Etretat is a small village with a limited number of parking spaces.
Car parks in Etretat
For parking, it is preferable to use the Grand Val, Fréfossé and train station car parks. Remote parking is open during the high season at the Route de Criquetot-l’Esneval (la Guezane) entrance and a footpath leads to the Chemin des Haules. You can pay for your parking with the paybyphone app. Information and prices on https://www.paybyphone.fr/villes/etretat
As part of the Grand Site – Falaises d’Etretat-Côte d’Albâtre operation, actions have been carried out to improve parking in Etretat and others will be undertaken shortly.
To learn more about the Grand Site Falaises d’Etretat-Côte d’Albâtre https://www.seinemaritime.fr/vos-services/loisirs-tourisme/operation-grand-site-des-falaises-detretat-cote-dalbatre.html
By bike
By bike: on site, bike rentals are available in Fécamp, Étretat and Les Loges. The opportunity to discover the landscape by taking the Vélomaritime or even the Vélorail, a ride to reach Étretat from the Loges station on an old railway line.
Park around Etretat
In order to anticipate the arrival of many visitors, solutions are put in place
- Bénouville: temporary car parks with signs and footpaths have been installed to go from the center to the Aiguille de Belval.
- La Poterie-Cap-d’Antifer: parking is provided at the level of the town hall and pedestrianized and secure access leads to the lighthouse.
- Les Loges: closure of the Valleuse d’Etigues car park for safety reasons.
- Parking lots and motorhome areas are dedicated and organised, in particular on campsites, in the municipalities of Saint-Jouin-Bruneval, Le Tilleul, Étretat, Les Loges, Yport, Fécamp and Bordeaux-Saint-Clair.
- And because it would be a shame to leave a beautiful day on the coast with a report on the windshield, be careful not to park in awkward places, in particular on certain parts of the edges of departmental roads: road de Criquetot (at the entrance to Étretat) and at the entrance to Bénouville (D11).
Warning, these areas are fragile and subject to the whims of the tide.
- Do not pick up pebbles or leave any litter on the sites.
- The cliffs are always subject to the risk of rockfalls.
- Access to the rocky outcrops overlooking the “Trou à l’Homme” is strictly prohibited.
- Access to the cave and tunnel known as the “Trou à l’Homme” is strictly prohibited.
- Access to the places known as “La chambre des demoiselles” and “la descente au chaudron” (The Young Ladies’ Room) and the tunnels crossing the cliff tips are strictly prohibited.
- Access to the full-width beaches, along the entire municipal line, with the exception of the area adjacent to the promenade dike, is strictly prohibited.
- Pedestrians are strictly prohibited on the high plateaus of the upstream and downstream cliffs, with a safety distance of at least 5 meters for both sites from the break in the slope.
- The municipality disclaims all liability in the event of an accident occurring as a result of non-compliance with the requirements and prohibitions of this decree, as well as in the event of crossing the fence, any fence, or any other device intended to prevent access to the edges or bases of cliffs located within its territory.
- Only local authority technical services, experts commissioned by the Administration, and safety and emergency services are authorized to walk along the top and bottom of cliffs to carry out their assigned tasks, equipped with appropriate personal protective equipment.
- In accordance with Article R.610-5 of the Criminal Code, violation of the prohibitions and obligations set out in this decree is punishable by the fine provided for Class 2 offenses. Fees will be applied by the SDIS 76, according to the rates applicable to non-emergency interventions (deliberation of 04/12/2024).
- For your safety, please read the ORDINANCE REGULATING WALKING ON THE COASTAL BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ETRETAT BETWEEN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LE TILLEUL AND BENOUVILLE.
- Read the ORDINANCE REGULATING WILD CAMPING, BIVOUACING, CARAVANNING, AND CAMPFIRES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ETRETAT.