Camping in Arosa with the Family and Goofy

Arosa is one of the greatest Alpine all-rounders in Switzerland: perfect for skiers in the winter, hikers and mountain bikers in the summer, with great camping and barbecue places, two lakes for water biking and swimming and the greatest views you can imagine. We have only been here for one day couple of years ago and decided it was a great time to return for a weekend camping with my family who have been visiting us in August. Especially because we had to take Goofy, our new A3 for a trial run on the Swiss Alpine roads... and this was just the perfect road with its 365 hairpin bends on the 30-km-ride from Chur to Arosa.

From Arosa

Well, Goofy loved the zigzagging way and did not disappoint us. The 250 thoroughbred galloped out of corners as if ridden by a jockey (me?) and ran up to 2000m altitude in no time. And surprisingly the passengers did not complain at all, even though I was afraid they would, as a review I read described the S-line suspension "its like it would think you're blind and the road is Braille".

Arriving to Arosa, we first raised our tents at the camping site and were pleasantly surprised by the free all-inclusive cards (offered to all visitors of the resort in summer) giving unlimited access to the cable cars and lifts, pedal- and rowing boats on the lake.
We took the cable car up to LAW-Mittelstation at above 2000 meters and headed off for a short(er) descent back to Arosa with really spectacular views all around:

From Arosa

The afternoon we spent with a barbecue at the lake-side, after which we enjoyed Arosa's summer attraction, the water- and light show on the Obersee.

For Sunday we planned a little more challenge for my parents, starting our tour from the top of the cable car at Weisshorn at 2650 m.

From Arosa

Tired enough after a few hours hiking, we were looking forward to a refreshing swim in the lake, but we lost our enthusiasm pretty quickly when dipping our toes into the cool, 17-degree- Alpine lake. It was certainly refreshing, but a little too cold for us...

You may check out some more photos of Arosa in our Album (it's another place well worthwhile visiting in Switzerland, but make sure you have a good car and an excellent driver (thanks Krisztina) for the last portion of the road)