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The Gironde has 20 campsites offering unique accommodation, between the Arcachon basin, the Médoc and the wine-growing hinterland. The average rating reaches 4.3/5, with weekly prices ranging from €260 to €770.
Le Bon Coin, in Hourtin, and Vert Bord'Eau, in Saint-Symphorien, lead with a perfect 5/5. The former offers a tipi by a lake, the latter offers the quiet of the Landes forest. L'Orée du Bois, also in Hourtin, completes the trio with treehouse and coco-sweet (4.9/5, €540).
Le Bonheur est dans le Pré, in Vendays-Montalivet, and Château Guiton, in Frontenac, in the wine-growing Entre-deux-Mers, follow with 4.8/5 and 4.6/5. Huttopia Arcachon, on the basin, remains the busiest campsite in the department with 2,104 reviews, a gypsy caravan just minutes from the famous stilt huts.
Andernos-les-Bains, Carcans, Hourtin, Lacanau, Salles and Vendays-Montalivet each bring together two addresses in the selection, a network covering both the Médoc coast and the forested interior of the Landes de Gascogne.
Spending a night in unique accommodation in the Gironde often means choosing between the Arcachon basin, much in demand in summer, and the quieter hinterland around Frontenac and Saint-Symphorien. Treehouse, coco-sweet and tipi make up most of the offer, with a heated pool at more than half the campsites in the selection.
Le bassin d’Arcachon, avec ses cabanes tchanquées et son huître locale, se découvre à vélo entre Arcachon, Andernos-les-Bains et Lège-Cap-Ferret. La dune du Pilat, la plus haute d’Europe, offre un panorama sur le bassin et l’océan à quelques kilomètres au sud.
Plus à l’est, le vignoble bordelais et Saint-Émilion, classé au patrimoine mondial, complètent l’étape viticole autour de Frontenac. La forêt des Landes de Gascogne, entre Salles et Hourtin, referme le triangle sur un massif forestier parmi les plus vastes d’Europe.
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| Campsite | Rating | Treehouse | Unusual accommodation | Pitch | From | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Arbousiers | 3 ★ | ✓ | — | — | 480€/sem. | 4.2/5 |
| Le Coq Hardi | 3 ★ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 630€/sem. | 3.7/5 |
| L’orée du Bois | 4 ★ | ✓ | — | ✓ | 540€/sem. | 4.9/5 |
| Le Médoc Bleu | 4 ★ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 480€/sem. | 4.4/5 |
| Nicoll’s Camp – Camping des Pins | 4 ★ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 420€/sem. | 4.1/5 |