Les Chapieux, Beaufortain / Vallée des Glaciers, France

Aire de bivouac des Chapieux

Start of day 3, night 2 on Tour du Mont Blanc in 9 days. Communal camping area in the hamlet of Les Chapieux with water and toilets, on a pay-what-you-like basis. Not a commercial campsite, but the official place to pitch a tent here — wild camping is not allowed further up the Vallée des Glaciers.

[Photo: tent field]

[Photo: sanitary building]

[Photo: path from trail to entrance]

Key facts for hikers

Opening period: To verify
Tent pitches: Yes — Communal camping area (aire de bivouac) — tents allowed in the evening and overnight.
Reservation needed?: To verify
Arrival on foot without booking: To verify
Reception hours: To verify
Distance to route: 0.13 km
Groceries: Small shop (cheese, basics) and Auberge de la Nova in Les Chapieux — to verify.
Public transport: Seasonal shuttle bus to Bourg-Saint-Maurice and up to La Ville des Glaciers (summer only).

Summer only, no fixed dates published. Hikers report that water and toilets can still be closed in late May / mid-June and are shut again in early October.

Facilities

Hot showers
Toilets
Drinking water
? Shop on site
? Restaurant / snack bar
? Phone charging
? Laundry
? Gas cartridges

Notes from our check

Last verified: 13 November 2026 by website — confirmed: listed by the official TMB website as the authorised camping area in Les Chapieux, toilets and drinking water, the only legal place to pitch a tent here — no camping further up the Vallée des Glaciers.