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Mayenne is this lot's smallest department in listed campsites, with only 6 establishments. Offering is tightened around the river, with 3 river-bank campsites, the other three sharing between lake bank, pond bank and sea bank. Mayenne river, crossing the department south to north to Laval, structures this modest offering.
River-bank campsites benefit from typical Maine bocage setting, with soft wooded valleys, far from neighbouring departments' tourist bustle. Mayenne remains a rural discreet territory, where outdoor tourism concentrates around a few natural sites and Mayenne river's navigable waterway.
This overlooked department thus offers a calm authentic setting, better suited to quiet nature tourism than developed seaside or lake offering.
Mayenne, a rural Maine department, is discovered through its bocage landscapes and discreet heritage. Laval, the department's prefecture, retains a medieval castle and old bridge over navigable Mayenne river, arranged for pleasure navigation.
The department has several castles and abbeys scattered through countryside, like Fontaine-Daniel Cistercian abbey, witnesses to religious and architectural heritage less known than neighbouring Loire departments'.
Land of bocage and livestock, Mayenne offers calm nature setting, suited to green tourism and hiking along Mayenne valley, far from busier tourist zones in the region.
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| Campsite | Rating | by the river | by the sea | by the lake | From | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Le Parc de Vaux | 3 ★ | — | ✓ | — | — | 4.0/5 |
| Camping La Rincerie | 3 ★ | — | — | ✓ | — | 4.2/5 |
| Camping Village Vacances et Fishing | 3 ★ | ✓ | — | — | — | 4.5/5 |
| Camping Le Gue St-Leonard | 2 ★ | ✓ | — | — | — | 4.2/5 |
| Camping de La Chesnaie | 1 ★ | — | — | — | — | 4.1/5 |