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 2026 season on the following dates:
- Weekends of June 20-21
- Every day from June 27 to August 30
- Weekends of September 5-6 and September 12-13
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.
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 | 2026 |
Unless authorized by the police, motorized vehicles (registered or unregistered) are not allowed on the access roads to the Morgiou, Sormiou, and Callelongue calanques during the periods indicated below.
Sormiou and Morgiou :
- 05.06.2026, 06.06.2026 and 07.06.2026 included: motorized vehicles are forbidden from 7 am to 7 pm
- From 12.06.2026 to 30.08.2026 included: motorized vehicles are forbidden from 7 am to 7 pm every day
- From 31.08.2026 to 27.09.2026 included: motorized vehicles are forbidden from 7 am to 7 pm on weekends
Callelongue* :
- 05.06.2026, 06.06.2026 and 07.06.2026 included: motorized vehicles are forbidden from 7 am to 7 pm
- From 12.06.2026 to 30.08.2026 included: motorized vehicles are forbidden from 7 am to 7 pm every day
- 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).
These end of ban times are likely to be extended until 10 pm on red days.
The rest of the year: allowed
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 :
- From 01.05.2026 to 31.08.2026: 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.