Official Site of Ardèche Tourism
www.ardeche-guide.com

Ecotourism

The Ardèche Gorges Nature Reserve

The Nature Reserve was established in January 1980 to preserve the remarkable site of the Ardeche’s Gorges, their natural Mediterranean habitats, their associated fauna and flora. It also protects our cultural heritage, whether prehistoric or more recent, magnificent testimony of ancient human presence.

Descent of the Gorges:

The wild camping is prohibited in the gorges as much by security than to ensure the wildlife peacefully necessary for its activities. Only the bivouac areas of Gaud and Gournier welcomed by appointment the practitioners.

For reserving your bivouac :
The Ardèche Gorges Nature Reserve.
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Tel : +33 (0)4 75 88 00 41- Email.

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Other Activities:

The Ardèche Gorges Nature Reserve Non-motorized hiking:

250 km of trails are marked and presented in a guidebook of 17 pages revealing the Ardèche’s Gorges natural environment (geology, climate, flora, fauna, history ...).

For information, please contact the Vallon Pont d'Arc tourist office.

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Climbing and Caving:

In the Gorges, climbing is permitted only on some sites described into “the guidebook Climbing in Ardèche”.

Caving is free but any exploration by the cliffs must be reported to the Syndicat (), so that it informs on the presence of protected species and the most sensitive periods.

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I discover, I respect and I protect:

Some instructions that are described in a decree (No. 80-27) and a prefectural law:

- Respect the animals, plants, minerals and archaeological riches.
- Stay on the bivouac areas, reservations required.
- Bring back your waste to the end of your descent.
- No entry into the reserve after 6 pm or night navigation.

Multimedia:
Overview of "the gorges and the nature reserve", on video.
Overview of the site, by web-cam.
Sources: Vallon Pont d'Arc tourist office and Ardèche-guide.