Rules for visiting Aiguilles en Queyras
What is allowed and what is not at the resort and around it: camping, motorhomes, ski touring, dogs, drones and fires. Each rule links to the official source it comes from.
The resort lies within Parc naturel régional du Queyras, so its public-use rules also apply. Source: pnr-queyras.fr
⛺ Camping and bivouac
- With conditionsUnder the park's municipal bylaws, bivouacking in a tent is tolerated more than 1 hour's walk from the village and its hamlets. One night only per area, pitched after 18:00 and taken down before 9:00. Leaving litter is prohibited.Source: pnr-queyras.fr
🎿 Ski touring and snowshoes on the slopes
- With conditionsMarked ski touring route from the Espace Montagne d'Aiguilles (Plaine des Ribes), over ungroomed slopes. Open from 18/12/2026 to 30/04/2027, 9:00 to 16:30. Prohibited outside those hours and when the avalanche risk is 4 or 5.Source: lequeyras.com
🐕 Dogs
- With conditionsDogs must be kept on a leash in all high pastures (alpages), in forests under forestry regime and near flocks. Inside the hamlets they may run free if they are under control and the owner is present.Source: pnr-queyras.fr
🛸 Drones
- With conditionsRecreational drone flying is prohibited within 200 m of wildlife, mountain huts, lakes, alpage cabins and chalets, livestock and flock-guarding dogs. For professional or promotional use you must ask the town council for its opinion.Source: pnr-queyras.fr
🔥 Fires and barbecues
- With conditionsThe park recommends not lighting fires. In spring and summer, prefectural bans (red period) are frequent.Source: pnr-queyras.fr
🛷 Sledging
- With conditionsThe Aiguilles snow play area has a sledding slope for children and beginners. Entry for a sledder and one accompanying adult on foot costs €5 and a helmet is compulsory. Usual hours: 13:00 to 18:00.Source: provence-alpes-cotedazur.com
📋 Other rules
- ProhibitedIn Aiguilles, motor vehicles may not go beyond the entrance of the hamlet of Lombard, the Clos des Soldats car park, the Lauzette hut, Super 2000 and the Roche Rousse hut, among other points. In winter only residents with approved vehicles may pass.Source: pnr-queyras.fr
Frequently asked questions
- Can you camp or bivouac at Aiguilles en Queyras?
- With conditions. Under the park's municipal bylaws, bivouacking in a tent is tolerated more than 1 hour's walk from the village and its hamlets. One night only per area, pitched after 18:00 and taken down before 9:00. Leaving litter is prohibited.
- Can you skin up the slopes at Aiguilles en Queyras?
- With conditions. Marked ski touring route from the Espace Montagne d'Aiguilles (Plaine des Ribes), over ungroomed slopes. Open from 18/12/2026 to 30/04/2027, 9:00 to 16:30. Prohibited outside those hours and when the avalanche risk is 4 or 5.
- Can you bring a dog to Aiguilles en Queyras?
- With conditions. Dogs must be kept on a leash in all high pastures (alpages), in forests under forestry regime and near flocks. Inside the hamlets they may run free if they are under control and the owner is present.
- Can you fly a drone at Aiguilles en Queyras?
- With conditions. Recreational drone flying is prohibited within 200 m of wildlife, mountain huts, lakes, alpage cabins and chalets, livestock and flock-guarding dogs. For professional or promotional use you must ask the town council for its opinion.
- Can you light a fire or barbecue at Aiguilles en Queyras?
- With conditions. The park recommends not lighting fires. In spring and summer, prefectural bans (red period) are frequent.
- Where can you go sledging at Aiguilles en Queyras?
- With conditions. The Aiguilles snow play area has a sledding slope for children and beginners. Entry for a sledder and one accompanying adult on foot costs €5 and a helmet is compulsory. Usual hours: 13:00 to 18:00.
Before you go
Rules collected on 11 October 2026 and reviewed every month. Rules change and may have exceptions: if in doubt, follow the protected area, the local council or the resort. Translated from Spanish; some sources may be in another language.