of Haute-Loire). We can be accessed by a path from behind the hamlet. We are located in a forest, the Ternivol river is very close by, where you can swim, fish, hike and cycle. On foot or by car, you can visit the nearby exterior of Lamothe castle. Camping is possible on this private land, which is on a small mountain (the altitude is 550). You can camp with your own tent and equipment or motorhome. Additional lights prohibited.

Pets

from

€20

/ night

Auvergne Naturelle

3. Auvergne Naturelle

100%

(2)

Haute Loire, ARA · 5 units

Natural heaven. This is one of the most relaxing and beautifully isolated glamping sites in central France.

Toilets

Showers

Campfires

from

€140

/ night

Cool Under Canvas

4. Cool Under Canvas

Vichy, ARA · 1 unit

Cool Under Canvas offers a stylish and cosy glamping experience aimed at families, couples and small groups of cyclists and walkers. We have two furnished deluxe bell-tents, an elegantly furnished traditional yurt and two furnished safari tents.We are located in the countryside and the site sits on a rise with fantastic views across the fields to hills beyond. In the other direction, the peak of Puy de Dôme rises up on the horizon.At only 20 minutes from the national park that encompasses the UNESCO Chaîne des Puys we have a beautiful and dramatic outdoor playground on our doorstep. Hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, swimming and climbing are some of the activities all within a short distance from our site

Pets

Toilets

Showers

from

€98

/ night

Looking for a spot to pitch your tent in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with hiking trails on your doorstep? You’ll find over a dozen campsites scattered across volcanic valleys, riverbanks, and tucked-away woodlands—each one a basecamp for serious walkers. Expect an average price around $104 per night, but bargains dip as low as $20. Showers, pet-friendly pitches, and toilets come standard at most sites, so you won’t have to rough it. Hiking is the headline act, but many sites also offer fishing and swimming. Locals often recommend Mille Etoiles (2 reviews) for its starry skies and riverside trails, while Auvergne Naturelle (1 review) sits right by wildflower meadows and quiet walking paths. Grab your boots—these sites are primed for hikers who want terrain that challenges and scenery that stuns.

100% (4) • 15 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Mille Etoiles

1. Mille Etoiles

94%

(8)

Ardèche, ARA · 10 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping

Camping and glamping right next to the Gorges de l’Ardèche, a camping field, luxury yurts, safari tents, a beautiful river, and welcoming hosts

Pets

Electrical hookup

Toilets

from

€26

/ night

Les Flottes

2. Les Flottes

Clermont Ferrand, ARA · 1 unit · Tent, Motorhome

Located in the middle of France in the Massif Central, country of volcanoes, in the commune of Lamothe (a French commune located in the department of Haute-Loire). We can be accessed by a path from behind the hamlet. We are located in a forest, the Ternivol river is very close by, where you can swim, fish, hike and cycle. On foot or by car, you can visit the nearby exterior of Lamothe castle. Camping is possible on this private land, which is on a small mountain (the altitude is 550). You can camp with your own tent and equipment or motorhome. Additional lights prohibited.

Pets

from

€20

/ night

Auvergne Naturelle

3. Auvergne Naturelle

100%

(2)

Haute Loire, ARA · 5 units

Natural heaven. This is one of the most relaxing and beautifully isolated glamping sites in central France.

Toilets

Showers

Campfires

from

€140

/ night

Cool Under Canvas

4. Cool Under Canvas

Vichy, ARA · 1 unit

Cool Under Canvas offers a stylish and cosy glamping experience aimed at families, couples and small groups of cyclists and walkers. We have two furnished deluxe bell-tents, an elegantly furnished traditional yurt and two furnished safari tents.We are located in the countryside and the site sits on a rise with fantastic views across the fields to hills beyond. In the other direction, the peak of Puy de Dôme rises up on the horizon.At only 20 minutes from the national park that encompasses the UNESCO Chaîne des Puys we have a beautiful and dramatic outdoor playground on our doorstep. Hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, swimming and climbing are some of the activities all within a short distance from our site

Pets

Toilets

Showers

from

€98

/ night