👍 At a glance:
- Best for: Party crowds, car clubs, those who want to be near the Porsche Curves
- Avoid if: You struggle with walking or want a quiet stay
- Vibe: Lively, cosmopolitan, festival-like
- Distance to village: Long walk — bring a bike
- Noise level: High — Euro disco is real
- Likelihood to sell out: Generally easier to get tickets than Houx
- Ideal for: Groups, car clubs, fans who want atmosphere over convenience
- The largest ACO campsite — it's genuinely massive, don't underestimate the scale
- Distance to the village and pits is a serious issue — there's a tractor bus for a reason
- Some areas prone to flooding — avoid low ground near the trees towards the Porsche Curves
- Entrance traffic is very bad at peak times, especially Friday
- 👉 If you want atmosphere and don't mind walking, this is your place
- 👉 If you need to be close to the village, look at Houx instead
🧠 Camper profile
Typical crowd:
- Car clubs and semi-private group sites
- European campers — very cosmopolitan mix
- Experienced Le Mans regulars
- Fans who prioritise atmosphere over logistics
- First-timers who need easy access to everything
- Anyone with mobility issues
📍 Location
- Outside the circuit, south side
- Close to:
- Porsche Curves — right on your doorstep
- Arnage corner (by bike)
- Mulsanne industrial estate (McDonalds, Le Roi Merlin)
- Far from:
- Village — very long walk
- Main straight and grandstands
🚶 Getting around
- Village: very long walk — use the tractor bus or a bike
- Porsche Curves: a few minutes on foot
- Arnage: manageable by bike
- Land trains run between BSJ, Technopark and the village entrance
🔊 Noise & atmosphere
- Evenings: loud, music, very lively in places
- Night: Euro disco is not a myth — expect it
- Porsche Curves at midnight: one of the great Le Mans experiences
🚿 Facilities
- Toilets and showers: adequate but there aren't enough for the site size
- Queues likely at peak times — go early morning
- Hot water generally available until Sunday night
- Cleaning crews visit regularly
- Bar and food vendors near the entrance — open early to late
- No electric hook-up
👍 Pros
- Great atmosphere — cosmopolitan and friendly
- Porsche Curves right next to the campsite
- Generally easier to get tickets than Houx
- Fanzone and bar facilities on site
- Tractor bus service to circuit entrance
- Cheaper than some alternatives
- Massive walk to village, pits and grandstands
- Some areas flood badly in wet weather
- Entrance traffic is brutal at peak times
- Can be very noisy at night
- No electric hook-up
- Site is so large it can feel disorientating
🧭 Verdict
If you want to be part of the party:
👉 BSJ delivers atmosphere that Houx simply can't match
But go in with your eyes open — the distance to the circuit is a real issue and you'll need a bike or good legs.
🔄 Alternatives (based on what you want)
- Want better location → Houx
- Want quieter → Epinettes / Hippodrome
- Want trackside → Mulsanne / Arnage
💡 Top Tips for Beausejour
- Bring a bike — it is not optional if you want to see the full circuit.
- Avoid low ground near the trees towards the Porsche Curves — it floods.
- Arrive by Thursday at the latest to get a decent pitch.
- Check your pitch for debris before setting up.
- Use the land train to get to the village — your feet will thank you.
- Friday evening at the entrance roundabout — "Chavvy Friday" is a thing. Plan around it.
- Midnight at the Porsche Curves with Radio Le Mans in your ear — do not miss it.
🏆 Beermountain Special Award
The largest campsite at Le Mans — added in 2002 and still growing. BSJ is one of a number of fields the ACO leases from local farmers to keep up with demand.
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Our Ratings — Beausejour
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Member Reviews
2026 Review from Steve M
A refugee from Blue Nord, now been going to Beausejour for the last 4 years and have to say it's a lot better. A bit further to walk to the circuit but buses are available. Excellent fan zone in the campsite with food and drink. The toilets and showers are a big improvement and more of them. Arriving early in the week is better for getting a pitch near the entrance but there is a regular shuttle to and from the back of the site. Security is miles tighter after being robbed on Blue Nord.
2026 Review from Chris L
I've become a big fan of Beausejour since its very earliest days as an overflow. The toilets and showers are generally pretty good, and with the number of camper vans these days there are shorter queues at the facilities. I've always found the atmosphere very cosmopolitan and friendly, plus the fanzone is a welcome improvement.
As the route to the inside of the Porsche Curves is no longer via the campsite and you need to show your pass, it reduces the number of randoms wandering about making it more secure.
Yes the site has become massive, but just take a bike. If you have a bike the pleasures of Arnage are easier to get to, as is the main and west entrances to the circuit.
One last mention to the Porsche Curves close by. There's nothing finer than midnight stood on the embankment with friends and red wine, with Radio Le Mans playing in your ear.
2016 Review from Mr Starcrstyl
As with previous years we stayed on BSJ again this year. Arrived just after 4 on Wednesday afternoon and after a very quick ticket check on the gate (no boot check this year) we were directed on to the site. This seemed to be leading us right off to the very back, which we didn't fancy so we set off cross country to where we normally camp. The ground was wet but not waterlogged unlike in some parts of the site. The toilets and showers were close and clean, there was only one time when there wasn't loo roll available.
The biggest let down of the trip wasn't anything that could be helped. My dad had slipped and fallen down a hill two weeks previously and badly sprained his foot, so much so that he was still on crutches. It now turns out that he actually had a broken foot, a small fracture was found on x-ray after being missed originally in A&E. Yes, it was very frustrating having to go at a snail's pace and it meant that he wasn't able to move around the track and enjoy multiple vantage points like we usually do (although he did miraculously find the strength to get to Arnage on Sunday in order to have steak and beer). The little land trains were a lifeline, especially the BSJ to Technopark line and the karting to village line.
The rain was unfortunate, but we have been very lucky in the past so I suppose can't complain too much and we were not flooded like so many others we saw.
BSJ is great as it is cheap and you have the Porsche Curves within your campsite. However, it is quite a walk up to the pits, grandstands and village — so I wouldn't recommend it if you have a broken foot!
2015 Review from Team Tart
Beausejour is a huge grass pitch site, with all the roadways of compacted un-metalled sub-base and between pitch access on grass roadways. These roads in some places can get pretty beat up if the weather turns wet especially near the entrance area.
The site has now been fenced off fully with all the entrance areas fully manned by security, who on arrival will fully check what contents you have in your car. This has cut down a lot on who can enter the site. The site now has two entrances — one for new arrivals with a full security check, and one for cars already checked in to bypass the queue. This has made entry much smoother.
Also at the entrance are the ticket offices, security huts, medical centre and other administrative offices. Just past the entrance is a bar and kebab fast food area, which is always busy and open very early to very late.
The toilet and shower blocks have improved over the last couple of years, with decent showers running hot water until Sunday night. They are kept clean each day and restocked when needed. The only issue is there aren't really enough blocks for the size of the site and at certain times of the day they can get very busy.
Pitches are supposed to be the usual 7m x 5m but are not really marked out in any real way. There are some areas which flood following heavy rain — the worst areas are off towards the Porsche Curves near the trees. From Friday onwards the site gets full quickly so to get your best place you need to be there by Thursday morning at the latest.
One piece of advice — if you drive out in your vehicles on Friday make sure you're back early as Chavvy Friday gets pretty bad on the roundabout by the entrance, with crowds hounding cars until they at least rev them before letting them through the melee.
