To handle the important number of visits, saturated access roads and the fire risk in the forest massifs, there are regulations to get to the calanques de Marseille, Cassis, la Ciotat, and for the Blue Coast. These are the regulated dates and hours, and a list of places from which you can reach the calanques.
Walking to the calanques
Before going, visit the section Fire risk regulations. (During the summer, it is usually allowed to walk to the forest massifs when the wind is low and it’s not too hot). However, if any risk of fire, the entrance is forbidden.
Reservations required for the Calanque de Sugiton
In addition, to limit the significant erosion linked to overcrowding in the calanque de Sugiton and les Pierres tombées,
the National Park limits the number of visitors for the 2024 season on the following dates:
- Weekends of June 15-16 and June 22-23
- Every day from June 29 to September 1
- Weekends of September 7-8 and September 14-15
During these periods, access is only authorized on presentation of the QR code obtained after free reservation.
A person can book up to 8 times in the season and it is possible to book for a group of up to 5 people (children under 3 are not counted).
The reservation gives access to the calanque all day long and can be done online 3 days before (from D-3, 9 a.m. and until D-1, 6 p.m.).
To book, go to the dedicated platform from Wednesday June 14 .2025 at 9 am.
You will find detailed explanations of this device.
Starting points oh hiking trails and walking time to access the calanques
- Callelongue Marseilleveyre (50 min), les Queyrons (1h) and Podestat (1h15)
- Col de Sormiou l'Escu (1h)
- La Cayolle Sormiou (1h) and l'Escu (1h20)
- Les Baumettes Morgiou (1h) and Sormiou (50min)
- La Gineste / La Gardiole En-vau (2h) and Port-miou (1h50)
- Presqu'île de Cassis Port-miou (5min) Port-pin (25min) En-vau (1h10)
Driving to the calanques National Park
Opening dates of the roads to reach the calanques
Sormiou, Morgiou and Callelongue
Schedule for April and May | 2026 |
- Municipal orders from the City of Marseille regarding the closure of access roads to the calanques of Sormiou, Morgiou, and Callelongue have been issued for April and May 2026. Motor vehicle traffic will be prohibited from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the following dates:
- Fridays, weekends, and public holidays, from Saturday, April 4 to Sunday, May 3.
- Friday, May 8; Saturday, May 9; and Sunday, May 10.
- From Thursday, May 14 to Sunday, May 17 inclusive.
- Saturday, May 23; Sunday, May 24; and Monday, May 25.
- Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31.
Schedule from June to October (pending publication of the municipal order 2026)
- From 01.06.2025 to 30.06.2025 included: motorized vehicles are forbidden on weekends, public holidays, and during the long weekends from 7 am to 7 pm
- From 01.07.2025 to 31.08.2025 included: motorized vehicles are forbidden from 7 am to 7 pm every day
- From 01.09.2025 to 17.10.2025 included: motorized vehicles are forbidden from 7 am to 7 pm on weekends
- From 18.10.2025 to 11.11.2025 included: motorized vehicles are forbidden every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, public holidays and long weekends from 7 am to 7 pm
- These end of ban times are likely to be extended until 10 pm on red days.
- The rest of the year: allowed
- Note: Access restrictions to Callelongue concern the bottom of the calanque as well as the last 300m of the road (Bd Alexandre Delabre). You are free to reach Callelongue by bus, or with your own vehicle, the car parks upstream of the calanque. (Be careful, the car parks are quickly saturated).
Driving to the Blue Coast
Opening dates of the roads to reach the calanques of the Blue Coast | 2026 |
La Redonne, Méjan
- Regulations applicable from 18.04.2026 to 11.10.2026 included
- Weekends, public holidays (as well as Friday, May 15) : motorized vehicles are forbidden from 10 am to 7:30 pm (Note: 8:30 am to 7:30 pm during the period from Saturday, July 4 to Sunday, August 30, as well as on Monday, July 13.)
- Weekdays from 15.06.2026 to 28.08.2026: motorized vehicles are forbidden on afternoon, from 2 pm to 7:30 pm
- The rest of the year: allowed Except for certain long weekends, peak weekends, and exceptional events.
La Vesse, Niolon (pending publication of the municipal order 2026)
- From 01.06.2025 to 31.08.2025: motorized vehicles are forbidden on weekends and public holidays
- The rest of the year: allowed
Boating to the calanques
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There is no sea shuttle to be dropped off in the calanques or the islands of the national park. (And it is forbidden to land passengers for commercial reasons
However, you can go there on sea, in private boats, in personalized excursions.