The Top free activities to do in Dordogne Périgord with children!
The Top free activities to do in Dordogne Périgord with children!
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Are you coming to our magnificent Périgord for the holidays? With family or friends, camping is a perfect option in the Dordogne: outdoor accommodation offers many alternatives, from the simplest to the most comfortable. In a tent, mobile home or caravan and for those who don't have any equipment and want to feel at home: lodges, wooden cabins, like a real holiday home! Prepare your camping stay in Périgord now, because the pitches go fast...
Find our entire selection of campsites in Dordogne, more than 60 establishments with detailed information, photos and contact information to quickly book your stay.
Opening photo: The aquatic complex of Camping Le Paradis, in the Vézère Valley
The Périgord is a must-see destination, bringing together nature lovers and those who love old buildings. Ideally located in this magnificent region, the 3 to 5* ZECamping campsites invite you to experience a unique holiday marked by relaxation and serenity. Escape with ease!
You will be won over by the warm welcome and the quality services offered by ZECamping. Specializing in mobile home rentals, this agency offers a wide selection of outdoor accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets. Chalet, bungalow or even equipped tent, you will be spoiled for choice to meet up with family, lovers or friends in the Périgord region.
Don't hesitate to book a special stay that will be personalized to your interests. ZECamping welcomes you at strategic locations:
Water park, wellness area or nearby canoeing sites, experience the vacation you love with ZECamping in Dordogne.
Come to Camping du Moulin de David for a very warm holiday. It is a very beautiful campsite, in a sunny valley, surrounded by greenery and with a small stream that feeds a surprising natural swimming area. You also have 2 swimming pools and a paddling pool to have fun in, a children's club, a quality restaurant and evening entertainment.
You'll love: Off-season, Le Moulin de David campsite offers zen stays, such as meditation weeks. It's the ideal place to recharge your batteries.
Things to do nearby: You are just a stone's throw from the fortified town of Monpazier, one of the most beautiful in the region. Also worth visiting is the Château de Biron and the Lot-et-Garonne, just a few kilometers away.
Photos: © Camping du Moulin de David and © Guide du Périgord
Camping le Paradis is a 5-star establishment with beautiful ecological values, rewarded by labels. It is an ideal place for family holidays, but also for sports holidays. Gé and Ellen Kusters welcome you to this nature campsite, open for more than 50 years. Large and spacious pitches, high-quality mobile homes with terraces, lodge tents in the middle of the bamboo and even 3 bioclimatic houses to rent if you prefer! On site, a canoe base, an incredible water park with 3 swimming pools, a giant paddling pool and a crazy splash pad! Games for children, entertainment, restaurant and friendly bar for delicious meals. It's a campsite where you come and come back!
You'll love: The Vézère Valley is an ideal place for a family vacation. Between culture, prehistory, and the remains of humanity, visits to exciting tourist sites await you! It is one of the richest places in the department, with superb landscapes and small villages to visit.
Things to do nearby: It’s hard to list everything, there’s so much to do. Here’s a quick overview: Visit La Roque-Saint-Christophe, a majestic troglodyte cliff. Don’t miss the village of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère, in a bend in the river. Spend a day at the Conquil treetop adventure park. Visit La Maison Forte de Reignac, a castle walled into the cliff.
Photos © Camping le Paradis
An idyllic setting for a holiday like no other: at the Moulin de Surier campsite, there are two lakes for swimming and fishing, a peacefully flowing river and a century-old mill. Numerous accommodations are available in a park of several hectares. In a classic campsite or in one of the seasonal rentals, you are in complete privacy, depending on the comfort you prefer! There are even tree houses for playing Robinson Crusoe. By the lakes: fine sandy beach, restaurants, water sports and fun! Games for children, entertainment during the day but also in the evening, it is a small, friendly and charming holiday village.
You'll love: The lake, its beach, and its safe water sports! A warm welcome and a real sense of tranquility as the natural space is vast and the accommodations are spread out.
Things to do nearby: Between Bergerac and Sarlat, Camping le Moulin de Surier is ideally located for visiting the region's fortified towns, the medieval city of Sarlat and the vineyards of Bergerac Duras. Admire the Château de Banne, perched on a hill. Visit the pretty fortified town of Beaumont-du-Périgord.
Photos: © Le Camping du Moulin de Surier
The Coucou Campsite is close to the pond of the same name, which is located in the valley majestically dominated by the Château de Hautefort. You are welcomed in a small family campsite of 50 pitches, with a swimming pool, multi-sports and pétanque ground, games and entertainment for children, a restaurant and everything you need to have fun! A stone's throw away, the Coucou pond, which is calm and pleasant. You can walk around it, it is a peaceful setting for the holidays.
You will love: The friendly atmosphere, just like at home.
Things to do nearby: Of course, there's the Château de Hautefort and the village with its artisans. Go hiking on the nearby loops, which are very close to the campsite. The village of Tourtoirac with its cave to visit is only a 5-minute drive away and why not go to the famous Excideuil market?
Photos: © Le Camping du Coucou
A 4-star campsite that will seduce you with its many assets: 22 hectares of greenery, with an aquatic area that will make children blush with joy! A restaurant with delicious local specialties, served with care, on a panoramic terrace and activities to amuse children and teenagers. Accommodation is also a strong point of the Domaine de Fromengal, since the diversity of the offer will necessarily meet your expectations and your budget: rentals in mobile homes, wooden chalets, lodge cabins, but also prestige chalets and luxury mobile homes for 8 people. Spacious pitches: peace and quiet guaranteed.
You will love: The rich and varied entertainment program during the season, but also the proximity of major sites and villages of interest, for daily getaways.
Things to do nearby: Go canoeing with the family! On the Vézère or the Dordogne, your choice. Visit the beautiful bamboo garden of Bambous de Planbuisson. To see beautiful concretions, dive into the depths of the Grottes de Maxange.
Photos: © Domaine de Fromengal
Come and stay on the banks of the Dordogne, in this campsite with a beautiful swimming pool nestled in the hollow of a landscape of greenery and rocky cliffs. Sports, games and walks are on the horizon, after a night of rest in one of the mobile homes, chalets or gîtes at Camping La Bouysse. It is a family campsite, enthusiastically run by a team that has entertainment, hikes and friendly sporting moments in store for you!
You will love: Having the choice between the swimming pool and the Dordogne for swimming and being close to villages and places of interest.
Things to do nearby: Vitrac is well located, with Sarlat on one side and Domme on the other, with its superb view of the Dordogne Valley, which is also a few kilometers away. Go for a bike ride or a hike , why not to Monfort and its cingle? At La Roque-Gageac, you can spend an afternoon canoeing.
Photos: © Camping La Bouysse
Camping la Nouvelle Croze is the smallest 4-star campsite in the Dordogne, but it has everything a big campsite has to offer! Come and settle into a mobile home, a wooden chalet or an intimate grassy area... Sit down at the restaurant-bar to enjoy the restaurant's delicious pizzas or a duck breast salad, opposite the swimming pool with its orange light at sunset... 2 swimming pools , one of which is covered and heated, with a wellness area : sauna, massage... To take care of yourself during your holidays!
You will love: The feeling of space on this large, sunny estate and the kindness of the owners.
Things to do nearby: You are just a stone's throw from the Rouffignac Cave and several caves and shelters to visit. The Vézère Valley awaits you with its cultural and heritage sites. In Montignac, the Lascaux Caves will appeal to the whole family, as well as to cave painting enthusiasts who enjoy rich content.
Photos: © Camping la Nouvelle Croze
Les Etangs du Bos is, first and foremost, an absolutely fantastic aquatic leisure center, a delight for Périgord residents looking for fresh air and fun on the water. It's also a campsite, or rather a PRL, with chalet-style lodges and mobile homes for enjoying a vacation just steps from top-quality leisure facilities. A multitude of services awaits vacationers. Young and old alike appreciate the Camping des Etangs du Bos for its friendliness and location.
You'll love: Free and unlimited access for residents to the Bos Ponds leisure park, there are even electric cars, mini golf, trampolines, etc.
Things to do nearby: If you ever want to get away from the campsite and the ponds, you are perfectly placed to discover the Vézère Valley, the Sarladais and even the Périgord Pourpre and its vineyards. How lucky, a few kilometers away is the Gouffre de Proumeyssac, an underground gem to discover! And above all, meet at the Saint-Cyprien market, one of the most beautiful in the region.
Photos: © the Bos Ponds Campsite
Camping La Pélonie is a great place for a great family holiday. On this large plot, you are sheltered from traffic and it's as if the campsite were in the middle of nature! Several accommodation options are available to you: tent, caravan and camper van on beautiful pitches, and for those who prefer comfort with a real bed, superb chalets are located on the hill, a little apart, to enjoy the friendliness of the campsite while being like in a holiday home. 2 swimming pools, one of which is covered, heated and one with slides, a large play park and activities for children under the aegis of a top-notch entertainment team.
You will love: The atmosphere, the restaurant and its musical evenings, the proximity of Périgueux, capital of the Périgord Blanc and the Périgord valleys.
Things to do nearby: Everything is about a 30-minute drive away, which is convenient because you can plan a different getaway every day. On one side, Périgueux, on the other, the Vézère Valley, and to the north, the green Périgord... It's all there!
Photos: © Périgord Guide
A family campsite with a magnificent swimming pool, bucolic pitches and character. At Camping La Rivière, you are in the heart of the Vézère Valley, it is an ideal base for lovers of nature and cultural tourism. Open all year round, it is a family-run campsite, with beautiful ecological values and certification. You can stay in a tent and with your camping equipment, rent a pitch for your camper van or caravan, lodge tent rentals are available as well as an apartment hotel in a former coaching inn. Many services accompany your stay, such as a shop, a restaurant-bar with takeaway or on-site meals. Les Eyzies offers you all the amenities within a few minutes' walk.
You will love: A campsite on a human scale, with a family atmosphere
Things to do nearby: Les Eyzies is the capital of prehistory in Périgord. There is a museum, heritage hikes, tourist sites to visit and you are in the heart of the Vézère Valley. The Cro-Magnon shelter, the Grand-Roc cave, the Sorcerer's Cave and the new Fort du Roc de Tayac are just a few of the things that await you there.
Photos: © Camping La Rivière
Welcome to a campsite for the whole family, in the verdant Périgord Vert! At Camping Château Le Verdoyer, you will be welcomed with a smile and an atmosphere worthy of the great holidays that await you. Floris and his family have developed this lovely campsite, in an attractive region of the Périgord. Hiking, gastronomy and the Périgord Limousin Park nearby for walking with the family and relaxing. On site, an aquatic complex with two swimming pools and a slide, as well as an indoor and heated swimming pool. Entertainment for children, playgrounds, pitches in the pine forest or near the blue water fishing lakes... A restaurant and a grocery store ensure you have everything you need. Camping Le Verdoyer is located on a very large natural area, unspoiled in places and ideal for strolling until sunset...
You will love: The large wild fishing pond, even if you are not a fish "teaser", it is pleasant to walk there.
Things to do nearby: The Saut du Charlard hike with its waterfall, the visit of Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière and Saint-Saud-Lacoussière, two cute villages. You are not far from Brantôme, but also from Nontron, Villars and Jumilhac.
Photos: © Camping Château Le Verdoyer
The Medieval City opens its doors to you and for your accommodation, discover the magnificent Camping le Montant. It is a family-run establishment, with a smile and constant attention to ensure that holidaymakers have a top-notch holiday. You will first be amazed by the recently renovated aquatic complex, worthy of an oasis. Wave pool, slides, vegetation, entertainment and heated water, everything is organized so that you transform yourself into a mermaid... Then it is at the restaurant that you will delight in dishes prepared with care and expertise, in a modern and welcoming setting. Finally, it is in the prestigious rentals or in the stone gîtes in the Périgord house style that you will enjoy a well-deserved rest... The whole family will be delighted with their stay at Camping Le Montant!
You will love: The aquatic area, of course, unique in Dordogne…
Things to do nearby: You are really right next to the center of Sarlat! Take a stroll, enjoy the market on Wednesdays and Saturdays, visit the Manoir de Gisson, stroll around and go up to the top of the panoramic elevator, for a 360-degree view!
Photos: © the magnificent Camping le Montant
The Camping de la Grande Prade is near a fishing lake , where you can fish and participate in very friendly fishing parties. Pétanque, swimming pool, sip a drink on the terrace or carve the steak on the occasion of a rib-eye evening... It is a campsite that focuses on a relaxed and very jovial atmosphere! Pleasant mobile homes, beautiful bare pitches, you have different areas to settle in: close to the center of the campsite or more isolated in the vegetation. A campsite for holidays in a good mood, with a smile!
You will love: The pleasant swimming pool, its paddling pool and the restaurant which overlooks it.
Things to do nearby: You are located between the Terrassonnais and a little further the Corrèze, the Vézère Valley and also the Sarladais, so it is perfect. It will take you less than 20-30 minutes to enjoy magnificent villages and tourist sites for a day of adventure.
Photos: © Périgord Guide
Rouffiac is a very pleasant leisure center around Lake Rouffiac. You can practice sports activities there, such as cycling, walks in the beautiful surrounding forest, but also do tree climbing and water skiing. If you have never tried it, you will love it, it is great fun. The 3-star Rouffiac campsite offers accommodation in the heart of the leisure center, overlooking the lake, in a quiet and green setting. The mobile homes are comfortable, the pitches are intimate, you feel good there!
You'll love: All these activities to do just a few hundred meters away! The campsite's convenient location for exploring the region
Things to do nearby: The Auvézère Gorges are 7 km away, with magnificent hikes in a shaded setting. Visit the splendid Château de Jumilhac, there is also the Château d'Excideuil nearby.
Photos © Rouffiac Campsite
Here you are, full of great ideas for planning your vacation in Périgord! Well-housed, you'll be able to enjoy all the wonders the department has to offer with peace of mind.
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