The Omaha campsite is looking for its customers and denounces wild camping

The campsite attracted more and more families, to the point that Bayeux was preparing the expansion of its land and the coast of Cabourg and Deauville reported a lack of places. In Omaha, the situation differed: a piece of land of more than two hectares, planned for six hundred people, received only sixty to eighty per day.

Its creator, Mr. Chistel, explained that he had opened it the previous year after that of the Hague in Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, in the face of the success of other campsites and the growing demand. Classified two stars, the land had modern facilities, a store, children's games and other amenities appreciated by customers, but its attendance remained insufficient to ensure its profitability.

He invoked the lack of notoriety of this first real year and especially the competition of wild camping. Between Arromanches and Vierville, he said he had counted the previous summer one hundred and twenty-six tents in campsites against two hundred and forty-three outside. He was surprised by the requirements imposed on official operators while some mayors allowed land without equipment and wanted an increased fight against these practices.

Journalist M. H. concluded that the Omaha sector remained underdeveloped despite the means committed separately by each municipality. A union of local initiatives seemed necessary to him to create equipment that lives up to the historic site and its beach, capable of accommodating thousands of summer visitors.

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