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**Tony P** · #1 1 Mar 2010

Russia
Free camping anywhere.

Everyone says it is OK and it happens. I am unclear if there is a positive rule allowing this or it is by default of there being no prohibition.

Kaliningrad is Russia. Nothing is different there from the rest of Russia - except it is not 'joined-up'. (Like Alaska to USA - or the Isle of Wight and Northern Ireland to Great Britain)

Update:
Only positive prohibition is on Church land, private gardens, etc and in water collection/reservoir areas for towns. These reservoir areas are usually sign posted.

For security purposes best not to be within sight of roads. Bears are another matter!

mj · #2 1 Mar 2010

Warthog this is a brilliant idea!

Scotland - free camping permitted
Make sure not to camp on private property without asking for permission.

**riti** · #3 13 Apr 2010

Anyone know if free camping is permitted in:
France
Holland
Germany
Poland
Cech (sp) Repulic
Ukraine
Austria
???

ta

p.s.
England and Wales is not good for free camping, but its always worth asking the farmer if you find a nice field - at worst they'll say no.

**buebo** · #4 13 Apr 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by riti

Anyone know if free camping is permitted in:
Germany

Yes I know and the answer is no, it's not.

Unfortunatly...

**riti** · #5 13 Apr 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by buebo

Yes I know and the answer is no, it's not.

Unfortunatly...

dammit - and thanks

**vincek100** · #6 18 Apr 2010

In france, a difference is made between "bivouac" (light camping for a night or something) and camping (heavy thing, with twenty of your friends, drinking

around a barbecue with a mobile home...). The latter is forbiden, not the former.

**klaus** · #7 19 Apr 2010

Japan

Lots of camp-sites available. Fees range from free to something like $30 a night!

Very clean, shower, laundry etc. in general available. Cheapest camp grounds so far on Hokkaido (free or $2 to $5).

**leevtr** · #8 6 Oct 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by buebo

Yes I know and the answer is no, it's not.

Unfortunatly...

I've been to the Nurburgring many times around various events and people camp wherever they feel like it, edge off the woods, grass verges, all seems fair game, and the authorities don't seem bothered.

**AndyWx** · #9 11 May 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by riti

Anyone know if free camping is permitted in:

Poland

Hard to say really. I wouldn't say that it's legally permitted BUT I wouldn't worry. Go for it - just watch that you're not in somebody's private field. Other than that I don't think the police or anybody else for that matter would bother you - unless as I mentioned above somebody phoned for them because you're on their land. Also don't pitch your tent in the middle of a public park in city centre and you'll be fine

To sum up - in my opinion it's easy to free camp in Poland with no adverse result as long as you do it with some sense.

Nice Thread!
Stay safe and if you have any questions about riding / camping in Poland give us a shout!
Andy

**goodwoodweirdo** · #10 21 May 2010

Belgium not permited - just don't get caught.....

**marky116** · #11 22 May 2010

Hi all
from uk to india we have free camped every where with no problems. We free camp until somebody says no. Being friendly combined with comon sense has worked wonders for us. More often than not when it has been on private land we have been invited by the owners in for tea and to meet the family resulting in some fantatic experieces.

Im usually more concerned with saftey and and the best view rather than somebody kicking us off. I ow of one van that was swept away by flash floods this year! If they ask us to leave we leave the same as in the uk. Not always easy to find the land owner but if their unhappy for you to be there,they'll find you and tell you so.

I think the hardest thing about this style of travelling is to try and relax and get the notion that somebody is not always after something or has a problem with what you are doing, most of thew time they are just intrigued.
all the best Mark

**wimjanssen** · #12 12 Feb 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by riti

Anyone know if free camping is permitted in:
Holland

No

Almost everything is forbidden here...

**anonymous1** · #13 12 Feb 2013

Australia: Camp almost anywhere!

Once upon a time a friend and I drove across the Barkley Hwy from Darwin to Brisbane we had managed some 1400 K's on the day in a nice old Datsun 1600. Exhausted we pulled up in a small town called Camooweal to camp the night. There was a camping ground we pulled in and the fee was $2, the attendant said, just find a piece of grass no worries. Circling in the dark we found some grass, pitched the tend and promptly crashed out. During the night the I kept being woken by trucks passing, though nothing of it. Daybreak I stuck my head out of the tent and to my horror, we had diven round and round looking for grass, the camping ground had not a single blade but the median strip was lush!