If you are looking to caravan or camp outside of the UK, then caravan parks in France are the perfect choice.

With lots of 4 star and 5 star caravan parks in France you are assured of find superb accommodation including static caravans, mobile homes, holiday lodges, chalets and camping.

What's more the facilities on the caravan parks in France mean that they are perfect for active holidays, a comfortable base to explore the area or the perfect place to chill out.

Cala Gogo at St Cyprien

Caravan parks in Languedoc, South East France

A pleasant French atmosphere awaits you at the Cala Gogo park. It is a spacious park which is ideal for a lively family holiday. The site has an attractive swimming pool complex which can even accommodate scuba-diving lessons in high season. For older children there is a games room on site and a regular disco. You can relax at the bar and eat in the excellent restaurant in the evenings. Cala Gogo is just 1.5 kilometres from St Cyprien and 26 kilometres south of Perpignan.

Camping Les Ilates at Ile de Re

Caravan parks in Vendee, North West France

The park is simple but friendly and features a swimming pool; children's play area, games room, snack bar and a small shop. This area of France is famous for its oysters and potatoes and there are many restaurants scattered through the islands villages where you can enjoy the authentic dishes. For the more energetic, the waters of Ile De Re are great for water sports enthusiasts where you can enjoy windsurfing, sailing and yachting. There are over 60 miles of adapted cycle tracks, which link all of the beaches and main villages; you can really enjoy this magnificent island and its slower pace of living to the full.

Les Mouettes at Carantec

Caravan parks in Brittany, North West France

The park has a feeling of peace and spaciousness and coupled with the excellent facilities makes it popular with families. Most of the pitches are grassy and some are partly shaded; the park is looked after to a high standard with mature trees and shrubs enhancing the area. Les Mouettes offers a fantastic pool complex including a lazy river and magnificent slides and planned for 2010 is a covered pool. Morlaix is worth visiting with its pretty setting along a river estuary and its old, cobbled shopping streets.

La Bien Assise at Guines

Caravan parks in Picardy, North East France

Although it is a popular stopover on the way further South, La Bien Assise still has much to offer for a longer stay. Set in the parklands of graceful chateau, it makes a delightful setting for the spacious pitches of this small 'Castels' park. The park has excellent facilities that include a pleasant restaurant and a covered pool, with a waterslide for the children. This relatively undiscovered area offers you the best of both worlds too, a rural setting for getting away from it all, and a coastline that teems with sandy beaches and bustling resorts. The park also organises walks in the surrounding woods and water sports enthusiasts will love nearby Lac d'Ardres.

La Serraz at Annecy Doussard

Caravan parks in Alps, South East France

Set in the heart of the Alps, La Serraz naturally offers superb views of the mountains that surround it, which is particularly pleasant when swimming in the park's pools. Shimmering Lake Annecy is easily accessible from the park, with a lake beach just 1km away and activities that include swimming, all sorts of water sports and pleasure boat trips. The village of Doussard is only a short walk away, with shops, a restaurant and a bar, which are especially useful when the park's facilities are closed in low season. Annecy itself, with its flower-lined canals and arcaded streets is a great attraction, while both Italy and Switzerland are just a short drive away. This is a Walking and Wildlife park.

Domaine des Naiades at Port Grimaud

Caravan parks in Cote d'Azur, South East France

The pitches at Domaine des Naiades sit in terraces on the hillside, amidst pine, cork oak and sweet scented mimosa trees, and the facilities are housed in traditional Provencal-style buildings. The pool complex has an Olympic sized swimming pool, separate childrens pool and an exciting twin, double-spiralled water chute. In the evenings, unwind on the leafy terrace of the welcoming bar and restaurant and enjoy a delicious meal.

Les Menhirs at Carnac Plage

Caravan parks in Brittany, North West France

The ideal choice for a family beach holiday with the bustling seaside resort of Carnac Plage within a 5 minute stroll. The park itself features an excellent swimming pool complex, with a giant waterslide and water chute, covered pool and even a little slide into the children's pool. Children can also go for pony rides just off the park, while adults can hire bikes to go around the peninsula as well as enjoying the small gym, solarium and jacuzzi and a number of games such as football, basketball and boules. And if you can tear yourselves away, you'll find that Carnac Plage has a superb sandy beach with a choice of water sports and many fine restaurants and shops.

Les Tropiques at Torreilles Plages

Caravan parks in Languedoc, South East France

Situated in the very heart of Catalan country, Les Tropiques is a typically Mediterranean enclave, sheltered between the Pyrenees and the sea and the famous beachside town of Canet. The park itself is only 400m from a golden sandy beach and the friendly owners will welcome you to the well kept park and excellent facilities. This park is ideal for families with younger children, whilst in high summer teenagers will appreciate the lively on park disco and bar with its superb entertainment. This gem of a park is tucked away from all the main attractions, but only a short car journey away you will find Perpignan for some excellent shopping; or walks in the Pyrenees which overlook the small resort of Torreilles where the park is situated.

Le Ruisseau at Biarritz

Caravan parks in Gascony, South West France

Beside a small lake, this family-run park is just four miles from the elegant town of Biarritz. The Pyrenees form a magnificent backdrop to this park, which has terraced hillside pitches set amongst oak trees. A great water complex includes a four-lane waterslide, as well as a covered pool across the road in a newer part of the campsite. There is also a spa, gym, sun bed and sauna. If you head to the beach then you will find it is great for body boarding and surfing. Of course you are also on the doorstep of Spain and Pyrernees for great days out.

Le Ruisseau at Biarritz

Caravan parks in Gascony, South West France

As well as its fantastic location, this park offers a wide range of facilities, making it popular with young and old alike. Here you can play tennis, enjoy the attractive outdoor pools and waterslide or try the indoor pool across the road in the newer part of the park, where there is a recently added spa complex. There's also a gym, sun bed, sauna and a spacious children's play area. With its hillside location overlooking a small lake, it also offers exceptional views of the Pyrenees. There are many reasons to stray from the park too. The famous beaches, body boarding, surfing, shopping and restaurants of wonderful Biarritz are just 8km away; with Bidart and Bayonne right on your doorstep, and Spain and the Pyrenees also within easy reach.

La Bien Assise at Guines

Caravan parks in Picardy, North East France

A popular stopover on the way south, La Bien Assise however has much to offer for a longer stay. The wooded grounds of the mansion make a delightful setting for the spacious pitches of this small 'Castels' park and it offers excellent facilities, including a welcoming restaurant and a covered pool, with a waterslide for the children. This relatively undiscovered area offers you the best of both worlds too, a rural setting for getting away from it all, and a coastline that teems with sandy beaches and bustling resorts. The park also organises walks in the surrounding woods and water sports enthusiasts will love nearby Lac d'Ardres.