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Camping Les Balmasses

Campsite for motorhomes and campervans at Val Cenis.
Camping Les Balmasses

Camping Les Balmasses

Campsite
45.284, 6.873
A winter night14 € pitch + 1 person (low season)Includes Pitch and first adult; hot showers are free and included
  • Bar
  • Dogs welcome
  • Electric hook-up
  • Heated block
  • Laundry
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Water
  • Wi-Fi

Prices

Price
14 € pitch + 1 person (low season)being checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
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Included
Pitch and first adult; hot showers are free and included✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com · camping-les-balmasses.com
Extras
Extra adult €7–7.50, teenager (12+) €4–5, child (3–12) €3–4, under-3s free; electricity 16A €6; washing machine €5; motorhome water top-up €4 (ask at reception)✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
Electricity
16 amps, charged separately at €6 (not included in the pitch price)✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com · auvergnerhonealpes-tourisme.com
Tourist tax
€0.22 per person per night, inclusive of tax, free for under-18sbeing checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
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Deposit, minimum stay
No deposit required; just a text message to confirm, and another to cancel✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com

Facilities

Facilities
2 heated-water shower/WC blocks (free hot showers), disabled-access shower/WC/washbasin cabin, children's playground, free WiFi, BBQ area, pétanque court, bar/snack service (buvette), drinking water on site, washing machine (paid), freezer for ice blocks✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
Showers
Free and hot, in two sanitary blocks, individual cabins✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
Toilets
2 shower/WC blocks plus a dedicated accessible (PMR) WC/shower/washbasin✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
Laundry
Shared washing machine, €5 for 15kg, detergent includedbeing checked
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Wi-Fi
Free WiFi✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
Dogs
Allowed, free of charge✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com

Pitches and season

Open in winter
No✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com · camping-les-balmasses.com
Season opens
2026-06-12being checked · auvergnerhonealpes-tourisme.com
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Season closes
2026-09-20being checked · auvergnerhonealpes-tourisme.com
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Pitches
64 pitches for tents and motorhomes (some listings say 70)✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com · park4night.com
Pitch surface
Grassed, mostly shaded, flat ground✓ checked · auvergnerhonealpes-tourisme.com · maurienne-tourisme.com
Max length
Access via a bridge is tight for vans over about 8m long (visitor account, not an official limit) mbeing checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
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Check-in
Reception 08:00–12:00 and 16:00–20:00, daily (outside these hours, text by SMS)✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
Booking
No online booking system; confirm by SMS to +33 6 38 28 92 84, confirmed same evening or next day✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com

Staying overnight

Overnight allowed
No✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com · auvergnerhonealpes-tourisme.com
Legality as of
2026-10-01✓ checked · auvergnerhonealpes-tourisme.com
Parking by day
Not applicable in winter — the campsite itself is closed; a separate motorhome service point ("borne camping-car") stands 100m away, outside this business✓ checked · park4night.com · park4night.com

Summer

A summer night
€21 low season (16 June–30 June and 1–21 September) to €23.50 high season (1 July–30 August) for a pitch plus 2 adults, 2025 tariff (pitch + 1st person €14/€16, plus €7/€7.50 for a second adult)being checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
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Open in summer
Yes✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
Summer opens
2026-06-12✓ checked · auvergnerhonealpes-tourisme.com
Summer closes
2026-09-20✓ checked · auvergnerhonealpes-tourisme.com
Overnight allowed in summer
Yesbeing checked · camping-les-balmasses.com
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Different in summer
No motorhome dump station or water fill on site itself; the operator directs motorhomes to a service point (euro-relais type) 100m from the campsite✓ checked · camping-les-balmasses.com

Health and emergencies

Emergency
112
Hospital
Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (Urgences) · 04 79 20 60 20
Doctors
Cabinet médical de Val-Cenis · 0.9 km
Pharmacies
Pharmacie du Mont-Cenis (Lanslebourg) · 0.3 km · 04 79 05 91 97
Pharmacie de Haute-Maurienne · 0.7 km · +33479059197
Winter driving
Winter tyres or chains carried in mountain areas, 1 Nov to 31 Mar (Loi Montagne).

Getting here

Position
45.28387, 6.87304
Winter driving
Winter tyres or chains carried in mountain areas, 1 Nov to 31 Mar (Loi Montagne).

Conditions

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Around Camping Les Balmasses

Places to eat, shop and ski from

Numbers match the pins on the piste map

Drinking water 1 · nearest 0.3 kmEV charging 2 · nearest 0.3 kmFuel 1 · nearest 1.0 km

In the village 32

1
La VanoiseRestaurant
2 min walk · 0.2 km
2
La 18Café
4 min walk · 0.3 km · Tu-Th,Su 18:00-20:30; Fr-Sa 18:00-21:00 · +33 4 79 59 94 32
3
Sherpa supermarket (Centre, Lanslebourg)Supermarket
3 min walk · 0.3 km · 04 79 05 92 19
4
Au Pic du 35Restaurant
5 min walk · 0.4 km
5
Aux Délices des AlpagesShop
4 min walk · 0.4 km · Mo-Su 09:00-19:00
6
Chez Cesar SportSports shop
5 min walk · 0.4 km · Mo-Sa 09:00-12:30,14:15-19:30; Su 09:00-12:30,15:00-19:30
7
César Sports / Ski Republic (Lanslebourg)Ski hire
5 min walk · 0.4 km · 04 79 56 53 68
8
Il Vostro Giardino fruits & légumesShop
5 min walk · 0.4 km · Tu-Sa 09:30-12:30,16:30-19:30
9
Les MarmottesRestaurant
5 min walk · 0.4 km
10
Annie et JeanCafé
5 min walk · 0.5 km
11
Bar du centreRestaurant
6 min walk · 0.5 km
12
La Ferme SavoyardeShop
6 min walk · 0.5 km · Mo-Su 08:30-19:30
13
Le Relais des Deux ColsRestaurant
6 min walk · 0.5 km · Mo-Su,PH 12:00-13:30,19:00-20:30
14
Traiteur des CimesRestaurant
6 min walk · 0.5 km · +33 4 79 05 47 16
15
A La Frontière Des SaveursShop
7 min walk · 0.6 km
16
Banette d'OrShop
7 min walk · 0.6 km · 07:05-13:15,15:30-19:00
17
Boucherie charcuterie BurdinShop
7 min walk · 0.6 km
18
Chez LouisRestaurant
7 min walk · 0.6 km · Mo-Su,PH 09:00-22:30
19
Crêperie La RamasseRestaurant
7 min walk · 0.6 km · Mo-Su,PH 10:30-19:00
20
IntersportSports shop
7 min walk · 0.6 km · Mo-Sa 09:30-12:30,14:30-19:00
21
AlpazurRestaurant
9 min walk · 0.7 km
22
Le Tetras SportsSports shop
9 min walk · 0.7 km · Mo-Su 09:00-12:15,14:30-19:15
23
CrêperieRestaurant
9 min walk · 0.8 km
24
Le NapoléonRestaurant
10 min walk · 0.8 km
25
Le YackRestaurant
9 min walk · 0.8 km
26
Sherpa Val Cenis - LanslebourgSupermarket
9 min walk · 0.8 km · 09:30-12:30,15:00-19:30
27
Sport 2000Sports shop
9 min walk · 0.8 km · Mo-Su,PH 09:30-12:00,14:30-19:00 · +33 4 79 05 90 18
28
C'Era Una VoltaCafé
11 min walk · 0.9 km
29
Office de tourisme Haute-Maurienne VanoiseTourist information
11 min walk · 0.9 km
30
Le C2Restaurant
13 min walk · 1.1 km
31
Skiset Saint-CharlesSports shop
13 min walk · 1.1 km
32
Carrefour Montagne (Lanslebourg)Supermarket
15 min walk · 1.3 km · Mo 07:30-20:00; Tu-Sa 08:00-13:00,15:30-19:30; Su 07:30-20:00 · 04 79 05 04 91

Places within a 20-minute walk of Camping Les Balmasses, with walking times and distances. Places come from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) unless marked researched.

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