Ideally located 10 minutes away from Vittel and 2 km from the Folie Lake, the Contrexéville Campsite in the Grand-Est region is the ideal place for a relaxing wellness break! During your stay, you can explore the region and enjoy some great walks. To enhance your stay, you will find a wide range of leisure activities to try.
CONTREXÉVILLE
The town is ideally located 15 minutes away from the A31 motorway and 10 minutes away from Vittel.
Contrexéville is 90 km from Nancy, 120 km from Dijon and 95 km from Chaumont.
The Contrexéville spa resort owes its international reputation to its mineral waters. It has been popular with spa visitors for over two centuries.
The neo-Byzantine thermal centre and 4-hectare park, the villas, hotels and casino give the town a real "Belle Époque" charm.
Lovers of nature and sport will be delighted with this resort, including a wide range of walks, hikes and sports activities (walks in the forest, paddle boats on the lake, etc.).
For more details, don't hesitate to visit the tourist office website.
https://www.contrextourisme.com
2 km away from the campsite, the Lac de la Folie is a magnificent lake in a natural setting, ideal for enjoying the fresh air.
Free swimming area (lifeguarded) from 16 June to 9 September, 12.30 to 7 pm.
LAC DE LA FOLIE
Children's play area (free), picnic table, refreshments, hotel restaurant, fishing authorised from the lakeside (fishing licence issued for one day per fishing rod). Paddle boats and windsurfing authorised on the lake. Footpaths and discovery trails.
Capacity:
- Total surface area of 12 hectares.
- Open-air pool with a lifeguarded swimming area from the middle of June to the first week of September.
- Sunbathing area open to all.
- Play areas for children (free).
- Bouncy castles for children (extra charge).
- Picnic areas around the lakes.
- Clubhouse with showers, cabins, toilets, baby-changing tables and wash basins.
- Paddle boats to rent.
- Free parking for cars and coaches.
- 5 signposted hiking trails.
VITTEL
Vittel is 10 minutes away from Contrexéville. For a number of years now, the town has been awarded the gold medal in the regional "towns and villages in bloom" contest and given a four-flower rating by the national jury.
The diversity of the themes on display encourages the town's inhabitants and visitors to walk, dream, relax... And come back again and again.
With a Park opening onto a 650-hectare estate, Vittel is a real green island. For over 20 years now, the environment and quality of life have been permanent preoccupations for the Town of Vittel and its main players. For more information, don't hesitate to visit the tourist office website.
https://www.destinationvittel.com
Over 200 km of hiking trails criss-cross the Terre d'Eau administrative association of rural communes area.
THE TERRE D'EAU ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL COMMUNES AREA
For easy family walks to intense hikes, these trails are fully signposted and are a chance to explore the rich natural heritage around the Contrexéville Campsite.
You can see all the hiking trails on this page :
https://www.contrextourisme.com/a-faire-sur-place/bouger/balades-et-randos/
LEAVING FROM RÉCOLLETS LAKE
Trail 01 - De la Fontaine au Lavoir (From the Fountain to the Washing Place) - 6.5 km - Easy
Trail 02 - Entre les Deux Lacs (Between the Two Lakes) (short) - 11.2 km - Average
Trail 03 - Sur les traces du Passé (On the Traces of the Past) - 12.2 km - Easy
Trail 04 - Entre les Deux Lacs (Between the Two Lakes) (long) - 13.1 km - Average
Trail 05 - Sentier des Trois Lacs (Three Lakes Trail) - 19 km - Average
Trail 06 - Le Rond des Gendarmes (The Gendarmes' Round) - 8.9 km - Easy
