Camping Jungfrau

We typically do day trips instead of weekend overnighters because hotels are so expensive. But one spring, it was such nice weather, that last minute, we decided to spend a long weekend in the Berner Oberland. After a mixup at a hostel that declined to honor our reservation because we had small children (they were mean!), we luckily found a place at Camping Jungfrau in their hostel. One night cost about CHF 100 for our family of four, but that’s a good deal in this area and we were happy to pay it. They also have pitches for caravans and tents as well as private bungalows. This is a great budget option for families looking to spend more time in the Jungfrau region. 

Location & Getting There

To get there, drive through Lauterbrunnen until the main road turns sharply to the left. Instead of going left, you will drive straight past Hotel Horner following signs to the campground. After a minute or so, you’ll see the campground on your left. Drive in, check in, and they’ll tell you where to park.

The “hostel” rooms are in this building. My family is waving from our balcony.

View from our balcony.

Here is the room, designed to sleep 6 on these over-sized bunks. Technically, they rent you a spot in the bed, not the whole room. But for families, they’ll give you the whole room if they aren’t too crowded. They provide blankets and pillows, but you’ll want your own sleeping bag or linens.

There are shared bathrooms and shower facilities directly outside the room that we found clean and decent.

There is a kitchen on the main floor that you can use to prepare meals. You have to pay to make the stovetop work (like a couple francs for 10 mins or something like that). There are dishes and pots and pans, enough to prepare something simple. There’s a grocery onsite with the basics. There’s also an average restaurant that had pizza and regular swiss fare. There are a couple grilling stations in the campground, but they were surprisingly unkempt and dirty.

There is a playground for the kiddies and generally lots of room to run around. Overall, we were very happy there for two nights and would go back.

Here’s the campground for tents and caravans.

The Stabbach falls are right next to the campground.

Activities near the campground

The main reason to camp here is easy access to all the wonderful hiking in the Jungfrau region. See my Family Guide to the Jungfrau Region for lots of ideas. Here are a few that are close to the campground.

The Lauterbrunnen valley walk starts right at the campground, following this low traffic road down the valley to the Trummelbach falls and Schilthorn cable car.

The Grütschalp cable car is a short walk from the campground and accesses the beautiful Mountain View Trail leading to Mürren and the Allmendhübel Flower Park playground.

It’s a short walk to the Lauterbrunnen train station, where you can catch a mountain train up to Kleine Scheidegg, then walk on the easy panorama trail to Männlichen, where they have a fun playground for the kids.

For more ideas, see our Family Guide to the Jungfrau Region.