By motorhome & campervan
The Verdon is a dream playground for the campervan and the motorhome — as long as you know the rules. Overnight only at an aire or campsite (wild camping is banned in the Park), dimensions to watch on the Route des Crêtes, service aires and prices: here is the honest guide to sleeping legally and driving with peace of mind in the gorge.
Spending the night out in the open — in a belvedere car park, on a lakeshore, at the roadside — is banned throughout the Verdon Regional Nature Park, for any fitted-out vehicle (campervan, panel van, motorhome), including at La Palud-sur-Verdon and Rougon. The shores of Lake Sainte-Croix and Lake Castillon and the canyon floor are strictly excluded. The fine is €135. You often read that a bivouac is tolerated “between 7 pm and 9 am, an hour’s walk in”. That is the rule in certain national parks — not in the Verdon, which is a regional nature park. Do not rely on it: to sleep, it will be an aire or a campsite.
| Aire | Location | Services | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Saint-Andréenne | Castellane | Waste disposal + drinking water (tap off from October to April), no electricity | Free, all year |
| Panoramique Castellas (Camping-Car Park) | Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon | Full services, secure site, 24/7 access | Paid |
| Orapi Market | Les Salles-sur-Verdon | Waste disposal & water (€3.50), electricity (€4) | €5.50 to €10.50 / night depending on season |
| Moustiers aire | Moustiers-Sainte-Marie | Parking, water, electricity, waste disposal | About €17 |
| Trigance aire | Trigance | Service point April to October; parking only in winter | Depending on season |
Prices and opening are indicative, verified on 2026-07-11 — they vary with the season. Always confirm on the spot or with the tourist office before settling in.
Two options, and only two: a purpose-built service aire, or one of the roughly 25 campsites dotted around the gorge. Out in the open, inside the Park, the answer is no — we spell that out just below. The aires range from the free stopover at Castellane to fully equipped sites near the lakes; book in summer, they fill up fast.
The recommended size is 4.30 m high and 12 m long — but on the Route des Crêtes, the sides of the tunnels drop to 3.60 m. That road is partly one-way and closed in winter; together with the Corniche Sublime (left bank), narrow and winding, it demands genuine mountain-driving skill in a large vehicle. When in doubt, park the motorhome and do the loop by car.
Stock up on services at the equipped aires: free point at Castellane, Camping-Car Park at Sainte-Croix, Orapi Market at Les Salles-sur-Verdon, the Moustiers and Trigance aires. Most campsites also offer waste disposal and water refills. For fuel and electric charging, we have mapped the stations and charge points across the area.
The gorge loop is best savoured without rushing. Set off early in the morning — the belvedere car parks and the narrow Pont du Galetas fill up fast in season — favour the large village car parks, and keep a fixed base to explore from, on foot, by bike or by bus, rather than driving the motorhome everywhere.
It’s every vanlifer’s dream — but the shores of Lake Sainte-Croix and Lake Castillon are closed to overnight parking. The right approach: an aire near the lake (Sainte-Croix, Les Salles), swimming by day, and the night on a legal pitch. We tell you exactly where to swim.
The Verdon is a Regional Nature Park: don’t spill out beyond the aires, don’t light fires, take your rubbish with you, respect the quiet and the flocks. That is what keeps these roads open to motorhomes — and what saves you the €135 fine. Treading lightly on nature also means travelling with peace of mind.
Yes, but only at a purpose-built service aire or a campsite. Wild camping and overnight parking out in the open are banned throughout the Verdon Regional Nature Park — in every form (tent, caravan, motorhome), including at La Palud-sur-Verdon and Rougon — on pain of a €135 fine. The lakeshores and the canyon floor are also off-limits, and dangerous in the event of a flood surge.
At the service aires: Castellane (free point, off from October to April), Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon (Camping-Car Park), Les Salles-sur-Verdon (Orapi Market), Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and Trigance. Most campsites in the area also offer grey-water disposal and drinking-water refills, sometimes for passing visitors.
The maximum recommended size in the gorge is 4.30 m high and 12 m long; on the Route des Crêtes, the sides of the tunnels drop to 3.60 m. That road is partly one-way and closed in winter, with tight bends: it remains open to a reasonable, careful motorhome, but with a large vehicle it is better driven by car from your base.
No. The Verdon Regional Nature Park is explicit: wild camping and bivouacking are prohibited “as a matter of principle”, in any form whatsoever. Beware of a very widespread confusion: the bivouac tolerance “between 7 pm and 9 am, an hour’s walk in” is the rule in certain NATIONAL parks (Écrins, Mercantour) — it does not exist here, the Verdon being a REGIONAL nature park. For a campervan, a panel van or a motorhome, the only legal way to spend the night is a service aire or a campsite.
The La Saint-Andréenne aire, in the centre of Castellane, is free all year and has a service point (drinking water and waste disposal, off from October to April), with no electricity. Elsewhere the aires are generally paid, often €5 to €20 a night depending on the season and services. Always check the prices and opening on the spot before settling in.
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« Par principe, camping sauvage et bivouac sous quelque forme que ce soit (tente, caravanage, camping-car…), sont interdits », particulièrement dans les sites classés, les réserves, sur les berges des lacs et dans les gorges. Aucune tolérance horaire ni de distance de marche n'y figure. Hors zones réglementées, l'autorisation du propriétaire est requise.
« Le camping sauvage, sous quelque forme que ce soit (tente, caravaning, camping-car…), est interdit sur les berges des lacs et dans les gorges » ; amende encourue de 135 € ; règles distinctes pour les milieux terrestres, aquatiques et verticaux.
Camping sauvage interdit sur les berges des lacs et dans les gorges ; amende encourue de 135 € ; hors zones réglementées, l’autorisation du propriétaire est requise.
Office de tourisme couvrant 16 villages de la rive gauche et des lacs, dont Aiguines, Bauduen et Trigance ; plages de Bauduen, du Galetas (Aiguines) et Margaridon (Les Salles-sur-Verdon).
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