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Thirteen campsites, four communes, three very different seas: on the Crozon peninsula, the right choice depends less on the star rating than on the stretch of coast where you unpack. A site facing the Brest roadstead offers a completely different holiday from one above Trez Bellec or a few steps from the waves of the Dinan cove. We went through each campsite to note what it really offers: distance to the beach, pool, accommodation, opening dates. Everything you need to book with confidence.
The roadstead is an inland sea, sheltered from the swell. You swim at high tide, paddle without worry and look across the water at Brest. Three sites have direct access to the shore here.
Gwel Kaer (“beautiful view” in Breton) is laid out in terraces facing the little port of Le Fret, with 300 metres of seafront and no road to cross to reach the water. Most of the space is given over to tents and caravans, with a few mobile homes for 1 to 6 people looking out to sea. No entertainment, by choice: this is the place for shore fishing, kayaking and peace and quiet.
Les Pieds dans l’Eau lives up to its name (“feet in the water”): some sixty pitches, Zambezi tents 50 metres from the sea, lodge tents, a wooden chalet with sea view and rooms for hikers. On site there is a restaurant and snack bar from breakfast to dinner, a grocery and paddleboard and kayak hire on the beach. It is one of the few campsites open from 1 March, and dogs on a lead are welcome.
In Lanvéoc, Cap Ouest keeps things small: 26 grass pitches, most of them overlooking the roadstead, a village of six equipped tents and two wooden chalets designed for walkers on the GR34, which runs along the site. A simple, quiet two-star campsite whose lower section is accessible to people with reduced mobility.
In the south-east of the peninsula, the long beach of Trez Bellec faces the bay of Douarnenez and the Ménez-Hom. This is where two of the three four-star campsites in our selection are found.
L’Armorique is the most complete for families with children: heated pool with slides and paddling pool, kids’ club, entertainment in high season, a bar with snacks and bakery, and the sand of Trez Bellec a few minutes’ walk away. Accommodation ranges from mobile homes facing the bay to raised chalets, including a three-bedroom model with sea view, plus pitches for tents, vans and motorhomes.
Le Panoramic, run by the same family since 1972, is all about space: 120 large pitches with sea views over more than 4 hectares, around thirty rentals, a heated pool and paddling pool, and a restaurant overlooking Trez Bellec beach, 700 metres away. It holds the Clef Verte and Qualité Tourisme labels.
Right on the sand, Pen Bellec is the back-to-nature option: 40 pitches about ten metres from the beach, open from June to September, for those who need neither a pool nor entertainment.
Set back from the coast, a few kilometres from the Morgat cove and its shops, three campsites make up for the lack of sea view with their pools. The safe choice when the Breton weather plays up.
Les Bruyères has the largest water park in our selection: 250 m² of heated pools, an indoor pool with hot tub and an outdoor pool with slides, lazy river and paddling pool. Pitches measure 90 m² and are separated by hedges, every rental has a covered terrace, and Morgat beach is about 15 minutes’ walk away. No organised entertainment, but a snack bar, bar and grocery.
La Presqu’île (97 pitches on 2 hectares) stands out for its unusual accommodation, Coco Sweet, Hobbit or Tithome, and its indoor pool heated to 28 °C. It takes no groups in summer and offers no entertainment; a shuttle does, however, run to the Tuesday concerts in Morgat.
Les Pins (121 pitches and 34 chalets or mobile homes on 4 hectares) has a heated indoor pool and inflatable games for children, and accepts pets on pitches as well as in rentals. Morgat beach is about 2 km away along the path.
A little further south, L’Aber is a few steps from the shore, with a pool, snack bar and mobile homes, open from early April to mid-October.
To the west lies the Iroise Sea. The beaches are wilder, the headlands spectacular, and the coastal path passes right by the campsites.
Le Grand Large, a four-star site facing the bay of Camaret, is the only one in our selection to rent its mobile homes all year round. Its indoor pool, heated to at least 28 °C, looks out to sea, the beach is 400 metres away and the GR34 starts a few steps from the gate. Restaurant, bar with theme nights three times a week, bike and sea kayak hire, wellness area: this is the best-equipped campsite on the peninsula. For large groups, accommodation for 12 to 16 people with a private hot tub has been announced.
La Plage de Goulien sits at the end of a lane, 100 metres from a long sandy beach on the Dinan cove with a surf school. Between Camaret and Morgat, on the GR34, it mixes pitches, mobile homes, chalets and cabins, with an evening food service in season. Note that on the Atlantic side swimming is not without risk: check the lifeguard situation each day.
Finally, La Plage de Trez Rouz, a friendly family-sized campsite on the Camaret side, is 30 metres from a sandy beach and has a heated indoor pool, open until 30 September.
With young children, aim for the Brest roadstead for calm water, or L’Armorique and Les Bruyères for a pool with slides. Hiking the GR34, Cap Ouest, Les Pieds dans l’Eau and Le Grand Large have accommodation for walkers, even for one night. Out of season, most campsites close at the end of September: in March or October, look at Les Pieds dans l’Eau, Trez Rouz, L’Aber or the mobile homes at Le Grand Large. For complete peace, Gwel Kaer, La Presqu’île and Les Bruyères deliberately offer no entertainment.
To the west, the Pointe de Pen-Hir and its Tas de Pois rocks, the Pointe de Dinan and its rock “castle”, then the Cap de la Chèvre, on a loop of about twenty kilometres. North of the town, the Île Vierge, a turquoise cove at the foot of the cliffs, can only be reached on foot. The GR34 runs right round the peninsula for about 120 km.
From Morgat harbour, boats visit the sea caves from April to September; the Grotte de l’Autel can only be explored by kayak or paddleboard.
In Camaret, the Vauban tower, a UNESCO World Heritage site, watches over the port near the Lagatjar standing stones; to the east, Landévennec abbey lies on the banks of the Aulne. The whole area is part of the Armorique Regional Nature Park, and its coastline belongs to the Iroise Marine Nature Park.
To plan your outings, read our guide things to do on the Crozon peninsula: headlands, sea caves, beaches, GR34 hikes and heritage.
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| Campsite | Rating | by the sea | with direct beach access | From | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Les Pins | 3 ★ | ✓ | — | — | 3.9/5 |
| Camping Le Grand Large Lambezen | 4 ★ | ✓ | — | — | 3.5/5 |
| Camping La Plage de Trez Rouz | 3 ★ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 4.1/5 |
| Camping Gwel Kaer | 3 ★ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 4.2/5 |
| Camping Armorique | 4 ★ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 3.9/5 |
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