Anchorage

Les Baronnets

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Shelter: N
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Sand anchorage off the Espiguette sand spit, 3.5 NM SE of Port Camargue and 4.3 NM S of Le Grau-du-Roi, Gard.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south along the coast of the Petite Camargue. No dedicated marks; use the Espiguette lighthouse, a 27 m tower commissioned in 1869, as landmark. Anchor on sand east of the ninth groyne in about 4 to 5 m over a gently shelving bottom, keeping clear of the shifting sandbanks. A steady easterly current runs along the shore. Shelter from N winds blowing off the land, fully exposed to the sea breeze and SE swell, so it is only comfortable in calm weather.

Practical

Forain mooring, no services. Supplies at Port Camargue marina 3.5 NM NW, with 5 000 berths, the largest marina in Europe by capacity, or at Le Grau-du-Roi fishing harbour 4.3 NM N.

Ashore

The Plage de l'Espiguette stretches over 10 km, inside the site classé of the Petite Camargue and part of the Natura 2000 zone; much of it is a naturist beach, with a straw beach hut behind the shore. Dunes shelter flamingos and nesting terns. Nearest shops in Le Grau-du-Roi, 4 km by dinghy plus coastal walk.