Holidays in France ?

Going by motorbike ?

Out for some camping ?

Don’t forget there are now 4 motorbike-only camping sites in France!

I’ve always got a great time, met a lot of new friends and drove around the scenic routes over there so please consider this page to be my personal contribution to these 4 great campsites.

1) Camping Moto France (Montclar-sur-Gervanne, Drôme)

Where: about 110 km south of Lyon, a few km northeast of Crest (Michelin map no. 77)

Exact location: D93 from Crest to Die, take the D70 at Mirabel-et-Blacons, just continue through the small town until you see a road on your left with a restaurant on the corner, just follow this road and you'll find the campsite on the right after about 5 km.

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2) Camping Rendez-Vous (Lunas, Hérault)

Where: about 60 km from Montpellier or Béziers (Michelin map no. 83)

Exact location: D35 from Lodève to Bédarieux, take a sharp 180° turn to the right immediately after entering Lunas, follow the road over a bridge and the site can be seen on the right after about 1.5 km.

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3) Camping Touché (St. Remy-de-Blot, Puy-De-Dôme)

Where: about 35 km north of Clermont-Ferrand (Michelin map no.73)

Exact location: N144 from Combronde to St.Eloy-les-Mines, take the D109 on your left and follow the river until the first road on your left (D99 to St.Remy-de-Blot). Follow the road through the town center and go straightforward in a bend to the right, following a steep, uphill road. Turn left and you’ll see the flagpoles of this site.

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4) Camping Moto Dordogne (St. Aubin-de-Nabirat, Lot) * homepage: www.motocamp.com *

Where: about 50 km north of Cahors (Michelin map no.75)

Exact location: this is a new campsite and I’ve been here only once so please forgive me any inaccuracies.

From the N20, southbound, take one of the roads leading to Gourdon (D673 or D1), drive through the town and take the D673 to Salviac, take the D6 on your right after 9 km and take the first road on your right again. After a few km you’ll see some farmers’ stables on your left, almost hiding a steep circular one-way road, follow this road and you’ll see the site left from the ruins of an old church.

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Please e-mail any remarks or questions to freddy.van.geit@pandora.be

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