Only a 30 minute walk from the Bellecombe parking lot, the Plan du Lac refuge is one of the most accessible refuges in the Vanoise National Park. It is an ideal place to get away from it all without getting exhausted! Open all year round, a restaurant service is available during the guarding periods. The gite is accessible to people with disabilities.
From the refuge, the view is open on the high summits of Vanoise : Pointe de la Réchasse, Dent Parachée, Grande Casse and the glaciers. The panorama is worth the detour! Juliette and Guilhem welcome you in this refuge composed of 42 beds. You will be able to sleep there or simply to eat. On the menu : Savoyard specialities with good local products and exotic touches ! You will certainly eat well.
The refuge is accessible from the Bellecombe parking lot, either by the free shuttle bus from Termignon or with your own vehicle. It takes about 30 minutes to get to the refuge from the parking lot. The refuge has a road access limited to the entitled persons. Disabled people can ask for an authorization from the Vanoise National Park to go up by car. The refuge of Plan du Lac is a refuge labeled Tourism and Handicap. The refuge is guarded in summer from the beginning of June to the end of September. In spring, the refuge is guarded for ski touring and snowshoeing. Outside of these guarded periods, a winter refuge remains open.
