Camping Auvergne » Eco-friendly camping

How about trying the adventure of staying
in an eco-friendly campground?

CosyCamp has stood out as an eco-friendly campground since its inception in 2013, with a commitment towards respecting the environment and the surrounding nature.

Ecology was at the very heart of our project from the very beginning. Our 4.5-hectare domain by the Loire, situated in the heart of Auvergne, showcases a lifestyle and stay respectful of the local ecosystem.

We prioritize natural materials for our accommodations, whose architecture blends harmoniously into the surrounding landscape. As a car-free campground, we’ve opted for an innovative approach to reduce our ecological footprint, while offering an authentic holiday experience. Our aim is to provide your family with a stay focused on sustainable tourism.


Our activities are in harmony with nature, including canoeing, biking, hiking around volcanoes, outdoor games in the park, and friendly evenings around a fire. Additionally, we adopt a prudent management of resources, promote alternatives to polluting products and encourage recycling, all while highlighting local treasures.


CosyCamp is the 4-star campground in Auvergne where we firmly believe in environmentally respectful tourism, offering our guests an authentic and sustainable holiday experience in the heart of Auvergne.

Opting for an eco-friendly campsite close to nature in the heart of a wooded park is more relevant than ever. In addition to the benefits of holidays in eco-responsible campsites for well-being and rejuvenation, the sustainable approach is also particularly enriching for children.

Very demanding and often already aware of environmental issues, the young ones thrive during a holiday stay that aligns with their concerns. Frolicking through our various gardens, they will learn a lot about local vegetables and fruits and will delight in picking them.

Start teaching them from a young age about good practices, the beauty of preserved nature, and the choices that allow for sustainable travel without pollution!
For your green vacations, choose the authenticity of a 4-star eco-friendly campsite, in tune with the times.

From the inception of CosyCamp, we partnered with the Centre for Applied Botanical Resources in Lyon (CRBA) to establish hedgerows, groves, and gardens: aromatic, medicinal, vegetable, scent gardens…

Before being a campsite, we are a large garden. CosyCamp is both a natural and contemporary holiday domain. Reducing pollution and waste, protecting the surrounding nature, offering healthy food, and providing eco-responsible accommodations: an approach that in no way sacrifices comfort, quality, or the excellence of the services, quite the contrary!

Reducing Pollution

In a vast green park where children joyfully run and adults reconnect with nature, reducing pollutants is a major concern. This approach includes not only banning motorized vehicles, excluding car access to the site, but also carefully selecting eco-friendly gardening and maintenance products. We are a LPO Refuge, which delights the local birds. For lighting, our lampposts run exclusively on solar energy, highlighting our commitment to an environmentally friendly approach.

Working with Eco-Responsible Suppliers

Whenever possible, we collaborate with an eco-friendly dry cleaner: offering nature-friendly cleaning services with no solvents, no pollutants for the water, no phosphates, and a careful management of water and energy.

We connect you with local suppliers around CosyCamp, offering bread, cheese, and mostly organic vegetables. You can visit their websites, place an order, and have it delivered to CosyCamp.

Cleaning products for the sanitary facilities and accommodations are at least certified Organic Agriculture or Ecocert.

 

Reducing Waste

Practicing strict recycling, reducing the use of single-use items, promoting sharing and recycling: these are the missions that CosyCamp, the eco-friendly campsite, has set to work for a healthier planet and a better future for our children. We have implemented a composting system for organic waste and encourage our guests to do the same.

During the winter, we use a shredder to recycle tree pruning waste, which we then reuse to mulch our gardens and wild hedges. Waste sorting is a standard practice in all our accommodations.

Better Water Management

Resource management is at the heart of every eco-friendly campsite, and CosyCamp works on it every day. Water is a precious asset, whose virtues and value we know well. Its management is optimized through state-of-the-art wellness and relaxation facilities.

For garden irrigation, we have dug two wells and collect rainwater. We use mulching techniques to avoid the use of herbicides and water the vegetable garden using drip irrigation at night with well water. No chemicals are used, and weeding is done by hand.

We have also installed water flow reducers on our faucets in the sanitary facilities and accommodations.

Protecting Nature

During your family vacation at the campsite, what could be more enchanting than being captivated by the birdsong or spotting playful squirrels and adventurous hedgehogs?

These magical moments are only possible in a preserved natural environment: At CosyCamp, in Haute-Loire, we are committed to preserving the balance of the ecosystems around us.

Our discreet canvas and wooden accommodations, as well as our car-free paths, reflect our commitment to nature. Here, no chemical treatments, but an abundance of earthworms promoting biodiversity, providing birds with a natural food source.

This is our way of contributing to a healthy and balanced ecosystem!

Offering Healthy Food

CosyCamp’s restaurant offers simple yet homemade cuisine in a warm, natural setting. On the menu at the bar-restaurant under the covered terrace, sheltered from the elements and the sun: a choice of meat or vegetarian dishes, burgers, pizzas, and salads, all featuring high-quality, local, and environmentally friendly products whenever possible. The restaurant is by reservation only, which helps reduce food waste!

A food truck near CosyCamp by the leisure center offers organic, Lebanese, and vegetarian cuisine several times a week. You can enjoy homemade dishes ‘Chez Simone’ in the village of Chamalières.

Eco-Friendly Accommodations in the Heart of Nature

To minimize our impact on the land, we chose elevated, unique accommodations in our “glamping” area in the heart of Auvergne.

We prioritize natural materials such as wood and canvas. The Cottages and Cabins are made of untreated Douglas fir from the region, a naturally rot-resistant wood. We work locally, as the structures were built by a company within the department.

They blend seamlessly into nature and enhance the beauty of the site. If one day we needed to dismantle them, they would leave no impact on the environment.

The Land’Art Experience: Art in Nature

Glamping is a clever blend of luxury and nature… And isn’t luxury about daring to invest in places with an approach traditionally reserved for dedicated venues? Glamping campers have fun? So do we. All while respecting Mother Nature!

Initially, a few participatory workshops left their mark: woven willow fences, colored pencils made from trees. Then came artist residencies. We play with nature’s scenography to set up installations that serve no purpose other than external aesthetics and creation.

The result? Our clients speak of it best. Yes, indeed, CosyCamp is a unique, atypical campsite.

An eco-friendly campsite that protects nature