Enjoy the Plage de Gohaud during your stay in Tharon

Visualize a natural dune, fine sand, glowing cliffs, the Loire estuary and the Atlantic Ocean stretching to the horizon. Plage de Gohaud is the region’s most unspoilt and sports-friendly beach: water, land and air.

This nugget, nestled north of Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, benefits from free parking nearby.

Relax on Gohaud Beach

This vast beach is one of the must-visit leisure spots on a vacation near Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef. It’s the perfect place to enjoy a pleasant day at the water’s edge and relax with the whole family on the fine sand.

A large free parking lot, including spaces for motorhomes, leads to a pleasant shady pathway leading to the sea. From the Vieux Château campsite at Tharon Plage, Gohaud beach is just a six-minute drive away.

It offers many points of interest:

Its rocks make it an ideal spot for shore fishing, with winkles, mussels, oysters and shrimps,
For the safety of bathers during the summer, a lifeguard station guards the south side of the beach,
The northern part is embellished with small coves and carrelets typical of the Atlantic coast,
With its dunes and cliffs, the site is ideal for paragliding and kite flying,
It’s a renowned spot for surfing and bodyboarding,
Sand yachting is permitted,
It adjoins the GR8,
It is equipped for disabled access, with two tiralos available during the summer,
Sanitary facilities all year round.

What to do around Plage de Gohaud in Loire-Atlantique?

The Côte de Jade is a major tourist attraction for beach, fishing, water sports and cultural heritage enthusiasts.

Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef: the gourmet stage

This is the town of the famous “galette Saint-Michel”! Let the tempting smells of butter, cookies and cakes guide you to the Atelier St-Michel in the heart of the town. A tasting experience for the whole family, and gourmet souvenirs to take home.

Cormorane beach: top water sports

Plage de Cormorane, also close to the Vieux Château campsite, has a water sports center open to all ages and abilities. Enjoy the pleasures of the ocean with a wide range of water sports activities.

La Bernerie-en-Retz: its lake

The only one of its kind on the Côte de Jade, this seaside resort offers bathing without being dependent on the tides. High tides replenish the water on the 2.5-hectare site, and bathing is supervised during the summer months.

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins: a work of art placed on the foreshore

On the Nez-de-Chien beach, at the foot of the Saint-Nazaire bridge, it’s impossible not to notice the immense and imposing Serpent d’Océan. This 130-metre-long monumental sculpture, created by Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping, appears and disappears with the tides.

Where to stay camping near Plage de Gohaud?

Nestled between Gohaud beach and 500 meters from the Grande Plage de Tharon, a warm and relaxing vacation awaits you at the Vieux Château campsite in Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef. Our 3-star campsite is the ideal place to spend a holiday with family or friends.

You can stay in one of our 28 mobile homes (for 1 to 8 people), one of which is adapted for people with reduced mobility. You can also choose one of our shaded pitches for tents, caravans or motorhomes. Throughout the season, enjoy the indoor swimming pool heated to 29° and the paddling pool for the little ones.

Our team does everything possible to ensure that your stay is a success:

Bicycle rental,
Varied entertainment to liven up your evenings until 11pm,
The Club des Petits Mousses offers a wide range of activities for children.

Our Vieux Château campsite gives you the opportunity to get together in a warm and friendly atmosphere, while sharing memorable moments with other holidaymakers near the Plage de Gohaud.