Rules for visiting Champagny en Vanoise
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 Vanoise National Park (core area, around the resort) and the Tignes-Champagny National Nature Reserve, managed by the park, so its public-use rules also apply. Source: vanoise-parcnational.fr
⛺ Camping and bivouac
- With conditionsCamping is prohibited in the core of the park. Bivouacking is only allowed in summer next to certain staffed refuges, such as Plaisance or La Glière in Champagny, with prior reservation with the warden. The tent can be pitched from 19:00 and must be taken down before 8:00. Fine of €68.Source: vanoise-parcnational.fr
🚐 Motorhomes and caravans
- With conditionsThe car park in the centre of Champagny (150 spaces, covered and outdoor) has a height limit of 2 m. In winter, the first hour is free, hours 2 to 5 cost €3/h, a day costs €16 and a week €80. From 17:00 to 9:00 it is free.Source: en.la-plagne.com
🎿 Ski touring and snowshoes on the slopes
- AllowedLa Plagne has 7 marked ski touring routes, one of them starting in Champagny-en-Vanoise. They are free, no lift pass needed, and open from mid-December to mid-April if there is snow.Source: en.la-plagne.com
🐕 Dogs
- ProhibitedDogs are not allowed in the core of the Vanoise National Park or in the Tignes-Champagny Nature Reserve, even on a leash or carried in your arms. The exception is assistance dogs. Fine of €135.Source: vanoise-parcnational.fr
🛸 Drones
- ProhibitedIn the core of the park, flying below 1000 m above the ground is prohibited, except with the director's authorisation (for scientific research, for example). Using a drone is an offence with a fixed fine of €135.Source: vanoise-parcnational.fr
🔥 Fires and barbecues
- ProhibitedIn the core of the park, lighting fires is prohibited because of the fire risk. Portable stoves are allowed in the bivouac areas next to the refuges.Source: vanoise-parcnational.fr
🛷 Sledging
- AllowedFree sledding area, groomed daily, in the hamlet of Le Bois (Champagny-le-Haut, 1250 m), at the start of the cross-country ski trails. Open every day from 13 December to 18 April if there is snow.Source: en.la-plagne.com
📋 Other rules
- ProhibitedIn the core of the park, picking flowers, fruit, insects or minerals is prohibited. In the Tignes-Champagny Reserve, collecting animals, plants, minerals and fossils is also prohibited.Source: vanoise-parcnational.fr
- ProhibitedIn the core of the park, driving motor vehicles is prohibited, except on some tracks with a named authorisation. In the Tignes-Champagny Reserve, only authorised motor vehicles may enter.Source: vanoise-parcnational.fr
Frequently asked questions
- Can you camp or bivouac at Champagny en Vanoise?
- With conditions. Camping is prohibited in the core of the park. Bivouacking is only allowed in summer next to certain staffed refuges, such as Plaisance or La Glière in Champagny, with prior reservation with the warden. The tent can be pitched from 19:00 and must be taken down before 8:00. Fine of €68.
- Can you sleep in a motorhome at Champagny en Vanoise?
- With conditions. The car park in the centre of Champagny (150 spaces, covered and outdoor) has a height limit of 2 m. In winter, the first hour is free, hours 2 to 5 cost €3/h, a day costs €16 and a week €80. From 17:00 to 9:00 it is free.
- Can you skin up the slopes at Champagny en Vanoise?
- Allowed. La Plagne has 7 marked ski touring routes, one of them starting in Champagny-en-Vanoise. They are free, no lift pass needed, and open from mid-December to mid-April if there is snow.
- Can you bring a dog to Champagny en Vanoise?
- Prohibited. Dogs are not allowed in the core of the Vanoise National Park or in the Tignes-Champagny Nature Reserve, even on a leash or carried in your arms. The exception is assistance dogs. Fine of €135.
- Can you fly a drone at Champagny en Vanoise?
- Prohibited. In the core of the park, flying below 1000 m above the ground is prohibited, except with the director's authorisation (for scientific research, for example). Using a drone is an offence with a fixed fine of €135.
- Can you light a fire or barbecue at Champagny en Vanoise?
- Prohibited. In the core of the park, lighting fires is prohibited because of the fire risk. Portable stoves are allowed in the bivouac areas next to the refuges.
- Where can you go sledging at Champagny en Vanoise?
- Allowed. Free sledding area, groomed daily, in the hamlet of Le Bois (Champagny-le-Haut, 1250 m), at the start of the cross-country ski trails. Open every day from 13 December to 18 April if there is snow.
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.