The Hautes-Alpes, your water sports paradise!
Swimming, water skiing, sailing, fishing...
You can do all these activities in the Hautes-Alpes. Have a holiday packed with activities or enjoy or more relaxing stay besides one of the 18 bathing areas, such as the Germanette leisure activity centre in Serres or on the shores of the Serre-Ponçon Lake itself.
Alone, with the family or friends, why not make the most of a sunny day to explore the Gorges de la Méouge, or go fishing in a mountain lake...
Water flows in all its forms in the Hautes-Alpes. All you have to do is choose!
The Serre-Ponçon Lake, an expanse of blue at 23ºC
Water flows in all its forms in the Hautes-Alpes. All you have to do is choose!
The Serre-Ponçon Lake is a jewel in the mountain treasure-chest that is the Hautes-Alpes. This is a sea in the mountains, and the lake’s exceptional location ensures that weather conditions allow visitors to make the most of all kinds of water sports activities.
Serre-Ponçon, a lake with the allure of the sea itself. The beaches along its 80km of shoreline are to die for!
All kinds of seaside and maritime activities can be done here.
Kayaking & Rafting
The Alpine rivers and streams of the Durance, Guil, Gyr, Clarée, Guisane and Drac together with the Serre-Ponçon Lake are dream venues for making a complete success of your paddling holidays and breaks.
So, if you are looking for an introduction to white-water sports with friends or family or an extreme descent with freeriders, head for the Hautes-Alpes!
