This is eco-luxe, Auvergne-style — off-grid in spirit, on-point in comfort. What happens when a four-star campsite decides to keep cars at the gate, skip the entertainment team and plant a botanical garden instead? You get CosyCamp, a car-free, eco-chic retreat on 4.5 ha beside the wild Loire in Haute-Loire. Children roam freely between the vegetable garden, the orchard and the hornbeam maze with its cabin-building corner, while parents finally exhale.On the banks of the Loire Sauvage, where the river carves a deep emerald gorge through Haute-Loire, lies Cosycamp — not just a campsite, but also a state of mind.
Enjoy a total change of scenery in an eco-tourist campsite located in the heart of the Loire Sauvage gorges classified as a Residential Leisure Park. This 4-hectare nature camp is human-scale, botanical, and quietly radical. Nestled on the banks of the Loire River, amidst a stunning gorge landscape, you'll find a rare kind of luxury: silence, birdsong, and water so clear you can swim in it.
Location is its drama. You are in the Loire Gorges, an hour from Le Puy-en-Velay and its UNESCO chapels, 30 km from a bathing lake, with volcanoes of Auvergne on the horizon. Hike the GR3, paddle the Loire Sauvage by canoe-kayak, climb, fish, sail and windsurf, or explore by bike. Hot-air ballooning, tourist trains, châteaux, and the vibrant markets of Haute-Loire are all within reach.
Accommodations are where Cosycamp truly breaks the mould. Forget standard mobile-homes. You'll enjoy a peaceful stay in tastefully decorated safari lodges, treehouses, or a rustic canvas and wood tent. They also offer spacious and comfortable cottages built from untreated Douglas fir. Alternatively, choose a pitch with private bathroom facilities — Nature 100m², Confort with electricity, Privilege 150m² and Privilege with private sanitary facilities and water connection. All are animal-friendly, heating-equipped, and designed for simplicity and style.
Facilities elevate the wild. Yes, CosyCamp has 3 pool(s): standard pool, spa well-being, outdoor pool, indoor pool, heated pool, jacuzzi in the pool, swimming against the current, paddling pool and kids pool with wheelchair access. A 200m² heated outdoor pool, 10m² paddling pool, and 15m² indoor wellness pool with counter-current and whirlpool.
And what about the days? Start with a dip in the heated outdoor pools, treat the family to the indoor Bain Romain with its whirlpool, or stroll 100 m to the Canoë Nature Loisirs base and paddle the Loire back to camp. Evenings belong to the campfire, board games and wooden games in the Salle de Vie, the 200 m² heart of the site with reception, bar and tourist information desk full of maps and hiking routes.
Who will love it? Families with toddlers and young children are in their element, and teenagers find plenty to enjoy too, from electric mountain bikes to canoe trips. Parents can book a massage or join a yoga session, and in high summer chef Eric cooks with local, organic produce. Dogs and cats are welcome. Book CosyCamp with Vistacamp for a holiday that swaps the programme for river, garden and fire.
