First Camp Orsa - Dalarna

Great location for a camping, just aside the lake. During our visit last week of July, the campsite was very busy. The service and entertainment buildings are not maintained and cleaned properly. During the night it is noisy late and early in the morning.

Booked in advance to get an extra large space with water, drainage and 16 amp electricity. But it turned out that the pitch we had booked was an ordinary grass pitch with electricity and water (shared with a neighbour) without drainage. Complained at the reception but received feedback that this was something we had to take up with First Camp because they only worked at the reception.. Steer clear if you want camping with a little extra. If you want a standard campsite, that's fine, but if you want to pay almost NOK 1,000 per night for a grass pitch, then steer clear of First Camp Orsa. The whole campsite is run down, there are nice sanitary buildings and reception at the campsite, but the toys/playgrounds start to sing on the last verse. Don't value the money for extra space as you have no idea if that's what you're getting or not. If you come with an 8.5 meter + pram, stick to the places near the reception, then there is actually space.

I spent many summer vacations here as a kid, decades ago. The place is the same today, although upgraded and modern. But it is still a family friendly, peaceful and wonderful place to spend your holidays. All facilities is a short walk away, Orsa centrum is close by and Mora is just a short drive away, for rainy days when you want to do a bit of shopping. For me, this camping site has everything I could want whether I stay in a caravan, a tent or in one of the cottages. The only thing I would want to add, is a place to charge EV's. There is one charger in Orsa centrum, and several more in Mora. It would be nice to be able to park the car somewhere and charge it, even if it is a relatively small charger (home type charger is fine). Does not have to be at the cottage or within the premises - somewhere near the reception area would be just fine. That being said, I think EV chargers will become more plentiful in Sweden in the coming years, so this might just solve itself. :) We stayed in a large cottage - from 1971 it turned out. Very well maintained, upgraded with a new kitchen. It was a perfect place for us, a family of four, to stay for well over a week. A full-size fridge/freezer, a dishwasher and all the kitchen utensils we needed. I could not want anything more, really. The best part is the beach, though. This is truly the Riviera right smack in the middle of Dalarna, Sweden! You have to walk a LONG way out into the lake, before a grown man can swim without hitting bottom. This makes the place really safe for small kids, even those who cannot swim. A perfect place for them to learn this vital skill - safely and in an environment where they feel safe - deep enough to swim, shallow enough that they can just stand up and be waist-deep in water. In a large area! Not like a pool, where you have a few meters of "wiggle room" before it gets too deep or too shallow. Orsa Camping will for ever be my childhood paradise. It was a dream come true to take my family there and introduce them to the place - we will be back here! Coming back here after all those years, and it was the same feeling as I had as a kid. It felt like coming home.

Force Major water levels but super positive service from the leading team at the camping

have to pay every time for washing so SEK 80 for a wash and dry.

Dirty, noisy, old and overcrowded. Did not meet up to our standards in any way. If you are considering a future stay, DONT!!! We left after a couple of hours, allthough we payed for the whole week. And this after we explored the camping and went to the toilet, cleaned 34 hours earlier. 🤢

Everything work well, on this campsite. The bistro should take a look at the dinner-buffe, that I would only recommend for children. Lovely location, a nice little community-center right outside of the camp. Really nice beach.