Advise please: Camping in France, August

[enjoy]

We are in the need of some warm and sunny days.

We were thinking of packing our tent and kids and drive to France and spend some nice, warm days there.

But: is this do-able in August?

I know it is high season, will it be packed and I need to pre-book everything?

And: where should we go (not all the way down south)?

The internet offers far too much, I need a smaller radius to focus on.

Your experience and advice would be much appreciated

[Monkey]

You do need to book! We are camping in Brittony. I booked a month ago and there were two plots left. It's only our second camping trip to France so can't offer recommendations on campsites. One of the other places where I'd love to camp is ile d'Oleron, which is further down the Atlantic Coast.

[simonethebeaver]

If you leave it till the second two weeks in August, things will be quieter. French people like the first two weeks of the month and go on holiday pretty much en masse.

[womanofdulwich]

I think Id avoid the channel tunnel route back- if fact Id be tempted to head to the west via Brittany ferries.

[yeknomyeknom]

Go to Ile de Re. Check it out. Lots of campsites. Good weather.

[bawdy-nan]

the lot and the cele valleys (just east of the dordogne) are lovely and quiet (hardly any Brits) and warm - lots of smaller municipal campsites (nice, by the river, small pools) that probably don't need booking) you can get a good app that shows all campsites nearby...Archie's Camping