What about a trip across the Baie d'Authie on your next camping holiday in Picardy? Located between the Pas-de-Calais and the Somme, the Baie d'Authie is a miniature replica of the Baie de Somme where hikers, anglers and hunters meet.
Crossing the Baie d'Authie with a guide
Our camping site is located near the Baie d'Authie, a wild and unspoilt natural site that attracts almost 500,000 visitors every year. To visit the Baie de l'Authie, enlist the help of a professional guide, as some areas can be dangerous. He or she can suggest walking, cycling, horse-riding or canoeing. What to bring: a pair of boots or walking shoes, a hat and sunglasses, rain gear or a windbreaker, not forgetting a pair of binoculars for watching the seals.
Baie d'Authie: walks and hiking routes
From Fort-Mahon-Plage in the south to Berck-sur-Mer in the north, the Baie d'Authie offers a wide variety of landscapes: the Pointe de Routhauville, the Authie dunes, the mollières (salt meadows), changing colours from the green of the samphire to the mauve of the sea lilac. You'll discover a rich fauna and flora: seals, white storks, cormorants, little egrets, frogs, grey shrimps...
The campsite's favourites:
- Watch calf seals and grey seals north of the Authie estuary.
- Visit Berck-sur-Mer, a family-friendly seaside resort backing onto the Baie d'Authie.
- Walk around the Madelon marina, at the mouth of the Authie.
- Discover Fort-Mahon and its long sandy beach popular with sand yacht enthusiasts.
