Camp Sites
Val Ferret
camping in the Val Ferret at the “Camping des Glaciers”. The campsite is ~ 160 km from Geneva, and is situated at 1,600 meters in a truly stunning location.
The campsite is open plan, allowing a choice of pitching your tent in the shade or in the field (depending on the weather.) We will have a place for a campfire. There is an easy and beautiful hiking trail starting right from the campground, and there is a children’s play area and climbing wall as well. The camp has full facilities on site for showers, cleaning dishes, etc.
Directions:
Take the highway from Geneva past Montreux to Martigny. Take the second Martigny exit (the highway), following signs to Verbier and the Tunnel de Gd St.-Bernard. At Sembrancher, follow the signs to Orsieres and the Tunnel de Gd St.-Bernard. Just at Orsieres, (easy to miss) follow the signs to Val Ferret and La Foulay. Follow the valley up through a series of typical
Swiss mountain villages. When you reach La Foulay, keep a lookout on the right hand side for a sign with a “camping” symbol (Δ). Drive all the way into the campground and head to the reception/registration.
After you pay, Mme Darbellay (speaks English, French and German) will point you in our direction. (NOTE: The office is closed in the middle of the day, so if there is no one there, set up
and pay when the office opens again.)
Kandersteg Scout Campsite
The Kandersteg Scout Centre has a campsite and several thousand m2 of land. In summer there are many activities that can be done here as well and there will be lots of
other Scouts to make friends with. Why not organise or suggest to your den leader that you spend a weekend camping here. (If you do come, bring a hammer and expect to bend some tent pegs as the ground the campsite was built on was created from the rocks extracted from the Lotschberg railway tunnel, and as a result isn’t particularily giving. (also don’t pitch your tent in a depression, if it rains you’ll find yourself sleeping in a pond.
Click here to view the the Kanderteg Scout web site which will give you an idea of what Kanderteg has to offer.
Click here to get the directions to the actual scout centre once you reach Kandersteg.
Camping Chez Langin ,Chemin
des Ecureuils, 74330 CHOISY
DIRECTIONS
The site is approximately 25-30 minutes (26.5km) drive from the Bardonet Douanes.
From Geneva take the N201 to Annecy and immediately after crossing the “Pont de la Caille” (the big bridge spanning the gorge), take the first right (approx
50m).
It’s well signposted but just in-case continue along the road for 2.0km until you arrive at a crossroads and go straight across.
After 1.4km you’ll arrive at a roundabout and go straight across (around it).
After 1.7km take a right and after 0.4km come to another crossroads and go straight across.
After another 0.4km turn right into the campsite. Alternatively if you go on the website you’ll get their GPS location.
SWIMMING POOL
There is a small unheated swimming pool there (unfenced but away from the tents). If you want to bring swimming stuff it’s your call. ,
Versoix Camping
Unofficial area in the woods where you can camp, just outside of Versoix. Nice location and not far to go.
From the Versoix sports centre , Direction Geneve straight on at the roundabout. Continue on this road under the A1. After crossing the Versoix river the road
climbs. At the top of the climb take the road signed Golf de Vieille Batie. This road has a hidden cross road in the trees. Continue to the next cross road then turn right signed
“no through road”. The camp site is on the right just before the bridge; parking is just passed the bridge.
Arzier Camping
Unofficial area in the woods where you can camp just above Arzier near the Abbaye Chartreuse Notre Dame d’Oujon. Check with the commune for permission.
Directions from La Chataigneraie school:
Take Motorway direction Lausanne
Exit GLAND, direction St Cergue
Follow signs for St Cergue, Begnins
From Begnins, follow the signs from ARZIER
Continue until you come to Arzier (you will pass through La Cezille and Le Muids on the way)
Continue through Arzier and as you come to the end of the village you will see on your left the Bel Horizon Hotel/Restaurant.
Continue on the main road for about one km after the hotel (still leaving Arzier in the direction St. Cergue) until you will come to a sharp bend in the road (there are often military vehicles parked on the left just before the bend and there is also a big sign for St Cergue) Take the road on your right in the bend (you will see two big chalets in front of you and a sign for ‘Colonie de Vacances Vivre’)
This road now immediately splits into two! Take the upper road signposted ‘Route des Montagnes’ Continue on ‘Route des Montagnes’ for 1.1 km where you will cross a
cattle grid Take the first track on your left about 50 metres after the cattle grid (if you arrive at the entrance of the national park – Parc Jurassien
Vaudois – you have gone too far).
This track takes you for 200 metres to the camp site.
As you arrive the camp area is on your right, with a small wooden chalet at the end. Park on the left by the trees.
Van d’en Haut
This campsite is situated just behind the Dent de Midi it’s very cheap, surrounded by mountains and lots of wildlife (you’ll see Ibex walking above the campsite. There’s a nice walk down to the gorges du Dailley where you can take stairs down to the very bottom of the Gorge and another hike up to the Lac de Salanfe where you can sit down and eat lunch below the Dents!
La Fouly
Camping des Glaciers ; very good – 027 783 1735 Open mid May
Campfire allowed
Open space & forest for playing
Space for many tents – some caravans in another area
Beautiful location – walks by glacier, river . . .
Champex Lac
Val d’Arpette – open mid May 027 783 1221 www.arpette.ch
Lovely setting – couldn’t see campsite as still not possible to get to it for the snow (early May)
Walks possible
Also a site in the village – not so suitable
Bonatchiesse/ Fionnay
027 778 1240 open 1st June. Lovely location and photos look great. Close to end of valley
The Scout centre is near Satigny village, lies at 400 meters, in the canton of Geneva in lovely green countryside.
The Pérouses Scout centre is appropriate for camps, week-ends, training courses, seminars and, environmental courses, not only because it is close to Geneva but also because of its beautiful green surroundings.
It is available to the Scout Movement and whenever possible to Youth Movements, schools, associations and groups with social and educational aims.