La Manade des Baumelles

The setting is very beautiful, with room for several vans or motorhomes. When you arrive, do not hesitate to enter the restaurant directly on the right; it leads to reception, where you can buy regional products. Since this is the Camargue, there are inevitably mosquitoes, particularly numerous and aggressive this year, so bring very good mosquito screens.

Thank you for making this place available free of charge. It is calm and peaceful. Please respect the site. You can order bread and pastries from the shop the day before for the following morning.

A very nice spot in the heart of the Camargue! Easy to access, with a restaurant on site, local specialties for sale, horse or carriage rides, and even a tour of the estate depending on the day. I recommend it!

This is a wonderful place for visiting the Camargue. First of all, thanks to the owners for making a free parking area available for vans and motorhomes. There are no services, but you can easily set up a table and chairs. We recommend visiting the manade and eating at the restaurant, which is gastronomic in the evening. It is a fair exchange and well worth it!

You absolutely must visit the manade; it is presented by passionate people. However, the free parking area clearly attracts many motorhome travelers, and the spaces filled up rapidly from 5 p.m. There is practically no mobile network, and the spaces do not allow you to set up a table and chairs. Still, being on site in the morning for the visit is quite convenient.

Very beautiful site in the middle of the Camargue; I recommend it. Parking was free. We bought local products at the shop. We could not eat at the restaurant because it was fully booked that evening.

We wanted to thank the owners for this opportunity to stay free of charge. The location is nothing short of wonderful, and you can breathe in peace and tranquility.

An absolute must-visit when passing through the Camargue. The welcome is warm and parking is free. This morning we went to watch the bulls being fed in the meadow. The manade resumes its activities this weekend, with tours and the restaurant, as well as horse rides. Thank you for the welcome and for our guide's explanations.

We come here at least once or twice a year, and it is always just as pleasant and peaceful. Last night we had dinner at the restaurant, an excellent experience with very high-quality dishes. For us, it is a magical place, with sunrise and walks among all the bulls. The pitches are very good—not very large, but sufficient for spending time outside with a table and chairs. Recommended.

Incredible place, with sunset and waking up among horses and bulls. There are three parking areas where you are welcomed warmly and free of charge. Take the manade tour in the morning: first, because it is fascinating for understanding the gardian's work, bull breeding, and the traditions of Camargue racing; and second, because the manade derives 60% of its income from tourism, so it is a win-win!

A fantastic place, a warm welcome, a highly interesting manade tour, and a huge meal. We can only recommend stopping here for a meal. It was delicious and local. The pitches are suitable for one night. There is nothing more to ask for!

We spent a very pleasant, peaceful night at this manade in the middle of nature. There were two motorhomes. The spaces are marked on the ground. Contrary to some comments, the welcome was friendly, there are no services, and the overnight stay is free. We ordered bread and pastries for breakfast at reception. It is our second visit and surely not our last. Thank you.

Poor, practically nonexistent welcome. The pitches are no longer at the indicated location at all, but have been relegated behind the restaurant, mostly in the shade, and are extremely small—you can fit a car or van, but not a motorhome, or very few, and everyone is packed together. Free, but that is not everything; we were disappointed and left.

Mosquitoes, of course—this is the Camargue—but it is a lovely manade with quite a few activities on offer. It is open to everyone, with rice, bull meat, and so on. The pitches are nevertheless very poorly shaded and not particularly well developed within the manade. Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is 10 km away by bicycle.

Parking in a very pleasant setting. We stayed one night. Before nightfall, we went to see the animals—horses, donkeys, and chickens—and the permaculture garden. We were at the back of the parking area, where unfortunately there were many mosquitoes at dusk.

Wonderful manade tour with the very passionate owner. A lovely horseback ride. Suitable motorhome pitch.

Very warm welcome for motorhomes, free pitch, and the possibility of getting water. We took the guided tour of the manade with a communal meal, a very convivial experience at a perfectly reasonable price.

Beautiful spot. Very peaceful, surrounded by white horses. An excellent base for exploring the Camargue by bicycle. The shower and toilet were fine and clean. The site says it is free, but we had to pay €16 per night for two people and a camper. The place was so fantastic that we accepted it and stayed three nights.

Great welcome, ideal for one night in the middle of a real manade. We were lucky enough to attend the Gypsy evening; it was fantastic!

A superb place to discover. Guillaume showed us his manade and shared his passion. The meal afterward was perfect. On Saturday evening we attended the meal with the Gypsy evening—top-notch, a real gourmet dinner accompanied by guitars.

Great place. Quiet, surrounded by nature. Friendly welcome. Beautiful walks on foot and by bicycle.

A very good place to stop with a large vehicle. Free and clean, but no amenities. I recommend it.

A fascinating getaway thanks to truly passionate people. Many thanks for your kindness and welcome. It is a corner of paradise among bulls and horses. May this place preserve its authentic splendor for many years; it is the heritage we love so much. Thank you for sharing it so generously!

We were glad to get one of the last spaces and were parked well and safely. However, it was too crowded for our taste. For someone who prefers to park somewhere solitary and quiet, this is not the right place.

A wonderful evening and night. Very warm welcome, pleasant pitch, beautiful mares to watch, and a peaceful night. Very good local products—jams, grape juice, wine. Thank you for this lovely place. Free; just buy a small product to thank the hosts.

We stayed there for one night, very peacefully, and felt safe. We were able to enter the site and look around the ranch without anyone being there. It was really great, and the horseback ride arranged at short notice the next day was wonderfully beautiful. I can warmly recommend it.

Thank you for the welcome in the middle of the Camargue. A small shop with products to enjoy without moderation. Bulls, horses... I recommend it.

It was fantastic! Upon arriving at the manade, park directly in the motorhome parking area—we were in a rooftop tent. From 6 p.m., you can call or go to the restaurant to book the morning tour, with or without lunch. Guy introduced us to his world as a gardian, and we were able to watch the gardians sort the herd directly in the field. It was incredible!

Really fantastic place! No reservation needed. Ideal for recharging your batteries among the bulls and horses; I was able to go for a ride. It was great! I recommend it.

A lovely quiet pitch on a very pleasant estate, and a top-notch Gypsy evening in terms of the location, atmosphere, and meal. Thank you.

Very warm hospitality, thank you.

Amazing and very welcoming owner. A truly refreshing setting among horses and bulls. I came alone by motorbike, so there was plenty of space to set up camp! I strongly recommend this place!

Quiet and a change of scenery. Bulls and horses nearby. We were alone.

We came back after a couple of years and ate at the restaurant; it was our first time eating there because it had been full on our previous visit. Very welcoming place and good food.

I regularly come here when passing through the area. Very quiet place, although the 4G is far from great—but that is not their fault!

Very quiet place, surrounded by Camargue bulls and horses. In early December 2024, toilets were available in the restaurant, as well as water.

The welcome is very, very friendly, compared with Saintes, where everything is paid for. Even in the off-season, the municipality could make an effort for motorhome travelers; it would bring a little life.

Perfect welcome. Quiet and clean place. Many thanks to the owner for welcoming us so kindly.

We felt very comfortable there. The food was very good, and we really liked the concept of using exclusively products from the farm itself, except for the fish, which comes from Saintes. The site was clean and very quiet when we were there. The waitress who served us spoke good English and was very friendly. We will definitely come back.

Very quiet night, very welcoming host. We took the morning tour with the meal package; it was truly excellent. We recommend it.

Stayed one night with several other campervans in a fairly spacious area of the farm. Despite recent rain it appears to be well drained. Unfortunately the restaurant was closed on a Monday but we bought some Camargue rice and salt from their shop. Was lovely to see the bulls and horses in the fields.