Aire de bivouac des lacs des Chéserys

Tents can be pitched between 7 pm and 9 am, only after booking online and up to a quota (30 tents in 2025). Dogs, fires and swimming are forbidden; there are no facilities on site, and everything must be carried back down.

Location

Lacs des Chéserys, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (France)

Season

regulated bivouac from June 1 to September 30 (2026), from 7 pm to 9 am

Booking

Booking compulsory at reserve-bivouac74.fr (Asters-CEN 74 platform)

Run by

Asters-CEN 74 (Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve)

Position: On the Lac Blanc variant.

Facilities

• no facilities
• tent quota
• no dogs
• no fires
• no swimming
• carry your trash back down

Which TMB stage?

• Stage 10: Tré-le-Champ – La Flégère6.6 km · 720 m ascent

Location

Coordinates: 45.98151, 6.89623 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Nearby

• Refuge du Lac BlancMountain hut · 350 m as the crow flies
• Hôtel-restaurant Les RandonneursHotel · 2 km as the crow flies
• Gîte Le Nouveau GrassonnetGîte · 2 km as the crow flies
• Gîte Le BelvédèreGîte · 2.1 km as the crow flies
• Bivouac de la Flégère (retenue sous le refuge)Campground · 2.3 km as the crow flies
• Les Grands Montets Hôtel & SpaHotel · 2.3 km as the crow flies

All accommodation: Lac Blanc and La Flégère →