Our pickNatural Wake Park
Rated 4.8 out of 5, 380 reviews
Paray-sous-Briailles
- 1 h to 3 h
- Outdoors
- With the family
🚣Paddle, kayak and water sports in Auvergne
We combed through Auvergne's paddle, kayak and water sports to keep only what is truly worth the trip. A local voice, straight opinions, hand-picked.
Paddle, kayak and water sports
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- Our pick
École de Voile d'Aydat
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 179 reviews
Aydat
- Outdoors
- With the family
Approved sailing school on Lac d'Aydat: group lessons, children's courses, and hourly hire of catamarans, windsurf boards, paddleboards and kayaks, in season.
API Aventures
Rated 4.9 out of 5, 30 reviews
Parentignat
- 2 h to 4 h
- Outdoors
Canoeing down the Allier with API Aventures: about ten kilometres along a wild river, shuttle included, near Issoire.
Lastioulles water sports centre
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 275 reviews
Trémouille
- Outdoors
- With the family
The only Pavillon Bleu (Blue Flag) beach in the Cantal in 2026, 125 hectares of water on the Artense plateau, with Optimist dinghy courses and hire in summer.
Plan d'Eau de Cournon-d'Auvergne
Rated 4.2 out of 5, 1,569 reviews
Cournon-d'Auvergne
- Outdoors
- With the family
Canoë Val d'Allier Chilhac
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 19 reviews
Chilhac
- 2 h to 4 h
- Outdoors
Canoe trips down the Allier from Chilhac: several routes from 5 to 27 km in the upper Allier gorges, base open in summer.
Canoë Val d'Allier
Rated 4.5 out of 5, 194 reviews
Lavoûte-Chilhac
- Outdoors
Canoe and kayak hire to paddle down the Allier gorges, routes from 2 hours to a full day.
Club Nautique du Pays d'Aurillac CNPA
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 58 reviews
Lacapelle-Viescamp
- Outdoors
- With the family
Sailing school on the Lac de Saint-Étienne-Cantalès, at Lacapelle-Viescamp. Children's courses, private lessons, catamaran and windsurfer hire from May to September.
Auvergne Loisirs
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 415 reviews
Pont-du-Château
- 2 h to 4 h
- Outdoors
Canoe trips down the Allier between Coudes and Pont-du-Château: three routes, 10 or 20 km.
Aurec-sur-Loire leisure centre
Rated 4.2 out of 5, 634 reviews
Aurec-sur-Loire
- 2 h to 4 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A lake on the Loire on the doorstep of Saint-Etienne: pedalos, paddleboards, canoes and large green spaces.
Lac de Lavalette leisure centre
Rated 4.2 out of 5, 1,036 reviews
Lapte
- Outdoors
- With the family
Supervised swimming in summer and a full water sports base (paddleboards, sailing, kayaks, electric boats) on the Lavalette reservoir, at Lapte near Yssingeaux. The big lake of the Yssingelais.
Sancy Loisirs water sports base
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 112 reviews
Chambon-sur-Lac
- Outdoors
Pedalos, paddleboards, canoes and kayaks for self-service hire on the edge of Lac Chambon, facing the beach. No booking, April to September.
Club de l'Aviron de Vichy
Rated 4.5 out of 5, 124 reviews
Vichy
- Outdoors
Rowing club on the Lac d'Allier, founded in 1892. Taster sessions for beginners, leisure rowing hire, flat water with no current.