We show you where you can camp with your motorhome

Are you one of those people who love the road and are fascinated by discovering new places in its path? Does your ideal vacation concept include spending a lot of time with your closest people and sharing moments with other people as well? Do you like the feeling of traveling with the house in tow? If so, travel by motorhome it is perfect for you. However, you should know that, although the regulations for this type of vehicle are more flexible than for trailer caravans, you cannot do what you want with them either. Here we are going to show you where you can and should camping with caravan so that your trip is a joy and you do not have any problem with the authorities or even with the neighbors of the places you visit.

Where can you camp with a motorhome?

The first thing you have to know is that a mobile home it is considered a vehicle such as a car or a van. Therefore, it is usually subjected, in almost all countries, to the same rules and rights both parking as stop than any other motor vehicle. However, and this is where the nuances come in, if you leave it on a sidewalk, for example, or in a general public parking lot, you will not have the right to take out the chairs, extend an awning, eat next to it, much less prepare yourself. food with a camping gas, for example. Here, the rules of coexistence and civility are fundamental. But you can also violate laws and municipal ordinances and get nasty fines. It is best to call the local police and ask if you can park the caravan on public roads. This way you will avoid any later problems.

Find out if there are points reserved for the motorhome

It is true that in countries like Spain it is not very common to find spaces expressly enabled for the use of motorhomes, but there are more and more municipalities that, seeing the demand, do try to count on them. In Germany or France, however, it is something quite common and that motorhome lovers appreciate. Among the great advantages of these places, in addition to the tranquility they provide, is that they usually include services such as filling and emptying of water or electricity. Some have to pay and usually have a limited stay limit that is usually between 24 and 72 hours. This is so because it is not considered a camping as such but a place where you can rest to resume your trip soon.

Stop at gas stations

Some gas station service stations or the classic ones on motorways and highways that include restaurants or shops may have a place reserved for motorhomes and are even likely to offer services such as electricity or filling and emptying of water. It is a matter of being informed because they can also be a good option.

Use the campsites

Logically, campsites, both public and private, they are the most used alternative to sleep with a motorhome. In them, in addition to greater security, you will have all kinds of services, you will have entertainment for your children, you can meet other people and you can stay longer.

Camp in nature

One option that many motorhome lovers use is to park them on top of a mountain, on a flat next to a road or in similar places. If this is the case, you must take care that the motorhome is very stable, take care not to make nature dirty or disturb the animals around you too much. Just because there is no one around doesn't mean you can make a fuss without limits.

With these tips, camping with caravan it will be a pleasure, as well as your whole trip.

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David

Hello.
I wanted to know if with a caravan I can camp in the designated areas that appear in park4you.
By camping I mean unhitching the caravan from the car and putting on the legs.
This same doubt arises for example in the mountains.
I have read that in the city you can park and even sleep and be in the caravan as long as you do not unhook it from the car, do not put the legs or take things out or open the windows.
Thank you

fernando

Is there between Barbate and Zahara some place where you can camp freely?

pepe

In Malaga there are extensive private areas such as Saba Beach where the cleaning service of the city council does not clean, in these areas the local police enter to report camping, enter without permission of the owner as well as those who camp since they do not have doors that close these areas.
My question is the following, in the same way that the local police enter private properties without judicial authorization to impose sanctions on families in camp, it must be compatible with the families reporting these local police officers for illegally accessing a private area without judicial authorization.
In many cases, the local police make abuses of authority of a very different nature and are armed to the teeth in a period of peace, harassing a family member without firearms that the only thing they do is rest

Charles

Hello, I am setting up a trip through Sicily, Italy in a motorhome and I wanted to know if you can park on the streets. Could someone answer me this question? thanks

Samy

Hello, I know that the rules with motorhomes and fires are more flexible, but I follow people in facilities who go in caravan and spend the night in parking, they have told me that as long as I do not unhook the ball there are no problems, to what extent is it true? We are between buying a van or caravan and this is what will end up helping us decide. Thank you!!

Judith

Hello, can I open the awning of my Camper and make food during the day in any secluded place in the city? And take a shower? Or do I have to go to a picnic area?

alberto

No, in Spain, free camping is prohibited throughout the national territory, you cannot shower in the street or carry out spills. On the other hand, you can park in any allowed place and remain in the vehicle as long as »it is enough that the activity that may take place inside does not transcend to the outside by means of the deployment of elements that exceed the perimeter of the vehicle such as stalls, awnings, devices leveling, stabilization supports, etc »
Caravans can also park, but they cannot be unhooked from the towing vehicle and, like a motorhome, they cannot deploy stabilizers or make dumps outside.

Samy

Sorry, I meant * vans not fires hahaha

Nanne

If I look for information to know the rules of the caravan and I click on your link, and it turns out that I start reading and you only explain for the motorhome, esk the rules are the same ???? I understand that no

Juan

You start off talking about caravans and you forget about them to talk about motorhomes. You haven't told me anything about the caravan yet. change the title of the post and stop wasting people's time.

Luis

If it is true, a motorhome is like a van, but even so you have to watch a lot where you park, because you can be fined, and then the fine is appealed, but you have already paid, I say it from experience.

Javier

Hello Luis, I am from La Mancha and I have never taken a motorhome and I plan to take one in the month of September, and visit Cantabria and the Basque country and I want to visit small towns that I see on my way. I can spend the night in any little town I see.

Comercial Caravaning

Hi Yerica,

Yes, you can park your motorhome and sleep there on private property, as long as you have permission from the owner! The limitations come when it comes to public roads, where camping is not allowed anywhere.

A greeting.

fernando

Is there between Barbara and Zahara a place where you can camp freely?

Yerica

I would like to know if in Spain you can camp with a motorhome on private property.

pepe

In Malaga there are extensive private areas such as Saba Beach where the cleaning service of the city council does not clean, in these areas the local police enter to report camping, enter without permission of the owner as well as those who camp since they do not have doors that close these areas.
My question is the following, in the same way that the local police enter private properties without judicial authorization to impose sanctions on families in camp, it must be compatible with the families reporting these local police officers for illegally accessing a private area without judicial authorization.
In many cases, the local police make abuses of authority of a very different nature and are armed to the teeth in a period of peace, harassing a family member without firearms that the only thing they do is rest

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