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The high season is upon us, holidays are in the air. Select a campsite by the waterside in Europe now, in lovely Croatia for instance, or in dynamic Portugal. By the sea, a lake or a river, to each its own! All selected sites have a fantastic location, you only need to select your destination of choice!

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Camping Arquin **** Italy, South Tyrol, Lana
8,7 - 22 comments
Huttopia La Plage Blanche *** France, Jura, OUNANS
Water park Heated swimming pool Children activities Entertainment organised Wifi Multi-sports field Boules
Huttopia La Plage Blanche Campsite, located in the small village of Ounans in the Jura, offers holidays in remarkable surroundings for lovers of the natural world and wide open spaces. The quiet and tranquillity of the Jura and the Val d’Amour area are waiting for you at this site on the river Loue. On-site, the pool area, pretty terrace with a view and river that’s ideal for fishing encourage total relaxation…Enjoy the serenity of the place before setting off to discover the region's must-see attractions. A gourmet break to discover a unique terroir is a must.
Camping l'Ile d'Amour ** France, Yonne, Pont-sur-Yonne
7,17 - 38 comments
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Located in Pont-sur-Yonne, on the banks of the Yonne River and close to the town of Sens, Camping l’Île d’Amour welcomes guests from April 1st to November 1st in a calm and green environment. The campsite offers 158 pitches spread across nearly 4 hectares, within walking distance of the SNCF train station, shops, supermarkets and the weekly Sunday market of Pont-sur-Yonne. Located directly along the V55 cycle route and close to several fishing lakes, the campsite is an ideal stop for cyclists, nature lovers, anglers and visitors looking for a relaxing stay close to Paris. Mobile homes and camping pitches provide a simple and peaceful setting by the water, in northern Burgundy.
Camping Ramstein-Plage *** France, Moselle, BAERENTHAL
8,11 - 199 comments
Children activities Swimming pool Entertainment organised Restaurant Shops Wifi Boules
Located in Moselle between Lorraine, Alsace and Germany, the Ramstein Plage campsite enjoys uniquely beautiful surroundings. Its 8 hectares include lush greenery, forest, a lake suitable for swimming, an angling lake, an outdoor heated swimming pool with lifeguard in attendance – and these are just the main features of this 3-star site. The pitches are well equipped with water, drainage and electricity for tents and caravans. An area has been set aside for camper vans and there are special pitches for groups. The campsite also has 12 timber chalets for rent, sleeping 2 to 5 people. 6 recently-built shower blocks are available to campers, 3 of them with disabled access and 2 with a baby care area. Among the other amenities and services are a laundry, a grillroom and restaurant (with WiFi terminal) and phone boxes. Just 500 metres from the campsite are the usual neighbourhood shops. As far as recreation is concerned, the campsite provides free entertainment for kids in July and August. The direct access to the leisure complex is also popular with young and old. It includes a kids’ playground, sports ground, tennis, boules, beach-volleyball, table tennis, pedalos (fee charged) etc. Walkers will love the signposted footpaths leaving from the campsite. And the campsite is ideally positioned at the crossroads of Lorraine, Alsace and Germany if sightseeing is more your thing.
DOMAINE NATURISTE RIVA BELLA **** France, Haute-Corse, LINGUIZZETTA
8,64 - 20 comments
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A true paradise by the water, nestled on one of the most pristine beaches of Corsica! This 4-star camping and holiday village, certified Camping Qualité and Ecolabel, offers you eco-friendly vacations. Open all year round, the site becomes naturist from April 1st to November 5th. Spread over 79 hectares of protected and classified land, you can immerse yourself in nature and enjoy a vast stretch of fine sandy beach. For your well-being, the thalassotherapy center offers hydrotherapy treatments and massages. Starting in 2024, enjoy free Wi-Fi via fiber optic throughout the entire domain, perfect for remote work! The beachfront bar-restaurant serves Corsican and seafood specialties, with a varied menu featuring à la carte dishes, a children's menu, pizzas, takeaway meals, cocktails, ice creams, waffles, and crepes. Animated evenings (Corsican groups, jazz, rock, themed nights) are also organized. A mini-market offering Corsican and organic products is open from May 1st to October 15th. All year long, free sports activities are led by Jérôme, a sports coach, including Hiit, Pilates, Fit ball, sea walking, sea fitness, abs and glutes workouts, and nature walks. In July and August, free yoga classes and a sauna are also available. A multisport field is available for sports tournaments, and children aged 5 to 14 are welcomed at the free kids' club, open mornings and afternoons in July and August. Among the other attractions, enjoy a 3 km fitness trail, an animal park with llamas, donkeys, pigs, and chickens, and the aromatic herb garden where you can pick basil, rosemary, mint, and marjoram. Paid activities such as canoeing, paddleboarding, windsurfing, archery, aquagym, pottery, and watercolor painting are also available to enhance your stay.  
YELLOH VILLAGE La Plage Fleurie ***** France, Ardèche, Vallon Pont d'Arc
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Ideally located between Vallon Pont d'Arc and Ruoms, the campsite is within easy reach of the many sports and cultural activities offered by the region. In a preserved environment, sheltered from the roads, we welcome you in a park of 12 hectares, FACING THE RIVER. You will be able to combine a calm stay on generous and withdrawn plots, and rhythmic according to your will, by animations in day and evening (July - August).
Camping Le Moulin ** France, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Moustiers Sainte Marie
9,08 - 419 comments
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In the heart of the Verdon Regional Natural Park, in the town of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, you will find Le Colombier campsite, not far from Sainte-Croix lake and the famous Georges du Verdon. Enjoy the lovely warm southern French sunshine, on the four-hectare park, with 150 well-shaded pitches, bordering a small river. Camping Le Colombier welcomes you in a quiet and family atmosphere for a relaxing holiday.
Les Hameaux des Lacs - Terres de France ** France, Tarn-et-Garonne, Monclar de Quercy
7,16 - 3 comments
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At the crossroads of the departments Tarn et Garonne and Aveyron, our holiday park _les Hameaux des Lacs_ is situated in the heart of the countryside, on the top of a hill surrounded by lakes, in a privileged environment. Nearby, you can enjoy the lake, and heated indoor pool situated in the tourist center near the park, and you will recover in multiple restaurants, country inns and snack around ... Ideas for sports and nature activities, tours and excursions, will be presented. THE RESORT : The residence of « Les Hameaux des Lacs » consists of 113 chalets located on 7.5 Ha. You can choose between a cottage on the top of a hill overlooking the lake, or in a shaded environment. The chalets are equipped with: a kitchen with hotplates, refrigerator, microwave / grill and dishwasher, living room with sofa bed (except for cottages for 4 persons), two bedrooms and a bathroom with shower and sink, toilet and a terrace with outdoor furniture.
Camping La Buissière
Camping La Buissière *** France, Gard, Barjac
8,98 - 86 comments
Children activities Swimming pool Restaurant Shops By a lake Wifi Boules
Between Barjac and the Ardèche Gorges, Camping La Buissière welcomes you to a flower-filled, wild and relaxing setting. Enjoy a family atmosphere, a swimming pool with slides, playgrounds and the song of cicadas for a 100% relaxing holiday.A stone's throw from the Pont d'Arc, discover charming villages, underground caves, the Chauvet Cave and canoe trips on the Ardèche.A nature campsite where comfort, friendliness and escape come together.
Camping La Salendrinque *** France, Gard, Lasalle
9,47 - 135 comments
Heated swimming pool Wifi Tennis Boules
On Camping la Salendrinque in the Cévennes in the Gard you’ll find a quiet family atmosphere. Camping La Salendrinque is located in Lasalle between Anduze, Saint-Jean-du-Gard and Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Gorges de l’Ardèche. Waterlovers will enjoy the quiet and restful heated swimming pool, and the Salindrenque river with its refreshing and relaxing waterfall. 80 empty pitches for tents, caravasn or motor-homes and 20 pitches with chalets and mobile homes, placed in way to blend in harmoniusly with the natural surroundings.
Camping les Blaches Locations ** France, Ardèche, Casteljau
9,19 - 110 comments
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The campsite Les Blaches offers the opportunity for activity-packed holidays: mountain biking, canoeing kayaking, rock climbing… Chalets and mobile homes are available to you on a tree-planted site overlooking the river. The rental chalets are set in a wood planted with oaks and pine trees, and enjoy spacious terraces areas around them of 150 m2. All the rentals offer the following : Crockery, covers, garden furniture, pillows, heating.
Flower Camping Les 3 Ours *** France, Jura, Montbarrey
8,07 - 28 comments
Children activities Swimming pool Restaurant Wifi Boules
Campsite Les 3 Ours is settled in Jura - Franche Comté at the crossroads of Arbois, Poligny and Salins-les-Bains cities. Family campsite suited for children and fishing lovers in Loué river nearby. Enjoy green holidays on a natural environment and go hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities. Visit various cultural sites and taste delicious local food!
Camping Les Arches **** France, Ardèche, Saint-Jean-le-Centenier
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Camping Le Petit Lac *** France, Upper Savoy, Lathuile
Swimming pool Restaurant Shops Wifi Tennis Boules
This small family campsite ideally situated at only 400 m of the beach and right next to the cycle track, proposes you places, mobilhomes and chalets provided with terrace. Closeby you will find all the necessary convenience stores and varied activities.
Camping La Rabine *** France, Loire-Atlantique, MACHECOUL
9,3 - 35 comments
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Camping de la Rabine, located in Machecoul in Loire-Atlantique, between Brittany and the Vendée, offers a family-friendly and welcoming setting, ideal for a successful holiday. Nestled along a riverside, it features spacious pitches and rental accommodations, perfect for lovers of nature and tranquility. A stay combining nature and relaxationEverything here is designed to ensure a pleasant stay. Whether you enjoy traditional camping in a tent, motorhome, or caravan, or prefer the comfort of a mobile home, you will find the accommodation that suits you. Each pitch has been carefully laid out to guarantee peace and privacy, in a green and relaxing environment.To complete your stay, a swimming pool will be open from June 15 to September 15, ideal for cooling off and relaxing with the family. A warm welcome guaranteed by Stéphanie and LionelStéphanie and Lionel, the owners, do everything they can to make your stay unforgettable. We look forward to welcoming you soon to Camping de la Rabine!
Camping Domaine de l'Epinette **** France, Jura, Châtillon
8,64 - 304 comments
Heated swimming pool Children activities Shops Wifi Boules
This comfortable family campsite nestles in the heart of the Jura lakes region, in the lovely Ain Valley.
9,24 - 306 comments
Heated swimming pool Children activities Restaurant Shops Wifi Tennis Boules
The campsite is located 1km from downtown Brantome who indulge in the river surrounding the city. We offer great comfort caravan pitches of 200m ² with possibility leads connected to water and grey water. Pitches comfort, standard (for tents without electricity) and stabilized pitches for motorhomes. Many pitches are bordering the River. All our mobile homes have got a terrace and are recent. WIFI covers all the camping (5 ha), heated toilet block and a snack bar. Heated.pool
Camping la Ferme de Perdigat **** France, Dordogne, Limeuil
9,34 - 88 comments
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Ideally situated between Bergerac, Sarlat and Périgueux and in proximity to the most prestigious sites of the Perigord.Come and join us in the one of the most beautiful village in France at the joining of the Dordogne and the Vézère.In its naturally green and flourishing setting, the 'Ferme de Perdigat' will seduce you with the familial and convivial ambiance.Special offers, visit our web site.
Flower Camping de Rouffiac *** France, Dordogne, Lanouaille
9,11 - 55 comments
Children activities Entertainment organised Restaurant By a lake Wifi Boules
The Rouffiac campsite has forty pitches for campers and thirty chalets and mobile homes. You enjoy a quiet and relaxing natural setting. Nearby you will find a swimming area supervised in July and August as well as several activities: wake cable, lifting course in the trees, mountain bike rental, pedal boats, canoes ...
Siblu - Le Pipiou **** France, Landes, Parentis-en-Born
8,69 - 13 comments
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Ideally situated by the Lac de Parentis, the Le Pipiou campsite offers you a quiet, peaceful holiday in a green setting on a site covering about 6 hectares (approx. 15 acres). In the heart of the Landais forest by the lakeside beach, we offer you a stay on camping-caravanning pitches which are both spacious and with electric (10amp). For maximum comfort we invite you to spend your holiday in one of our fully equipped Mobile homes. For a more pleasant holiday our staff will be available throughout your stay to advise on activities and visits not to be missed in our region. Campsite Reception is open every day from 9-00am to 12-30 noon and from 2-00pm to 5-30pm in Low season and from 8-00am to 8-00pm continuously in High season. The 3 Star Camping Le Pipiou has not only a range of activities throughout the summer period, quality amenities and facilities but also direct access to the lakeside beach. Youngsters can enjoy themselves at the Children’s Club, where they can take part in a range of creative and sporting activities organised by a leader. We will put everything in place for you to spend a dream stay on the 3 Star Camping le Pipiou. Whilst staying in Les Landes at the Le Pipiou site you can discover our beautiful region of Aquitaine. In the area surrounding the campsite you will find numerous activities to do as a family or with friends: horse riding, golf, canoeing, hiking….. Don’t delay an instant and book your stay at the Camping Le Pipiou right now!!!
Flower Camping les Tomasses **** France, Var, Belgentier
9,09 - 24 comments
Seaside Heated swimming pool Children activities Entertainment organised Restaurant Wifi Multi-sports field Boules
The 4-star family campsite with heated swimming pool/paddling pool, activities and entertainment for the whole family, is based in a lush nature and on the riverside in the region Var in the South of France, between Provence Verte and Côte d'Azur. The campsite is located 23km from Hyères and 22km from Toulon and only 20 minutes by car from the Mediterranean beaches. Camping Les Tomasses offers large shaded pitches with electricity (10A), drinking water, free wifi and new sanitary facilities, as well as new mobile homes (2018), equipped with air conditioning, television and free wifi. Playground, giant trampoline, table tennis, city stadium, fitness trail are present on the campsite for the happiness of children, teenagers and adults. A supervised entertainment programme (children's club, mini-disco, sports tournaments, theme evenings...) is offered free of charge in July and August. Bar and restaurant on site. The ideal stay for your holidays with family or friends in the South of France.
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Book a large, quiet pitch with a sea view in Italy or Spain, or with a view over a lake or a river in Belgium and Switzerland, to soak in nature and its many marvels.

The selection of 2 to 5 star sites will fulfill all your sea, lake or river related dreams and wishes, always with added great amenities - pool, water park, spa…

Fishing lovers, water sports amateurs or simple, lazy sunbathers are in for a treat. For instance, the campsites in the Netherlands located by lakes and rivers often rent boats or pedalos, organize windsurfing lessons or canoeing activities. River banks or lake shores are also great for a stroll or a bicycle ride. Whether you're staying with your family, friends or partner, the campsites by the waterside in Europe will fulfill all your dreams and wishes.

Camping Direct features a selection of campsites near the water for those looking for a genuinely authentic camping experience. Book a bungalow, chalet, camping pitch or mobile home at an eco-campsite by the waterside in Europe, and enjoy water fun at the most!

Go regenerate by the water thanks to a booking at a campsite by a river in Germany. This wonderful country awaits you in an unspoiled natural environment that's just perfect to relax : you'll have no other choice than to give in!

France is another great destination to go camping with your family with its many lakes and related water activities.

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