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Rules for visiting Campan Payolle

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.

🚐 Motorhomes and caravans

  • With conditionsCampan-Payolle motorhome area, part of the Welcome network, with 40 pitches for vehicles from 8 to 16 m. It costs €11 per night from November to April, and electricity is charged separately (€6 in winter). It has waste disposal, water, heated toilets and wifi.Source: camping-car.com

🎿 Ski touring and snowshoes on the slopes

  • AllowedAt the Espace Nordique de Payolle, the more than 35 km of marked snowshoe trails are free to use: Peyre-Hicade (5.4 km), Camoudiet (12.1 km) and Hourquette d'Ancizan (18.3 km). The loop around the lake can also be walked.Source: n-py.com

🐕 Dogs

🛷 Sledging

📋 Other rules

  • ProhibitedSwimming is not allowed in Lake Payolle. To fish, you need a fishing licence with the stamp (timbre) for the Payolle sector.Source: tourmaletpicdumidi.com

Frequently asked questions

Can you sleep in a motorhome at Campan Payolle?
With conditions. Campan-Payolle motorhome area, part of the Welcome network, with 40 pitches for vehicles from 8 to 16 m. It costs €11 per night from November to April, and electricity is charged separately (€6 in winter). It has waste disposal, water, heated toilets and wifi.
Can you skin up the slopes at Campan Payolle?
Allowed. At the Espace Nordique de Payolle, the more than 35 km of marked snowshoe trails are free to use: Peyre-Hicade (5.4 km), Camoudiet (12.1 km) and Hourquette d'Ancizan (18.3 km). The loop around the lake can also be walked.
Can you bring a dog to Campan Payolle?
With conditions. Dogs are allowed at Lake Payolle, as long as they are kept on a leash.
Where can you go sledging at Campan Payolle?
Allowed. In winter, there is a sledding run at Lake Payolle for going downhill by luge, according to the tourist office.

Before you go

Rules collected on 12 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.