Wild Camping France???

[exrm193]

Does anyone know the score with wild camping in France??
A few of us planning an off road trip in July ending up at Mount Jafferau in the Alps.
The plan is to use pukka camp sites along the way, but if we get caught short, what`s the score with stopping and pitching up somewhere off the beaten track?


Thanks

[Belle]

Its fine - suject to the usual rules of no litter, no damage and not where it says you can't etc. Just make sure you're out of sight (stops unwanted attention from dubious opportunists).Done it loads of time and never had any problems.

Belle

[Caminando]

There has been a number of threads on this topic with good detail.

[chris125]

Like Belle says......
Stay out of sight, be tidy and be sensible about it. It's an unspoken wild camping "rule" the world over.
Don't bring a bottle of whiskey and have a party either. The whole idea of camping wild is not to be seen or heard.
Make sure you find your location before dark though. Too many people have found "ideal" places in the dark only to wake up the next morning in someone's garden.

Chris

[motango]

My rules of camping – no rules (so far in Europe and Marocco + West Sahara):

if raining – find an abandoned house (in Africa this did not work for me so far), some roof, unfinished building in the middle of the city or just ask the locals for a bed. In various cases camped only 0.5 m from the road, no joke, ports, bus stops, military zones Risk is being escorted out with kalashnikov when half drunk and ready to sleep. Military is hard to negotiate, comparing to police. Uff.

before dark rule is good only when the day is long

littering – camping or no camping, no littering anywhere.

[JonStobbs]

As posted in above replies, if you use your coconut and don't do anything that you would'nt want someone else to do on YOUR property then you'll have no problem.
My own rule of thumb is look for woodland/forestry where you can get out of sight easily, park up,turn engine off,take off your lid and have a good listen for 5 mins.I prefer a good half-mile track from the road only because i like a small campfire after a day's riding and if there's a stream nearby to wash in then all the better. This has worked for me for years in many countries including Germany,Switzerland and Austria which are thought by some to be impossible to wild-camp.France is a doddle compared.

[Cheeezzy]

Originally Posted by motango

My rules of camping – no rules (so far in Europe and Marocco + West Sahara):

if raining – find an abandoned house (in Africa this did not work for me so far), some roof, unfinished building in the middle of the city or just ask the locals for a bed. In various cases camped only 0.5 m from the road, no joke, ports, bus stops, military zones Risk is being escorted out with kalashnikov when half drunk and ready to sleep. Military is hard to negotiate, comparing to police. Uff.

before dark rule is good only when the day is long

littering – camping or no camping, no littering anywhere.

I agree, do it where you can if you need to

[ta-rider]

Hi,

Originally Posted by exrm193

Does anyone know the score with wild camping in France??
A few of us planning an off road trip in July ending up at Mount Jafferau in the Alps.

Wild camping was no problem while i visited Mt Jafferau etc. Realy nice places and people:

http://www.adventure-travel-experien...report=italien

Travel save, Tobi

[oldbmw]

This proved to be one of my better campsites in a very rainy Germany.

[dmitrij]

you dont even have to be out of sight

Mercure hotel wanted €60, so we camped in their garden for free



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