Capacity of 50 tents, pitching tolerated only from 7 pm to 9 am and online reservation compulsory in summer. Since 2026 it has been one of the few legal bivouac options between Les Contamines and the Col du Bonhomme: bivouacking is prohibited elsewhere below 2,500 m, Plan Jovet included.
- Location
- La Balme, Les Contamines-Montjoie (France)
- Season
- 15 June – 15 September (regulated period), tents from 7 pm to 9 am
- Booking
- Online reservation compulsory at reserve-bivouac74.fr
- Run by
- nature reserve (Asters-CEN74)
Position: On the main route, km 24.6 from Les Houches.
Facilities
Which TMB stage?
Location
Coordinates: 45.75872, 6.70967 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Nearby
- Refuge de la BalmeMountain hut · 200 m as the crow flies
- Refuge des PrésMountain hut · 800 m as the crow flies
- Aire de bivouac de la Giettaz (Pont de la Rollaz)Campsite · 1.8 km as the crow flies
- Refuge de Nant BorrantMountain hut · 2.2 km as the crow flies
- Refuge du Col de la Croix du BonhommeMountain hut · 4.1 km as the crow flies
- Refuge de Tré-la-TêteMountain hut · 4.2 km as the crow flies