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Hautes-Alpes has 65 listed campsites, with very clear lake dominance: 53 establishments border a lake, against 12 on river banks and just one with purely symbolic sea access, in this Alpine department. This high-mountain territory owes this makeup to Lake Serre-Ponçon, shared with Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, one of Europe's vastest artificial water expanses.
Lake-bank campsites benefit from water activities developed around Serre-Ponçon, sailing, windsurfing and swimming, in mountain setting with refreshing summer altitude. River-bank campsites follow Durance or Guil course, in more enclosed valleys suited to whitewater sports.
Most mountainous department in this lot, Hautes-Alpes attract four-season nature tourism, between winter sports around Briançon, France's highest town, and summer activities around great dam lakes.
Hautes-Alpes is organised around Écrins massif, whose national park protects one of the French Alps' highest summits, Barre des Écrins. Briançon, France's highest town, fortified by Vauban and classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, dominates Durance valley from its rocky peak.
Lake Serre-Ponçon, immense Durance and Ubaye reservoir, is nicknamed the Sea of the Alps and attracts sailing and water sports enthusiasts every summer, with surrounding summits as backdrop.
In winter, the department has several major ski resorts like Serre Chevalier or Vars, while summer gives way to hiking, mountain biking and climbing on high-mountain terrain among France's most renowned.
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| Campsite | Rating | by the lake | by the river | From | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping La Motte Flottante | 2 ★ | ✓ | — | — | 3.8/5 |
| Camping Les Airelles | 4 ★ | ✓ | — | — | 4.5/5 |
| Camping Les Bonnets | 3 ★ | — | ✓ | — | 3.9/5 |
| Camping Le Diamant | 4 ★ | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Camping Les Rives du Lac | 4 ★ | ✓ | — | — | 3.3/5 |
