Rules for visiting Lans en Vercors
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 Vercors Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional du Vercors); Lans-en-Vercors is a member municipality and the park's headquarters, so its public-use rules also apply. Source: banatic.interieur.gouv.fr
⛺ Camping and bivouac
- With conditionsIn the Vercors Park, bivouacking is tolerated from 19:00 to 9:00. In the Hauts Plateaux Nature Reserve, outside Lans, it is allowed from 17:00 to 9:00, for one night only: pitch the tent in the evening and take it down in the morning.Source: rando.parc-du-vercors.fr
🚐 Motorhomes and caravans
- AllowedMotorhome area open all year at the foot of the Montagnes de Lans slopes (1,400 m). Parking is free and unrestricted, with no marked spaces. It has heated toilets and no waste disposal point.Source: alpes-isere.com
🎿 Ski touring and snowshoes on the slopes
- With conditionsThere are two marked ski touring routes, Roche Rousse and Les Ramées, which climb outside the ski area and descend via a marked piste. If the piste is closed, the route is closed too. They are not secured.Source: skipass.lansenvercors.com
- ProhibitedSnowshoes are not allowed in the alpine ski area or on the Nordic trails. The snowshoe link between La Sierre and Les Barnets is prohibited because of the risk of rockfall.Source: skipass.lansenvercors.com
🐕 Dogs
- With conditionsIn the Vercors Park, dogs must be kept on a leash. They are banned, even on a leash, in the Hauts Plateaux Nature Reserve, in some sensitive natural areas and on some mountain pastures.Source: rando.parc-du-vercors.fr
🔥 Fires and barbecues
- ProhibitedAccording to the Vercors Park website, a prefectural order prohibits lighting fires.Source: rando.parc-du-vercors.fr
🛷 Sledging
- AllowedThere is a sledge run without a lift next to the ESF Jardin d'Enfants. Access is free and at your own risk, and it is intended for families, not groups. The Parc de Loisirs de l'Aigle closed in 2024.Source: skipass.lansenvercors.com
📋 Other rules
- With conditionsSome Vercors flowers are fully protected; the official list is on the INPN website. Of the common species, pick no more than what fits in one hand.Source: rando.parc-du-vercors.fr
Frequently asked questions
- Can you camp or bivouac at Lans en Vercors?
- With conditions. In the Vercors Park, bivouacking is tolerated from 19:00 to 9:00. In the Hauts Plateaux Nature Reserve, outside Lans, it is allowed from 17:00 to 9:00, for one night only: pitch the tent in the evening and take it down in the morning.
- Can you sleep in a motorhome at Lans en Vercors?
- Allowed. Motorhome area open all year at the foot of the Montagnes de Lans slopes (1,400 m). Parking is free and unrestricted, with no marked spaces. It has heated toilets and no waste disposal point.
- Can you skin up the slopes at Lans en Vercors?
- With conditions. There are two marked ski touring routes, Roche Rousse and Les Ramées, which climb outside the ski area and descend via a marked piste. If the piste is closed, the route is closed too. They are not secured. Prohibited. Snowshoes are not allowed in the alpine ski area or on the Nordic trails. The snowshoe link between La Sierre and Les Barnets is prohibited because of the risk of rockfall.
- Can you bring a dog to Lans en Vercors?
- With conditions. In the Vercors Park, dogs must be kept on a leash. They are banned, even on a leash, in the Hauts Plateaux Nature Reserve, in some sensitive natural areas and on some mountain pastures.
- Can you light a fire or barbecue at Lans en Vercors?
- Prohibited. According to the Vercors Park website, a prefectural order prohibits lighting fires.
- Where can you go sledging at Lans en Vercors?
- Allowed. There is a sledge run without a lift next to the ESF Jardin d'Enfants. Access is free and at your own risk, and it is intended for families, not groups. The Parc de Loisirs de l'Aigle closed in 2024.
Before you go
Rules collected on 13 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.