Activities and Entertainment at the campsite
Heated swimming pool
- Pool heated to 27°C minimum
- Open from June 15th to September 15th (depending on weather conditions)
- Free admission daily:
- July-August: from 11:00am to 7:00pm
- June and September: from 2:00pm to 6:00pm
- The pool is reserved exclusively for guests staying on the campsite
- Visitors may not enter the pool area
- Children are under the responsibility of their parents and must be accompanied by an adult
- Unsupervised bathing
- Shorts are not allowed in the swimming pool
Outdoor games
- Large multi-activity area:
- Petanque
- Ping-pong table
- Table football (under shelter)
- Play area:
- NEW IN 2024: Combined football pitch and basketball court
- Slide, roundabout, etc.
- Loan of balls, badminton set, skittles, etc.
- Loan of books for children and adults (under shelter)
Entertainment in July and August
- Introduction to archery (1 morning per week)
- Petanque competition (every week)
Sports and culture near the campsite
The Camping du Sabot opens the door to the Pays des Sucs (volcano crater rocks) and to the high tablelands of Mézenc, rich in their rural heritage and in their landscapes strongly marked by the effects of volcanism.
From the sources de la Loire to the fertile plains of Limagne, from the deep valleys of the Loire to the running waters of the river Allier, from the Mézenc mounts to the Massif du Meygal, nature lovers and ramblers will be delighted to pace the 3000 km (1875 miles) of PR paths.
Those who are fond of old stones and historic monuments will find an opportunity to satisfy their passion in every village, at Puy en Velay, sur les terres du marquis de La Fayette et de Rochebaron… and on the lands of the Marquis de Lafayette and Roche baron.
It will take anglers just a few minutes to find the banks of the Lignon and those of the Loire sauvage (wild Loire).
Fun in the water
- L’OZEN Pool complex and Spa in Monistrol sur Loire (10 mn)
- L’O’ des sucs Pool complex in Yssingeaux (10 mm
- La Vague aquatic centre in Le Puy en Velay
- Outdoor activities centre in Aurec sur Loire on the Loire riverbank (pedalos, canoeing, etc.)
- A 21 km Canoe descent through the Loire Gorges (15 mn)
- Sailing, pedalos, swimming at the picturesque Lavalette lake (20 mn)
- Trout fishing in the rivers Lignon and Dunière
- Category 2 fishing on Lavalette lake or the river Loire
For tree climbing and climbing enthusiasts
Several treetop adventure sites:
- Family Aventure – La Séauve sur Semène (15 mn)
- Accrobranche des Sucs – Yssingeaux (20 mn)
- Parcours Aventure de l’Écureuil – Le Chambon sur Lignon (40 mn)
- Tarz’Aventure – Les Estables (48 mn)
Numerous mountain-climbing sites:
- The Grazac site
- The Rocher de la Base in Retournac
- The Suc des Ollières near Yssingeaux
- The Rocher de Costaros…
Via Ferrata practice:
- The via ferrata of the Puy des Juscles in Pertuis
- The Rochers de la Miramande in St Jean Lachalm
Our favourite
Discover the Lignon Gorges and cross the longest Himalayan footbridge in France, 268 metres long and suspended 78 metres above the river Lignon du Velay.
Less than 15 mins drive from the campsite.
For walkers, on « Rail », by bike, on horseback, on cani-hike
- Rail Bike of Dunières and its long tunnel (30 mn)
- Velay Touristic train (25 mn)
- Via Fluvia – 90 km of Road Bike, developed and secured through the Loire, the Haute-Loire and the Ardèche
- Mountain bike trails
- Equestrian centers and farms in Beauzac (17 mn), Retournac (22 mn), Beaulieu, Tence…
- Countless hiking trails:
- The Suc des Ollières (1186 m high)
- The Suc de Saussac (1149 m high)
- The Loire river gorges
- The Massif du Meygal (1436 m high)
- The Pic du Lizieux (1388 m high)
- The Mont Mézenc (1753 m high)
- Hiking with dogs in Sainte-Sigolène
- Let us not forget the broad expanses of forests offering an opportunity to pick mushrooms (ceps, chanterelles, parasol mushrooms, delicious lacteous mushrooms…)
For those who love old stones, museums, markets
- The town Le Puy en Velay (35 mn):
- An exceptional site written in the world heritage of Unesco
- Starting point of the way of St Jacques de Compostelle (Santiago de Compostela
- The great Regional Market of Yssingeaux, which gathers numerous local producers every Thursday morning
- The old villages of Moudeyres and Bigorre, offering a surprising spectacle to discover
- The numerous shows and museums:
- Raptor show at Château de Rochebaron
- Lace Manufactures Museum in Retournac
- The Farm Museum of the Perrel brothers in Moudeyres
- The miniature Park of the Lauzière and its magnificent blue lake
- The Polignac Fortress
- The Scythe Museum in Pont-Salomon
- “Fête Renaissance du Roi de l’Oiseau” (Renaissance Festival) in Le Puy en Velay (September)
And to finish, a little further…
- Saint Étienne (40 mn):
- The City of Design
- The Mine Museum
- Les Verts Museum, a vestige of the great football era of the ASSE club
- The Mont Gerbier de Jonc – Source of the Loire River (1h00)
- Lyon – City of Lights (1h20)
