Bivouac & campsite
What differences?As wild as they may seem, our mountains are full of bivouac spots where you will be invited, for one night, to have a one-on-one with the peaks. However, before preparing for its release, it is first necessary to consider the applicable regulations.
The bivouac
It's a light camp, set up at sunset and dismantled the next morning at sunrise. The maximum duration is therefore one night, and allows hikers to set up camp during roaming hiking stages, for example.
wild camping
It is the fact of establishing a camp over one or more days. We talk about wild camping because we consider that it is a question of camping in areas that are not intended for this use, as is the case in a campsite. In our valleys and our natural spaces, these practices are also regulated.
Regulations
Camping is not permitted in the heart of the National Park. However, it is possible to set up a small tent to spend the night, from 19 p.m. to 9 a.m. the next day. Around the refuges, there are also bivouac areas to set up your tent.
The bivouac in the Néouvielle massif is allowed between 19 p.m. and 9 a.m., only in the areas provided for this purpose near the Orédon and Aubert lakes.
The Pibeste-Aoulhet Regional Nature Reserve
On the Pibeste side, bivouac is authorized from 20 p.m. to 8 a.m. To respect their tranquility, set up your bivouac far from the herds in the mountain pastures.
Wild camping and bivouac in all its forms are prohibited on the Lac d'Estaing site, from the Canadian passage, at a place called Bayelle, where the pastoral area is delimited.
