Camping Nantes: Sea, activities, weather & tips

Camping Nantes – The blue sea on your doorstep and meters of sandy beaches await you in Nantes.
Whether alone, with friends or with the whole family, everyone feels at home in Nantes.
Because Nantes offers you a wide range of activities.
From the beach to hiking, you can do everything.
Especially if you are traveling by car with a roof tent or tent trailer.
This allows you to make the most of your camping trip in the great outdoors, as you are completely free and flexible on the road.
What’s more, at the end of the day you even have a large and comfortable place to sleep, which you can set up easily and in just a few minutes.
Here are our vacation tips for the top destinations and things to do in Nantes.
Find out more about Nantes here.

Camping vacation for the family

A camping vacation in France, especially in Nantes, is highly recommended.
Because there is something for everyone and everything!
From sandy beaches and harbors to climbing fun and water sports activities, you can experience everything there!
Nantes is best known for its vineyards and the famous Muscadet white wine.

Where is Nantes and how do I get there?

The French city of Nantes is located in the west of France in the eastern region of Brittany.
If you start your camping trip in Berlin, you will arrive in Nantes within 15 hours.
To get there, take the A2 or the A4.
You can find out where Nantes is on the map here:

Activities: Beach, boat tour, harbor & sports

France is a popular travel destination.
There are many beautiful places to explore.
Among them is the municipality of Nantes.
You can experience and explore many things in Nantes.
Whether it’s the harbor, the beach or the many restaurants.
A camping vacation to Nantes is highly recommended.
You can find an overview of the most recommended sights and activities in Nantes here:

  • Plage Valentin beach
  • City walk
  • Acrocime – Climbing park
  • Ruban Ver – Boat tour
  • Musée des Sapeurs

You can find out more about these activities in the text.
Get an overview of what Nantes looks like: https://youtu.be/ZxxokBKABQM

Plage Valentin beach: water sports, surfing, swimming and more

You’ve finally arrived in Nantes after a long and tiring journey.
Now you’re finally ready to go to the beach and get burnt by the sun.
The beach is very popular for water sports because there are lots of waves.
The most common sports practiced on this beach are surfing, kitesurfing and flysurfing.
Sailors can hire boats at the beach’s rental shop.
You can also take a long walk along the beach and enjoy the view of the blue sea.
Activities you can do at Plage Valentin beach:

  • sun
  • swim
  • bathe
  • Surfing
  • Kitesurfing

Get an overview of what the Plage Valentin beach looks like: https://youtu.be/e8TDk31a0eg

Fun for the whole family: Acrocime climbing park

Have you already settled in for a few days in Nantes and don’t want to spend any more time on the beach?
Then head to the Acrocime climbing park.
The outdoor park is located in a forest and there are several courses that are very varied.
There is something for everyone.
The courses are equipped with lots of different obstacles.
We had a really great time and would love to come back!
There are various courses for the whole family, whether beginners or athletes and for all ages.

Walking tour through Nantes

After all these activities, it’s time to do something a little more relaxed and see the city.
If you want to get to know Nantes better and discover everything the city has to offer?
Then you should definitely take a walking tour through the city.
During the hike, you can take a closer look at all the sights.
The following places are covered on the walking route.
Finally, you will arrive at a restaurant where you can rest and recharge your batteries.
From the restaurant, you will arrive back at the starting point of the hike in just a few minutes.
Here you can see the hiking tour through Nantes: Sights that you can see on the hike:

  • Nantes Cathedral
  • Château des ducs de Bretagne
  • Anne de Bretagne Bridge

Nantes regional specialties

You’ve been in Nantes for a few days now.
Now it’s time to try out the Nantes cuisine.
The special thing about the culinary dishes from Nantes is undoubtedly the combination of sweet and salty, vegetables and meat, which are refined with exotic spices from around the world.
The dishes are also prepared using local produce.
The best-known and most popular specialties of Nantes include rigolettes, LU and BN cookies, Curé Nantais cheese, small butter cookies (galettes au beurre), oysters with Muscadet, fish beer from Bouffay.
Specialties from Nantes that you can try:

  • Rigolettes
  • Butter sponge cake
  • Oysters with Muscadet
  • Fish

Port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire

If you want to see more of Nantes, then take a trip to the port in Nantes.
There you can take a two-hour boat trip up and down the river.
You can see Nantes and the surrounding area.
Here you can see what the harbor looks like:

What to do in bad weather in Nantes?

Unfortunately, it can happen on a vacation that it rains and the sun doesn’t shine and you have bad weather.
But bad weather doesn’t mean you have to spend the day at the campsite.
If the weather is bad, you can visit one of the many museums in Nantes.
Top museums in Nantes that you can visit:

  • Natural History Museum
  • Musee maritime
  • Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes

Tip: Day trip to Saint-Nazaire

If you want to add more action to your vacation, you should definitely take a trip to Saint-Nazaire.
If you start in Nantes and drive along the N165 and N171, you can reach Saint-Nazaire in about an hour’s drive.
The city offers many sights and attractions such as the nearby beaches and the exciting bullfights.
To round off the evening, you can go to one of the many trendy bars and treat yourself to a drink.
Here you can see the route from Nantes to Saint-Nazaire:

Top campsite in Nantes

Camping is a great way to see as much of Nantes as possible.
Traveling with a roof tent or tent trailer is particularly useful.
Because with a roof tent or tent trailer, which you can easily set up on almost any car, you always have the privilege of deciding spontaneously where and how long you want to stay in one place.

Campsite recommendation in Nantes

Nantes has a huge selection of campsites and it’s easy to lose track.
We have selected the most popular campsites in Nantes for you.

Nantes Camping

Here you will find an overview of important information about the campsite:

  • 4.1 stars / 1527 Google reviews
  • Address: 21 Bd du Petit Port, 44300 Nantes, France
  • Phone: +33240744794

Camping Car Park

Here you will find an overview of important information about the campsite:

  • 4.5 stars / 163 Google reviews
  • Address: Petit Port, 44300 Nantes, France
  • Phone: 01 83 64 69 21

Best time for a camping trip to Nantes

The most suitable months for a summer camping vacation in Nantes are June, July and August.
The highest average temperature in July and August is 21°C.
These are also the months with the least rainfall in Nantes.
The most hours of sunshine are 9 hours from July to August.

Weather conditions at a glance

Here you can see an overview of the weather conditions in Nantes:

  • Best time to visit: June, July and August
  • Summer average temperature: 21°C in July and August
  • Sunshine hours in summer: 9 hours

Here you can see what the weather is like in Nantes at the moment:

Questions and answers about Nantes

Before every vacation there are some unanswered questions.
It is therefore important to find out in advance.
We have summarized the most important questions for you here!

When is the sunniest time in Nantes?

June, July and August are the sunniest and warmest months in Nantes.
On average, there are 9 hours of sunshine a day.

Can you swim in Nantes?

In Nantes and the surrounding area, there are many sandy beaches where you can swim.

What are the most beautiful beaches in Nantes?

Nantes offers a variety of beautiful beaches.
The most beautiful beaches are: Cap Fréhel, La Pointe and Plage des Sablons.

Experience even more France…

Would you like to take a round trip through France?
Then take a look at many other beautiful destinations that are perfect for a camping trip.
You can find more travel tips in France here.

Camping Morzine: skiing, water sports, hiking & tips

Snow-capped mountains, green natural landscapes and plenty of action.
You get this combination on a camping vacation in Morzine.
The municipality is located in the French Alps and offers many activities in both winter and summer.
From skiing, hiking, water sports and cycling to wellness, everything is on offer.
Here are our vacation tips for Morzine.

Camping Avignon: Activities, weather & tips

You will find green landscapes, colorful villages and medieval architecture in Avignon.
The French city has many attractions and activities to offer.
These include hiking, swimming, boating and good culinary food.
Whether alone, with friends or with the whole family, everyone feels at home in Cassis.
Here are our vacation tips for the top destinations and things to do in Avignon.
Find out more about Avignon here.

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Offroad
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T-drawbar
V-fork
T-drawbar
V-fork
Chassis
  • Extra strong square T-drawbar 100x100mm for maximum stability and best maneuverability
  • Axle up to 1,500 kg with maintenance-free hexagonal rubber spring axle
  • Optionally with watertight wheel hub
  • 2 crossbars
  • The chassis is exclusively from the renowned manufacturer AL-KO, market leader in the car trailer and caravan sector
  • Safety indicator on the clutch
  • Independent suspension
Aluminum body
  • Our aluminium trailers are equipped with anodized aluminium profiles
  • double-walled anodized aluminium side panels 30mm, 440mm high
  • Large emergency lighting with integrated rear fog light
  • Equipped with balanced tires as standard
  • Base plate stable screen-printed base, non-slip
  • Complete M8 stainless steel screw connection (V2A stainless steel)
  • Electrical system: Supply cable (wiring harness) standard with 13-pin plug
  • Tailgate latches very elaborate, made entirely of stainless steel
Wheels
  • Black powder-coated steel rim
  • 235/85 R16 tires optionally adaptable to towing vehicle
  • Mud Terrain tire tread
  • Special wheel connection for your towing vehicle on request
Terrain values
  • 350 mm ground clearance
  • 570 mm wading depth
  • 27° slope angle
Equipped for every situation thanks to the versatile accessories...

Raised dropside

20L canister

Towbar adapter for bike carrier with coupling connection

2-4 bike racks

Anti-drag clutch

Onroad

The perfect solution for your camping adventure:
Road trailer with tent
Imagine a first-class equipped road trailer that is ideal for camping trips in Germany and the surrounding countries.
This trailer comes with a sturdy holding device for a matching tent that can be set up in no time at all.
The result is your mobile home – ready for unforgettable tours!

Your decisive advantage: you are ideally equipped for your vacation in a particularly cost-effective way. And when you’re not on the road, you can use the trailer as a conventional utility trailer. We offer you the road trailer in two versions, depending on your needs: An unbraked version with a permissible total weight of 750 kg and the braked version recommended by us with a permissible total weight of 1,300 kg.
10-year guarantee
Our trailer base was not created in the laboratory – it was made for the real world. The robust construction is optimized for tough conditions. Oversized axles and virtually indestructible aluminum frames ensure exceptional durability. We are the only supplier in Germany to give you a 10-year guarantee on this unique quality!
T-drawbar or V-fork ?
Thousands of trailer drivers know the problem of tight spaces only too well: if you drive into a narrow lane and have to turn, it is important to back your car as far as possible against the trailer in order to get around the bend without any problems. With a T-drawbar, you can utilize the maximum steering angle. This is precisely why we at CAMPWERK rely on this tried-and-tested technology – for optimum flexibility and maneuverability, no matter how tight things get.
T-drawbar
V-fork
T-drawbar
V-fork
Chassis
  • 2 crossbars
  • Maintenance-free rubber spring axles
  • Independent suspension
  • The chassis is exclusively from the renowned manufacturer AL-KO, market leader in the car trailer and caravan sector
  • Safety indicator on the clutch
Aluminum structure
  • Our aluminium trailers are equipped with anodized aluminium profiles
  • double-walled anodized aluminium side panels 30mm, 440mm high
  • Large emergency lighting with integrated rear fog light
  • Equipped with balanced tires as standard
  • Base plate stable screen-printed base, non-slip
  • Complete M8 stainless steel screw connection (V2A stainless steel)
  • Electrical system: Supply cable (wiring harness) standard with 13-pin plug
  • Tailgate latches very elaborate, made entirely of stainless steel
Equipped for every situation thanks to the versatile accessories...

Raised dropside

20L canister

Towbar adapter for bike carrier with coupling connection

2-4 bike racks

Anti-drag clutch

Material and processing.
The tent fabric of our trailer tents is made from a high-quality, 450 g blended fabric, also known as canvas. This unique combination of cotton and polyester combines the advantages of a natural fiber with those of a modern high-tech material. The result is a robust, breathable fabric that impresses with its pleasant feel and high dimensional stability.

The tent fabric, which is also used by the military, is impregnated and particularly tear-resistant thanks to the ripstop process. In this special weaving technique, thicker threads are woven into the fabric at intervals of around 10-15 millimetres, giving the fabric its characteristic tiled structure and exceptional tear resistance. It goes without saying that our fabrics are opaque and therefore offer optimum protection and privacy.
The basis of our trailer tents is a robust stainless steel frame with a thickness of 3×3 cm. A 1.8 cm thick, water-resistant wooden floor panel is securely fastened to this sturdy frame with stainless steel screws. The frame of the trailer tents is also made of galvanized steel tubing and special stainless steel components that ensure maximum stability. The modern surface finish not only offers a high level of corrosion protection, but also gives the material a pleasant feel and ensures a durable, weatherproof construction.
We rely exclusively on yarn from the German market leader Amann. Thanks to the combination of a cotton core and a high-tenacity polyester core, this yarn is characterized by a particularly high tensile strength and excellent water resistance.

On contact with water, the cotton coating swells and closes the seam holes created during sewing. For additional protection, all seams in the roof area are fitted with a transparent sealing strip to ensure maximum waterproofness.
Less is sometimes more.
We are often asked: What about the water column? For tent fabrics, the impermeability of the fabric is specified in the form of the water column. For cotton tents, this value is usually around 300 to 400 mm. However, our tent fabric offers an exceptionally high water column for cotton fabric of around 750 mm. This means that theoretically more than 75 cm of water can stand on the material before the first drops penetrate.

A major advantage of cotton as a natural raw material is its ability to swell when it gets damp, which provides additional waterproofing. In contrast, synthetic fabrics, which cannot swell, must have a much higher water column (between 3,000 and 10,000 mm, depending on the material) in order to achieve comparable waterproofness.
Good night.
The comfort sleep set consists of a high-quality visco foam mattress that adapts perfectly to the individual body shape, ensuring a restful night’s sleep. The set is complemented by the innovative Froli bed spring system, which guarantees an exceptional sleeping experience. Perfect sleeping comfort in a well thought-out overall package.
Premium mattress.
An excellent mattress is the basis for healthy and restful sleep. Just as every person is unique, their mattress should also be individually tailored to them.
Our premium mattress adapts perfectly to the contours of the body and promotes orthopaedically correct positioning of the spine. Thanks to targeted pressure relief, back muscles and intervertebral discs can relax optimally. The innovative construction and high-quality materials create an ideal sleeping environment.
There are no compromises at CAMPWERK: We rely on flexible visco foam with memory function. The unique combination of supportive foam core and relieving visco foam topper ensures maximum sleeping comfort.
  • Visco-elastic mattress.
  • High-quality Tencel® cover (38 % Tencel®, 62 % polyester).
  • Four practical turning loops.
  • Four-sided zipper.
  • Removable, divisible and washable.
  • Four practical turning loops.
Suspension.
Good ventilation is crucial for your well-being and sleep hygiene. To ensure maximum sleeping comfort, we combine our mattress with an innovative Froli slat base. The flexible spring elements form a comfortable slat base with individually adjustable firmness zones. This combination ensures orthopaedically correct positioning of the body and provides targeted, pressure-relieving support. This effectively prevents tension and one-sided strain. The open, air-permeable cells also enable optimum ventilation and create a healthy sleeping environment.
Are you allergic or do you have special health requirements? No problem! We cooperate with a renowned German mattress manufacturer to offer customized solutions. Simply contact us and together we will find the ideal mattress for your needs.