Plage du Touron, Lac de Castillon
A grass beach 100 m from the centre of Saint-Julien-du-Verdon on the Lac de Castillon, the first of the Verdon's five large reservoirs, created when the dam was built in 1948. The old village of Castillon lies under the water.
WhatLake, Saint-Julien-du-VerdonVerdon and the Provence lakes
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Getting there Car
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessNo dogs on the beach; no swimming in the military and dam zones; no jumping or diving
Getting in
- Access
- Grass beach 100 m from the village centre, open from 1 July to 31 August with lifeguards from 11:00 to 19:00. The Parc du Verdon warns that the reservoir level varies (unmarked rocks and shallows can appear), that banks are slippery with muddy bottoms, that the dam turbines can start at any time, and that water-bombing aircraft may scoop anywhere on the lake. Dogs are banned on the beach and in the supervised swimming area. Swimming and boating are banned in the military zone and the dam exclusion zone, both marked by yellow buoys. Jumping from cliffs and bridges, scuba diving and freediving are banned. Motor and sail boats may use the lake only from 1 May to 31 October, and water-skiing is allowed in a set motorboat zone. No fires; no wild camping.
- Parking
- Parking at the beach (tourist office); no fee published.
- Also here
- Kayak, Paddleboard
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- en.tourisme-alpes-haute-provence.com
- Facilities
- Lifeguard in seasonParkingCaféKayak hire
More places near Saint-Julien-du-Verdon
- Pont du Galetas
- Plage Margaridon, Les Salles-sur-Verdon
- Lac de Sainte-Croix at Bauduen
- Plage des Pommiers, Baie Saint-Michel
- Savin'Plage, Savines-le-Lac
Warm water nearby
Swimming in Saint-Julien-du-Verdon · Verdon and the Provence lakes · Swimming in France