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Free Camping in Norway
Hello....
Does anyone know about free camping in Norway?
We're planning a trip there in July '07 and being on a tight budget and Australian dollars, we're hoping to keep costs down. Can you camp in forest regions or must you stay in campsites?
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26 Sep 2006
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Hello....
Does anyone know about free camping in Norway?
We're planning a trip there in July '07 and being on a tight budget and Australian dollars, we're hoping to keep costs down. Can you camp in forest regions or must you stay in campsites?
Cheers
Grumpster
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You can camp almost anywhere, I do it all the time. My favourite is to find blind roads that leads up to some mountains and water. The view is often great!
Topographic maps help.
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The rule is (I think) you can camp anywhere that is more than 150 metres from the nearest house -- apart from cultivated farmland and specifically prohibited areas (car parks at museums and such often have a 'No Camping' sign, aimed at the hordes of campervans).
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The rule is (I think) you can camp anywhere that is more than 150 metres from the nearest house -- apart from cultivated farmland and specifically prohibited areas (car parks at museums and such often have a 'No Camping' sign, aimed at the hordes of campervans).
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Yes that explains it pretty well, but when it comes to "150 metres from the nearest house" it means a house where people live. (Not an old barn, an empty summerhouse...)
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Thanks guys....I had read that was the case needed to hear it from someone who had done it!
We only have one week in Norway so we are limiting our trip to the Fjords around Bergen (crossing of Newcastle). We were hoping to get to the artic circle but we'll see...
Thanks again
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We only have one week in Norway so we are limiting our trip to the Fjords around Bergen (crossing of Newcastle). We were hoping to get to the artic circle but we'll see...
Thanks again
Grumpster
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If you're on a tight budget DON'T bother getting up north, we did (even further - Nordkapp) this summer - it's more of a chalenge than anything else, and you have to bear in mind that Norway is huge and you have to travel slow (I really mean SLOW), ferry crossings are another problem up north, especially if you keep of the E6.
Enjoy the south and head off somewhere, Norway is BEAUTIFUL.
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