Camping Ouvert à l’Année lists campsites across France that you can stay at outside the high season, from family-run 3-star sites to municipal grounds and farm campsites. Each campsite’s opening is researched at the source before publication, and we say so clearly when a site is in fact only open for part of the year or when its off-season opening could not be confirmed.
Most general camping websites sort campsites by stars, region or facilities, and rarely by when they are actually open. Yet for a stay in April, in October or during the autumn half-term, that is often the only criterion that really matters.
Camping Ouvert à l’Année starts from a base of 509 campsites brought together for opening outside the high season. For each one, the publicly available information (official website, guest reviews, tourist listings) has been researched to check that this opening is real. When the sources point to a winter closure or an uncertain status, the listing says so rather than suggesting an opening that does not exist.
Building the database from public sources: official websites, customer reviews, tourist office listings.
Campsite-by-campsite research to confirm that it really opens outside the peak season, not just the campsite's name.
When a seasonal closure, an uncertain status or a restriction is found, the listing says so directly instead of hiding it.
Information changes from one season to the next: listings are reviewed and corrected as reports come in.
