# CampingSpirit

> CampingSpirit is a web-based road trip and camping planner for the USA, Europe and Australia. It plans driving routes, suggests hand-picked stops within a chosen detour distance, finds campsites and motorhome stopovers, estimates fuel costs, checks RV/motorhome height, length and weight limits, and (in Europe) flags motorway tolls, vignettes and low-emission/ZTL city zones. Available in English, Italian, German and French. Free to use.

Key facts:
- Category: travel planning software (road trips, camping, RV and campervan travel)
- Regions: 48 contiguous US states; 27 European countries
- Content: 1013 editor-written trip guides, 99 destination guides, 3890 editor-selected places, 72 magazine articles
- Every page below has a Markdown version (append `index.md` to the URL). Italian, German and French versions live under /it/, /de/ and /fr/, each with its own index: https://camping-spirit.com/it/llms.txt, https://camping-spirit.com/de/llms.txt, https://camping-spirit.com/fr/llms.txt.

## Product
- [About CampingSpirit](https://camping-spirit.com/about/index.md): how places are selected (editorial, no paid placement)
- [Imprint](https://camping-spirit.com/imprint/index.md): operator, contact and copyright
- [Privacy policy](https://camping-spirit.com/privacy/index.md): how personal data is processed
- [Driving in Europe](https://camping-spirit.com/driving-in-europe/index.md): tolls, vignettes, city access zones and motorway speed limits for 27 countries

## In-depth route guides (stage plan, camping practice, local rules, packing list)
- [Fog, cliffs and elephant seals – the Pacific Coast Highway by camper](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-001-pacific-coast-highway/index.md): From the Golden Gate to the Santa Monica Pier: 750 kilometres of coastline where you wipe the fog off the high roof in the morning and watch whales from your pitch in the evening.
- [Red walls, starry skies – the great canyon tour through the Southwest](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-002-southwest-canyon-grand-tour/index.md): Six national parks in ten days: from the neon lights of Las Vegas via Zion, Bryce and Moab to the rim of the Grand Canyon.
- [Geysers, grizzlies and granite peaks – through Grand Teton and Yellowstone to Cody](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-003-yellowstone-grand-teton/index.md): A week in the wildest high country of the Rocky Mountains: bison in front of the bonnet, steaming ground by your pitch and cowboy history to finish.
- [Neon, diners and endless horizons – Route 66 by camper from Chicago to Santa Monica](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-004-route-66/index.md): 3,900 kilometres of Americana: neon signs, grain elevators and desert tracks – three weeks across the continent to the Pacific.
- [Turquoise to the Horizon – Along the Overseas Highway to Key West](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-005-florida-keys/index.md): 42 bridges and 180 kilometres of Caribbean feeling: snorkelling at the first underwater park in the US, sunset at Mallory Square and pitches right on the water.
- [Blue mountains, golden autumn – along Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway into the Great Smoky Mountains](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-006-blue-ridge-smokies/index.md): Around 1,000 kilometres of overlooks, mountain meadows and cloud forest: America’s most unhurried scenic road – no traffic lights, no trucks, no billboards, but 26 tunnels and, in 2026, several closures.
- [Moss, glaciers and driftwood – by camper through the Pacific Northwest](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-007-pacific-northwest-loop/index.md): From Seattle through the rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula, the meadows of Mount Rainier and the waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge to Cannon Beach and Portland: a loop through the greenest corner of the USA.
- [Maple red, birch gold and lobster buoys – by camper through New England’s Indian summer](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-008-new-england-fall-foliage/index.md): From Boston via the Green Mountains, the Adirondacks and the Kancamagus Highway to the rocky coast of Acadia: around 1,400 kilometres of deciduous forest, where you scrape frost off the windscreen in the morning and watch the colours on the hillsides fade away by the campfire in the evening.
- [Maple canyons, rock art and desert mountains – by camper from Austin through the Hill Country to Big Bend](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-009-texas-hill-country-big-bend/index.md): Around 1,000 kilometres from the Hill Country to the Rio Grande: peaches from a farm stand in the morning, the Chisos Mountains in alpenglow in the evening and, at night, the darkest sky in the Lower 48.
- [Tidal bore, glaciers and gravel dust: by camper along the Seward Highway, Parks Highway and Denali Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-010-alaska-seward-denali-highway/index.md): From the bore tide in Turnagain Arm to Exit Glacier, from Talkeetna to the edge of the Alaska Range and back along 135 miles of tundra track: a loop through Southcentral Alaska where the sun barely sets in June.
- [Glaciers, glacial lakes and grizzlies – by motorhome along the Icefields Parkway from Banff to Jasper](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-011-icefields-parkway-canadian-rockies/index.md): A loop of around 1,200 kilometres through four national parks and the wild fringes of Alberta: turquoise lakes in the morning, icefields at midday and elk in front of your pitch in the evening.
- [Lighthouses, lobster boats and moose in the fog: by motorhome from Halifax along the Lighthouse Route to the Cabot Trail](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-012-cabot-trail-nova-scotia/index.md): Granite coast, colourful fishing villages and the switchbacks of the Cape Breton Highlands: around 1,100 kilometres of Atlantic, where the sound of a foghorn drifts across the bay in the morning and pilot whales pass below your campsite in the evening.
- [Rainforest, surf and orcas: by motorhome across Vancouver Island to the Pacific Rim coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-013-vancouver-island-pacific-rim/index.md): Around 1,000 kilometres between two ferry crossings: from British-flavoured Victoria through the Cowichan Valley and ancient Douglas firs to the wind-lashed west coast at Tofino, and up to the lakes of Strathcona.
- [Lighthouses, gannets and caribou: a motorhome loop around the Gaspésie](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-014-gaspesie-tour-quebec/index.md): About 1,700 kilometres on Route 132: from the St. Lawrence, which already smells of the sea here, through the Chic-Chocs and Forillon to Rocher Percé, and back through the Matapédia valley.
- [Gold, grizzlies and the midnight sun – by camper along the Klondike Highway from Whitehorse to Dawson City](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-015-klondike-highway-yukon/index.md): About 1,200 kilometres in the footsteps of the 1898 gold seekers: from the Yukon River at Whitehorse via Carcross and the Five Finger Rapids to the wooden boardwalks of Dawson City and up into the Tombstone Mountains on the Dempster Highway.
- [Fjord, glacier lakes and gold-rush canyons – by motorhome around the Sea-to-Sky and Duffey Lake loop in British Columbia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-016-sea-to-sky-duffey-lake-loop/index.md): About 700 kilometres in a circle: from Howe Sound past Whistler and over Cayoosh Pass to the dry uplands of Lillooet, down the Fraser Canyon to Hope and back to Vancouver via the hot springs of Harrison.
- [Maples, moose and pink granite – by camper from Toronto through Algonquin, to Georgian Bay and onto the Bruce Peninsula](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-017-algonquin-georgian-bay-ontario/index.md): A loop of around 1,450 kilometres through Ontario's lake country: canoe trips between maple forests, granite outcrops on Georgian Bay, a ferry across Lake Huron and limestone cliffs above turquoise water.
- [Table mountains, fjords and Viking sod houses – by motorhome along the Viking Trail from Gros Morne to L’Anse aux Meadows](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-018-viking-trail-newfoundland/index.md): From the ferry at Port aux Basques to the northern tip of Newfoundland: around 1,000 kilometres of west coast where moose stand at the roadside, icebergs drift past the fishing villages and the Vikings came ashore a thousand years ago.
- [Vineyard slopes, cable ferries and hot springs – by motorhome through the Okanagan and across the lakes of the Kootenays](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-019-okanagan-kootenay-lakes/index.md): About 1,700 kilometres in a loop from Vancouver: over the Coquihalla into the sunny Okanagan, across the Monashee Pass and two free ferries to the Arrow Lakes and Kootenay Lake, and back via Kootenay Pass, Anarchist Mountain and Manning Park.
- [Record-breaking tides, red cliffs and quartz-sand dunes: by motorhome from the Fundy coast to Prince Edward Island](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-020-fundy-coast-prince-edward-island/index.md): From the ocean floor at low tide between the rock stacks of Hopewell Rocks, across the almost 13-kilometre Confederation Bridge, to the red sandstone shores and shifting dunes of Prince Edward Island: a road trip that runs on the rhythm of ebb and flow.
- [Dunes, lighthouses and storm waves – by camper along the Oregon Coast Highway 101](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-050-oregon-coast-highway-101/index.md): From the mouth of the Columbia at Astoria to the California border at Brookings: a good 570 kilometres of public beach, basalt headlands and state park campgrounds where you wake to the sound of the sea.
- [Rainforest, glacier peaks and driftwood beaches – by camper around the Olympic Peninsula](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-051-olympic-peninsula-loop/index.md): On the US-101 loop from Olympia via Port Angeles and the Hoh Rain Forest to Lake Quinault: just under 600 kilometres between glacier peaks, moss canopies and the wild Pacific coast.
- [Turquoise lakes, granite walls and Western towns – by camper over the North Cascades Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-052-north-cascades-methow/index.md): From Burlington over Washington Pass into the Methow Valley and on to Chelan: around 330 kilometres along SR 20, one of the most beautiful mountain pass roads in the USA, which closes for months every winter.
- [Waterfalls, windsurfers and glacier peaks – by camper through the Columbia River Gorge and around Mount Hood](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-053-columbia-gorge-mount-hood/index.md): From Portland along the Historic Columbia River Highway to Hood River and back on the Mount Hood Loop: around 400 kilometres between basalt walls, orchards and Oregon’s highest volcano.
- [Giant trees, fog and the wild Lost Coast – by camper through Northern California’s redwood country](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-054-redwood-coast-lost-coast/index.md): From Crescent City via Eureka and Ferndale to the Avenue of the Giants: around 450 kilometres through the tallest forests on Earth, with a detour to California’s most remote coast.
- [Lakes, totem poles and the Skeena – by camper along the Yellowhead Highway to Prince Rupert](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-055-yellowhead-highway-prince-rupert/index.md): Around 720 kilometres from Prince George through the Nechako basin and the Bulkley Valley to the Pacific: Highway 16 crosses northern British Columbia, where beavers swim along the lakeshore in the evening and your sliding door looks out on glacier-capped mountains.
- [Glaciers, grizzlies and jade mountains – by camper along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway to Watson Lake](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-056-stewart-cassiar-highway/index.md): From Kitwanga via Meziadin and the detour to Stewart and Hyder to the Alaska Highway: around 750 kilometres through the Coast Mountains, where the phone falls silent and the next moose is just a bend away.
- [Fraser Canyon, grazing hills and a gold-rush town – by camper along the Cariboo Gold Rush Trail to Barkerville](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-057-cariboo-gold-rush-trail/index.md): From Hope through the Fraser Canyon via Lillooet and the Cariboo Plateau to Barkerville: around 700 kilometres in the footsteps of the 1862 gold seekers, with cowboy country, lakes and a preserved Western town as the destination.
- [High plateau, Heckman Pass and rainforest – by camper along Highway 20 to Bella Coola](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-058-bella-coola-chilcotin/index.md): Around 460 kilometres from Williams Lake across the Chilcotin Plateau to the Bella Coola fjord: wide grazing land, the descent over “The Hill” and a valley where grizzlies hunt the salmon in autumn.
- [Two ferries, fjords and kayaks – by camper along the Sunshine Coast to Desolation Sound](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-059-sunshine-coast-desolation/index.md): From Horseshoe Bay via Gibsons, Sechelt and Powell River to Lund and Okeover Inlet: Highway 101 as a coastal road without a bridge, with two ferry crossings and water on both sides.
- [Granite, salt lake and ghost town: by camper along the US-395 through the Eastern Sierra](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-065-eastern-sierra-us-395/index.md): From the film sets of the Alabama Hills to the tufa towers of Mono Lake: 400 kilometres beneath the steep east face of the Sierra Nevada, with pitches at 2,000 to 2,800 metres.
- [Giant trees, granite walls and the highest pass: by camper through Sequoia, Yosemite and over the Tioga Pass](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-066-yosemite-tioga-sequoia/index.md): From the largest trees on Earth, via the granite cathedrals of Yosemite Valley, to the summit of the pass at 3,031 metres: a High Sierra loop from Fresno.
- [Fire, ice and lava: by camper along the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway from Lassen to Crater Lake](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-067-lassen-shasta-modoc/index.md): Steaming fumaroles, a cone volcano above the horizon, lava tubes and a crater lake 600 metres deep: a volcano route through Northern California and southern Oregon.
- [Salt, dunes and Joshua trees: by camper from Las Vegas through Death Valley and the Mojave](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-068-death-valley-mojave/index.md): The lowest basin in North America, endless dunes and a desert that covers itself in blossom in spring: a loop from Las Vegas through two of the driest landscapes in the USA.
- [Joshua trees, salt lake and palm oases: by camper through the deserts of Southern California](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-069-joshua-tree-anza-borrego/index.md): From Palm Springs through Joshua Tree and on to the Salton Sea and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: a desert loop between granite boulders, metal sculptures and palms.
- [Where the Fraser squeezes through the rock: by motorhome through the Fraser Canyon to Kamloops](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-070-fraser-canyon-hells-gate/index.md): From Hope through tunnels, over suspension bridges and past Hells Gate into the dry Thompson country: around 330 kilometres of Highway 1 on which the vegetation changes from rainforest to semi-desert.
- [Hot springs, wide valleys and ice-hockey towns: by motorhome through the Kootenay Rockies](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-071-kootenay-rockies-radium/index.md): From Radium Hot Springs through the Columbia Valley to Fernie: around 330 kilometres between the Rocky Mountains and the Purcell Mountains, with warm water after every stage.
- [Glacier water, spiral tunnels and an avalanche pass: by motorhome along the Trans-Canada Highway from Golden to Revelstoke](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-072-golden-yoho-glacier/index.md): Two national parks, a pass and a waterfall that plunges 373 metres: around 280 kilometres of Highway 1 through the Columbia Mountains.
- [From desert to clouds: by motorhome along the Crowsnest Highway 3 through southern British Columbia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-073-crowsnest-highway-3/index.md): From Osoyoos, Canada’s only semi-desert, through border country and over Kootenay Pass to Creston: around 400 kilometres along the US border, on which the landscape changes every two hours.
- [Ferries, silver mines and quiet lakes: by motorhome through the Arrow Lakes and the Slocan Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-074-arrow-lakes-nakusp/index.md): From Revelstoke over the Galena Bay ferry to Nakusp, through the Slocan Valley to Nelson and Kaslo: around 400 kilometres along lakes, with hot springs and ghost towns.
- [Vines, redwoods and fog coast – by camper through Napa, Sonoma and the Anderson Valley to Mendocino](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-075-napa-sonoma-mendocino/index.md): Just over 300 kilometres from vineyard to Pacific: haze over the vine rows in the morning, redwoods along Highway 128 at midday, surf beneath the Mendocino cliffs in the evening.
- [Gold rush, oak hills and Sierra canyons – by camper along Highway 49](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-076-gold-country-highway-49/index.md): Around 370 kilometres through the Sierra Foothills: from the mining towns of Sonora and Columbia via Coloma, where gold was found in 1848, to the Yuba canyon near Downieville.
- [Cobalt blue at 1,900 metres – by camper around Lake Tahoe, via Emerald Bay and Truckee](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-077-lake-tahoe-loop/index.md): Around 200 kilometres around the largest mountain lake in the Sierra Nevada: granite shores, pine forests, the bay of Emerald Bay and hikes into the Desolation Wilderness.
- [Tule elk, oysters and fog coast – by camper from Muir Woods via Point Reyes to Fort Ross](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-078-point-reyes-marin-sonoma-coast/index.md): Around 290 kilometres north of the Golden Gate: redwoods, a lighthouse in the wind, Tomales Bay and the rugged Sonoma Coast as far as the Russian Fort Ross.
- [Orange groves, the Pink Moment and island hopping – by camper through Ventura, Ojai and to the Channel Islands](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-079-channel-islands-ventura-ojai/index.md): Around 290 kilometres between the Pacific and Los Padres National Forest: beach camps on the Rincon Parkway, Ojai in the evening light and ferries to the islands of the national park.
- [Redwoods, sea otters and rock spires: by camper through Santa Cruz, Monterey and the Pinnacles](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-085-big-basin-santa-cruz-monterey/index.md): From the coast redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains via Monterey Bay to the rock towers of the Salinas Valley: short stages, plenty of fog, plenty of sun.
- [Hoodoos, slickrock and orchards: by camper along Utah Scenic Byway 12](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-086-utah-scenic-byway-12/index.md): From the red towers of Bryce Canyon over the Hogback near Escalante to the peach trees of Capitol Reef: around 280 kilometres on which the colour of the rock changes every hour.
- [Arches, towers and canyons: by camper through Moab, Arches and Canyonlands](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-087-moab-arches-canyonlands/index.md): Delicate Arch in the evening light, the mesa rim at Dead Horse Point and the spires of Needles: one base camp in Moab, three completely different landscapes.
- [Red cliffs, white dunes and hoodoos: by camper through Zion, Kanab and Grand Staircase](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-088-zion-bryce-grand-staircase/index.md): From the sandstone walls of Zion Canyon via pink sand dunes near Kanab to the hoodoos of Bryce: five stages through Utah’s stepped country.
- [Mesas, bridges and buttes: by camper through Bears Ears and Monument Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-089-monument-valley-bears-ears/index.md): From the twin peaks of the Bears Ears via the stone bridges of Natural Bridges and the floodplain near Mexican Hat to the towers of Monument Valley: a route through the homeland of the Navajo.
- [Salmon rivers, desert hills and a thousand waterfalls: by camper through Shuswap, Thompson Valley and Wells Gray](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-090-shuswap-thompson-valley/index.md): From the houseboat lake at Sicamous past the dry slopes of Kamloops to the 141-metre Helmcken Falls: a camper region where you brew your morning coffee in lake mist and watch waterfalls in the evening backlight.
- [Orcas, rainforest and the end of the road: by camper across the north of Vancouver Island](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-091-north-vancouver-island/index.md): From Campbell River along Johnstone Strait to Port Hardy and over gravel to the coast of Cape Scott: a region where road and civilisation stop and forest and sea begin.
- [Totem poles, misty forest and the edge of the world: by camper to Haida Gwaii](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-092-haida-gwaii/index.md): Across Hecate Strait from Prince Rupert to Graham Island: an archipelago where Haida culture, rainforest and endless beaches shape your destination.
- [Turquoise lakes, wild rivers and gravel passes: by camper through Banff, Lake Louise and Kananaskis](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-093-banff-lake-louise-kananaskis/index.md): From the Bow Valley along the Bow Valley Parkway to Kananaskis Country and over Highwood Pass: Rocky Mountains classics with a laid-back counterpart away from the crowds.
- [Caribou, karst lakes and dark skies: by camper through Jasper National Park and the Maligne Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-094-jasper-maligne-valley/index.md): From Hinton via Jasper to Maligne Lake: a national park rebuilding after the 2024 wildfire, with lakes, karst gorges and a sky full of stars.
- [Red canyons, high mountain lakes and dinosaur bones: by camper through the Uinta Mountains, Flaming Gorge and Dinosaur National Monument](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-100-flaming-gorge-uinta/index.md): From Salt Lake City over the 3,260-metre Bald Mountain Pass to the red reservoir of Flaming Gorge and on to the bone wall near Vernal: a route for campers who want mountain air, moose and silence.
- [Silence at the edge of the gorge: by camper to the North Rim, the Vermilion Cliffs, Lees Ferry and Horseshoe Bend](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-101-grand-canyon-north-rim-vermilion/index.md): From the Kaibab Plateau with aspens and bison down to the Colorado bridge, and past condor cliffs to Page: a route for campers who want to experience the Grand Canyon without the crowds.
- [Red rocks, a copper town and Sinagua ruins: by camper through Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, the Verde Valley and on to Jerome](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-102-sedona-verde-valley-jerome/index.md): From the pine forests near Flagstaff down into Oak Creek Canyon, through the red rock country of Sedona and the green Verde Valley to the ghost town on the slope: a round trip through the middle of Arizona.
- [Islands in a sea of desert: by camper through Arizona’s Sky Islands: Chiricahua, Bisbee, Tombstone, Saguaro and Organ Pipe](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-103-arizona-sky-islands/index.md): From the rock spires of the Chiricahua Mountains past mining towns and the Wild West to the saguaro forests of Tucson and the organ pipe cacti on the Mexican border.
- [Dust, lakes and saguaros: by camper along the Apache Trail through the Superstition Mountains to Roosevelt Lake](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-104-apache-trail-tonto/index.md): From Phoenix on the historic gravel track through the Superstitions to the reservoirs of the Salt River, cliff dwellings and silver towns: a desert round trip with views.
- [Wind, prairie and scree – by camper from Waterton over the Crowsnest Pass](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-105-waterton-crowsnest-pass/index.md): About 570 kilometres from the head of Waterton Lake past wind farms and the debris of the Frank Slide to the Elk Valley at Fernie: this is where prairie and Rocky Mountains meet without warning.
- [Dust, dinosaurs and hoodoos – by camper through the Alberta Badlands](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-106-drumheller-dinosaur-trail/index.md): About 850 kilometres from Calgary through the Red Deer River Valley to Drumheller and Dinosaur Provincial Park: prairie that suddenly breaks off into canyons, and a campsite in the middle of Canada’s largest fossil field.
- [Rock art, hoodoos and starry skies – by camper through southeast Alberta and the Cypress Hills](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-107-cypress-hills-writing-on-stone/index.md): About 815 kilometres from Lethbridge to the Milk River Canyon, Medicine Hat and the Cypress Hills: endless prairie, Blackfoot petroglyphs and a forest rising 600 metres above the plain.
- [Wide open spaces, honey and Mile 0 – by camper through the Peace Country to the Alaska Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-108-peace-country-grande-prairie/index.md): About 730 kilometres from Grande Prairie to Dawson Creek, to Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway and through the river valleys of the Peace River and Dunvegan: this is where the North begins.
- [Fence lines, ranches and a Rockies backdrop – by camper along the Cowboy Trail, Highway 22](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-109-cowboy-trail-highway-22/index.md): About 580 kilometres along Alberta’s foothills from Pincher Creek via Longview and Bragg Creek to Rocky Mountain House: cattle country with the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop.
- [Red rocks, ancient villages and big skies: by camper through Four Corners and the Navajo Nation](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-110-four-corners-navajo-nation/index.md): From the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde via Canyon de Chelly and Hubbell Trading Post to Chaco: 1,180 kilometres through the land of the Diné and the Ancestral Puebloans.
- [Adobe churches, aspens and the Rio Grande Gorge: by camper along the High Road and the Enchanted Circle to Taos](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-111-taos-enchanted-circle/index.md): From Santa Fe through the villages of the High Road to Taos and once around Wheeler Peak: 470 kilometres through adobe culture, mountain passes and autumn gold.
- [White sand, bats and a rock reef: by camper from White Sands to Carlsbad and the Guadalupe Mountains](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-112-white-sands-carlsbad-guadalupe/index.md): From the gypsum dunes near Alamogordo via Lincoln County and Roswell to the caverns of Carlsbad and the highest mountain in Texas: 615 kilometres of Chihuahuan Desert.
- [Forest, cliff dwellings and ghost towns: by camper through the Gila Wilderness and along the Geronimo Trail](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-113-gila-wilderness-geronimo-trail/index.md): From Hillsboro over Emory Pass to Silver City, to the Gila Cliff Dwellings, through the Catwalk near Glenwood and on to Mogollon: 690 kilometres in the world’s first wilderness area.
- [Steam train, passes over 3,000 metres and a road without guard rails: by camper along the San Juan Skyway and the Million Dollar Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-114-san-juan-skyway-million-dollar/index.md): From Durango via Silverton and Ouray to Telluride and back over Lizard Head Pass: 420 kilometres through the steepest corner of the Rocky Mountains.
- [Above the clouds and among the moose – by camper over Peak to Peak and the Trail Ridge Road](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-120-rocky-mountain-trail-ridge/index.md): From Boulder over the Peak to Peak Highway to Estes Park, 3,700 metres high across the Continental Divide to Grand Lake and back through the mountains of Colorado.
- [Sand dunes, fourteeners and silver towns – by camper from the San Luis Valley over the Collegiate Peaks to Aspen](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-121-great-sand-dunes-collegiate-peaks/index.md): Dunes as high as tower blocks, a valley that smells of sagebrush, and beyond it 14,000-foot peaks, Leadville and Independence Pass.
- [Black gorge, high plateau and orchards – by camper through western Colorado’s canyon country](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-122-black-canyon-grand-mesa/index.md): From the deep Black Canyon of the Gunnison via Paonia and the Grand Mesa to the red rocks of Colorado National Monument.
- [High mountains of the prairie – by camper over the Bighorn Mountains to Devils Tower](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-123-bighorn-devils-tower/index.md): From Sheridan over Granite Pass and Ten Sleep Canyon to Cloud Peak, then through wide prairie to Devils Tower and the western edge of the Black Hills.
- [Road above the sky – by camper over the Beartooth Highway and the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway to Cody](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-124-beartooth-highway-cody/index.md): From Red Lodge in switchbacks to 3,337 metres, through the tundra of the Beartooth Mountains, via Cooke City and the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway to Cody.
- [Pines, canoe lakes and northern lights – by camper from Prince Albert National Park to Lac La Ronge](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-125-prince-albert-lac-la-ronge/index.md): From Waskesiu Lake to the edge of the Canadian Shield: a route through Saskatchewan's boreal forest, where loons call in the evening and the sky sometimes glows green.
- [Space, wind and starry skies – by camper through the Qu’Appelle Valley to Grasslands National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-126-grasslands-qu-appelle/index.md): From the lakes of the Qu’Appelle Valley via Moose Jaw to Canada's last mixed-grass prairie: southern Saskatchewan, where the horizon is the only obstacle.
- [Bison, forests and a cool lake – by camper through Riding Mountain and Duck Mountain](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-127-riding-mountain-clear-lake/index.md): Manitoba's uplands between prairie and boreal: Clear Lake for breakfast, bison at Lake Audy and forests on the escarpment that only show their colour in the evening light.
- [Granite, water and loons – by camper through Whiteshell and to Lake of the Woods](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-128-whiteshell-lake-of-the-woods/index.md): From the Canadian Shield at Winnipeg's doorstep to the islands of Lake of the Woods: lakes, rock and forest on the border between Manitoba and Ontario.
- [Sand, sagas and sea air – by camper through the Interlake to Gimli and Hecla Island](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-129-interlake-hecla-gimli/index.md): On Lake Winnipeg between Icelandic history, fishing villages and sandy beaches: Manitoba's inland sea lies less than two hours north of the capital.
- [Glacier light and grizzly country: by camper van over the Going-to-the-Sun Road and around Flathead Lake](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-130-glacier-going-to-the-sun/index.md): From the cherry country of Flathead Lake over the Continental Divide at Logan Pass to the prairie lakes of Two Medicine: a loop through the crown jewel of Montana, where you keep bear spray and coffee within reach at the same time each morning.
- [Wide skies on the Missouri: by camper van on the Hi-Line and in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-131-montana-hi-line-lewis-clark/index.md): From the waterfalls at Great Falls past Fort Benton and the Missouri Breaks to Fort Peck Lake: north-eastern Montana is empty, vast and for exactly that reason a driving experience.
- [Trout rivers and rock walls: by camper van through Paradise Valley, Gallatin Canyon and the Madison Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-132-big-sky-paradise-valley/index.md): From Livingston into the valley of the Yellowstone River, to the Roosevelt Arch in Gardiner, through Gallatin Canyon to Big Sky and along the Madison to Virginia City: Montana’s fly-fishing country by camper van.
- [Lava, peaks and cold lakes: by camper van along the Sawtooth Scenic Byway and through Craters of the Moon](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-133-sawtooth-craters-of-the-moon/index.md): From the black lava landscape near Arco over Galena Summit to the lakes beneath the Sawtooth Mountains and on along the Payette River to Boise.
- [Deeper than the Grand Canyon: by camper van through Hells Canyon, along the Salmon River and over Lolo Pass](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-134-hells-canyon-salmon-river/index.md): From the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon into the deepest gorge in North America, along the Salmon River to Riggins and over the Lewis and Clark route along the Lochsa River to Lolo Pass.
- [Rocky shore, pine forest and the biggest freshwater lake: by motorhome around Lake Superior in Ontario](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-140-lake-superior-circle-tour-on/index.md): From Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay: a good 700 kilometres of Trans-Canada Highway along the north shore, where the lake looks now like a sea, now like a mirror beside your sliding door.
- [Limestone, turquoise water and a ferry to the north: by motorhome across the Bruce Peninsula to Manitoulin Island](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-141-bruce-peninsula-manitoulin/index.md): From the Georgian Bay shore at Owen Sound via Tobermory and the Chi-Cheemaun ferry to the largest freshwater island in the world: rock cliffs, pine forest and quiet bays in turn.
- [Locks, granite islands and capital-city flair: by motorhome through the Thousand Islands, the Rideau Canal and the Ottawa Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-142-thousand-islands-rideau/index.md): From the St. Lawrence River via Kingston and the locks of the Rideau Canal to Ottawa and on up the Ottawa River: a route along the water that manages without long stages.
- [Dunes, vineyards and ferries on Lake Ontario: by motorhome through Prince Edward County](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-143-prince-edward-county-lake-ontario/index.md): From Cobourg via Presqu’ile and the Prince Edward County peninsula to Kingston: short stages along the Waterfront Trail, with sandy beaches, bird migration and a free ferry.
- [Silver mines, muskeg and the train to Hudson Bay: by motorhome along Highway 11 through Northern Ontario](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-144-northern-ontario-highway-11/index.md): From North Bay to Hearst: around 800 kilometres through boreal forest, mining towns and the Clay Belt, with a side trip on the Polar Bear Express to Moosonee.
- [Silver, lakes and cedar forest: by camper through the Idaho Panhandle](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-145-idaho-panhandle-coeur-d-alene/index.md): From Coeur d’Alene through the Silver Valley and Lake Pend Oreille to Priest Lake: a narrow strip of northern Idaho where mining towns, deep lakes and cycle trails on old railway lines come together within a few hundred kilometres.
- [Sagebrush, bristlecones and starry skies: by camper along Nevada’s “Loneliest Road”](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-146-great-basin-loneliest-road/index.md): From the sandstone gorge of Cathedral Gorge through Great Basin National Park and along US-50 across central Nevada to Carson City: long straights, steep passes and nights when the Milky Way hangs above the roof.
- [Volcanic craters, lava fields and alpine lakes: by camper through Oregon’s Cascades](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-147-crater-lake-cascade-lakes/index.md): From Bend via Newberry and the Cascade Lakes Highway to Crater Lake: a loop through young volcanic landscape, crystal-clear lakes and pine forest at over 2,000 metres.
- [Space, desert and juniper: by camper through Oregon’s High Desert](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-148-oregon-high-desert-steens/index.md): From Burns via Malheur, Steens Mountain and the Alvord Desert to Hart Mountain: a loop through one of the most thinly populated areas of the USA, with gravel roads, hot springs and bird migration.
- [Granite peaks, wagon ruts and the deepest gorge: by camper through the Wallowa Mountains](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-149-wallowas-oregon-trail/index.md): From Baker City via Halfway and the Wallowa Mountain Loop Road to Joseph, Wallowa Lake and back via La Grande: north-east Oregon, where America’s Alps meet the traces of the Oregon Trail.
- [Glaciers, wildflowers and ash: by camper around Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-155-mount-rainier-st-helens/index.md): Two volcanoes, one loop of just under 900 kilometres: from the glacier giant of Mount Rainier National Park to the torn-open crater in Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
- [Ferries, orcas and tidal currents: by camper through Whidbey Island and the San Juan Islands](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-156-san-juan-islands-whidbey/index.md): About 270 kilometres of country roads, three ferry lines and an archipelago in the rain shadow of the Olympics: from Mukilteo via Whidbey and Deception Pass to Anacortes and on to San Juan and Orcas Island.
- [Pinot, waterfalls and timber bridges: by camper through the Willamette Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-157-willamette-valley-covered-bridges/index.md): About 490 kilometres from Portland to Cottage Grove: the vineyards of the Dundee Hills, Salem, the ten waterfalls of Silver Falls and covered bridges on quiet back roads.
- [Bison, needles and prairie: by camper through the Badlands and Black Hills](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-158-badlands-black-hills/index.md): About 540 kilometres from Rapid City through the Badlands, prairie, Wind Cave and Custer State Park to the four presidents at Mount Rushmore.
- [Grass, wind and open space: by camper along Highway 2 through the Nebraska Sandhills](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-159-nebraska-sandhills-highway-2/index.md): About 870 kilometres from Grand Island to Scotts Bluff: one of the largest vegetated dune landscapes on Earth, a car-built Stonehenge, fossils in Toadstool Park and a rock on the Oregon Trail.
- [Spray, sandbars and migrating birds: by camper from Niagara Falls across Lake Erie to Canada's southern tip](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-160-niagara-long-point-lake-erie/index.md): From the roar of Niagara Falls to the dunes of Long Point and the bird meadows of Point Pelee: 600 kilometres of southern Ontario shoreline where every village has a harbour and every provincial park has its own beach.
- [Belugas, fjord walls and bleuets: by camper through Charlevoix and the Saguenay region](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-161-charlevoix-saguenay-fjord/index.md): From the St. Lawrence River via Baie-Saint-Paul and the ferry crossing to Tadoussac to the shore of Lac-Saint-Jean: 800 kilometres of coast, fjord and blueberry country, where whales blow in the morning and artists' villages glow in the evening.
- [At the end of the road: by camper along Route 138 of the Côte-Nord to Natashquan](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-162-cote-nord-route-138/index.md): From Tadoussac via Baie-Comeau and Sept-Îles to the limestone monoliths of Mingan and on to the village of Natashquan, where the road lies almost at the end of Québec: 1,000 kilometres of coast, taiga and open space.
- [Lakes, moose and the log-driving river: by camper through the Laurentians and the Mauricie to La Tuque](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-164-laurentians-mauricie/index.md): From the ski resort of Saint-Sauveur via Parc national du Mont-Tremblant and Saint-Donat into the lake country of Parc national de la Mauricie and on to the Saint-Maurice River at La Tuque: 600 kilometres of forest, water and open space.
- [Bison, badlands and scrap-metal giants – by camper through the Theodore Roosevelt country of North Dakota](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-165-theodore-roosevelt-north-dakota/index.md): From the Enchanted Highway to the Little Missouri: a prairie circuit past wild horses, prairie dogs and flat-topped buttes, where in the evening you watch bison wander past your pitch.
- [Wagon ruts, wind and wide-open space – by camper along the Oregon Trail through Wyoming](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-166-oregon-trail-wyoming/index.md): From Fort Laramie via Independence Rock and South Pass to Fort Bridger: 1,000 kilometres along the wagon ruts on which settlers travelled west in the 19th century.
- [Waterfalls, lighthouses and northern forest – by camper along the Minnesota North Shore of Lake Superior](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-167-north-shore-lake-superior-mn/index.md): From Duluth to Grand Portage: 250 kilometres of Highway 61 between rocky coast and birch forest, with a detour onto the Gunflint Trail into the wilderness.
- [Lakes, loons and northern lights – by camper between the Boundary Waters, Lake Vermilion and Voyageurs National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-168-boundary-waters-ely-voyageurs/index.md): From Ely via Tower and Crane Lake to International Falls: 500 kilometres through Minnesota’s northern forest, where the road is often just a feeder to the water.
- [Cherry blossom, fish boils and sea caves – by camper through Door County and the Apostle Islands](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-169-door-county-apostle-islands/index.md): From the bay of Green Bay across the Door Peninsula to Bayfield on Lake Superior: 700 kilometres of Wisconsin between two lake coasts.
- [From headwater stream to mighty river: by camper along the upper Great River Road from Minnesota to Iowa](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-177-great-river-road-upper/index.md): From Lake Itasca, where the Mississippi begins as an ankle-deep stream, to Davenport: around 1,000 kilometres of river road between pine-fringed lakes, limestone bluffs and locks.
- [Blues, levees and cypresses: by camper along the lower Great River Road from St. Louis to New Orleans](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-178-great-river-road-lower/index.md): From the Gateway Arch via Memphis and the Mississippi Delta to the plantations on River Road in Louisiana: around 1,700 kilometres along a river that here becomes brown, broad and sluggish.
- [Granite, lakes and Olympics: by camper through the Adirondacks from Lake George to Lake Placid and Blue Mountain Lake](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-179-adirondacks-lake-placid/index.md): A round trip of around 600 kilometres through the largest park in the eastern USA: high-mountain lakes, spruce forests and towns that twice hosted the Winter Olympics.
- [Lakes, mine shafts and endless boreal forest – by motorhome through Abitibi-Témiscamingue](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-180-abitibi-temiscamingue/index.md): From the Ottawa River shore of Lac Témiscamingue through the mining towns of Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or: 500 kilometres of north-west Québec, where moose stand by the roadside and the sky stretches to the horizon.
- [Tides, lighthouses and whales – by motorhome along the coastal route of the Bas-Saint-Laurent](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-181-bas-saint-laurent-kamouraska/index.md): From Kamouraska to the Jardins de Métis: 300 kilometres of Rte 132 on the south shore of the St. Lawrence, where the river becomes the sea and seals lie in front of your pitch.
- [Dunes, red cliffs and lobster boats – by motorhome to the Îles de la Madeleine](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-182-iles-de-la-madeleine/index.md): From the ferry at Souris to the sand spit of Havre-Aubert: a chain of islands in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where you have wind, salt and sand in the vehicle and beaches almost to yourself.
- [Lakes, waterfalls and timber bridges – by motorhome through the Outaouais and the Pontiac](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-183-outaouais-gatineau-pontiac/index.md): From Gatineau Park along the Ottawa River to the Réserve faunique La Vérendrye: 650 kilometres of forest, lakes and river valleys on the doorstep of the capital.
- [Rocks, fishing villages and lighthouses – by motorhome along the Lighthouse Route in Nova Scotia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-184-nova-scotia-lighthouse-route/index.md): From Halifax via Peggy’s Cove and Lunenburg to Yarmouth: 420 kilometres of the Atlantic south shore, where fog, granite and colourful timber houses set the tone.
- [Gorges, lakes and vine-covered slopes – by camper through the Finger Lakes to Letchworth Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-185-finger-lakes-letchworth/index.md): From Ithaca to Letchworth: waterfalls that drop higher than Niagara Falls, long glacial lakes and vineyard slopes, plus state park campgrounds right above the water.
- [Hudson, art and mountain forest – by camper from Storm King through the Catskills to Kaaterskill](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-186-catskills-hudson-valley/index.md): From the Hudson Highlands shore at Beacon via Woodstock to Kaaterskill Falls: a route between sculpture park, river valley and the mountain forests of the Hudson River painters.
- [Gorge, starry skies and elk – by camper through the Pennsylvania Wilds](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-187-pennsylvania-wilds-grand-canyon/index.md): From Pine Creek Gorge via Cherry Springs and the Kinzua Bridge to Elk Country: five stages through the largest continuous forests of the Northeast.
- [Granite, tides and the first sunrise – by camper through Acadia and Maine’s Down East coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-188-maine-acadia-down-east/index.md): From Ellsworth via Mount Desert Island and Schoodic to West Quoddy Head: five stages along the coast where the sun rises first.
- [Lighthouses, lakes and moose country – by camper from Maine’s Midcoast into the Western Mountains to Moosehead Lake](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-189-maine-midcoast-western-mountains/index.md): From Brunswick via Pemaquid, Rockland and Camden into the lake country around Rangeley and on to Maine’s largest lake: six stages between lobster harbours and northern woods.
- [Tides, apple blossom and Acadian heritage: by camper along the Evangeline Trail through the Annapolis Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-195-evangeline-trail-annapolis-valley/index.md): From Halifax via Grand-Pré and Annapolis Royal to Digby and into the forests of Kejimkujik: a good 550 kilometres between Fundy tides, orchards and the lakes of south-western Nova Scotia.
- [Warm water, red cliffs and Scottish traces: by camper along the Sunrise Trail on the Northumberland Strait](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-196-sunrise-trail-northumberland/index.md): From Amherst to the Canso Causeway: around 430 kilometres on Nova Scotia’s warmest coast, with sandy beaches, fishing harbours, Highland Games and the gateway to Cape Breton.
- [Northern forests, starry skies and salmon rivers: by camper through the Appalachians of New Brunswick](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-197-appalachian-range-new-brunswick/index.md): From Edmundston via Saint-Quentin and Mount Carleton to Campbellton and Chaleur Bay: a good 400 kilometres through the sparsely populated highlands of northern New Brunswick.
- [Tintamarre, dunes and salmon river: by camper across the Acadian Peninsula and the Miramichi](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-198-acadian-peninsula-miramichi/index.md): From Bathurst via Caraquet and the islands of Lamèque and Miscou to Miramichi and Kouchibouguac National Park: around 455 kilometres of Acadian coast in eastern New Brunswick.
- [Puffins, gannets and fog at the cape: by camper along the Irish Loop and the Avalon Peninsula](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-199-irish-loop-avalon-newfoundland/index.md): From St. John’s via Cape Spear, Witless Bay and Cape Race to the bird cliffs of Cape St. Mary’s: around 690 kilometres of coast, lighthouses and fishing villages in south-eastern Newfoundland.
- [Hairpins, limestone spires and alpenglow: driving the Great Dolomite Road and the Dolomite passes by motorhome](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-021-great-dolomite-road-italy/index.md): From Bolzano (Bozen) over Passo di Costalunga (Karerpass), the Sellaronda and Passo Falzarego to the Tre Cime di Lavaredo and back through the Val Pusteria (Pustertal): a loop over seven passes on which your brakes deserve as much attention as the evening light on the Catinaccio (Rosengarten).
- [Lemons, temples and Saracen towers – by motorhome from Naples via Sorrento and Paestum into the Cilento](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-022-amalfi-coast-cilento/index.md): Around 390 km from Vesuvius across the Sorrento Peninsula and Agerola, high above the Amalfi Coast, to the temples of Paestum and down the Cilento coast to the Certosa di Padula – a journey on which the motorhome parks sensibly and ferries, local buses and hiking boots take over the narrowest road in Italy.
- [Cypresses, vineyards and travertine – by motorhome through Chianti, Siena and the Val d’Orcia to Saturnia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-023-tuscany-chianti-val-d-orcia/index.md): From Florence along the Chiantigiana, through San Gimignano and Volterra to Siena, across the Crete Senesi into the Val d’Orcia and over Monte Amiata to the thermal springs of Saturnia: around 450 kilometres of hill roads where the ZTL camera often matters more than the map.
- [Lava, temples and salt pans: around Sicily by motorhome](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-024-sicily-round-trip/index.md): From the Strait of Messina via Taormina, Etna, Syracuse and the Baroque of the Val di Noto to the temples of Agrigento and Selinunte, then on to Erice, San Vito lo Capo, Palermo and Cefalù: a good 1,080 kilometres on which Etna is almost always smoking somewhere on the horizon.
- [Granite, maquis and turquoise coves – by motorhome from the Costa Smeralda along the Orientale Sarda](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-025-sardinia-orientale-sarda/index.md): From the ferry at Olbia via La Maddalena, the Gulf of Orosei and the Genna ’e Silana pass to the beaches of Villasimius: around 600 kilometres of east coast, where you book coves, plan overnight stops and take the siesta seriously.
- [Trulli, tufa and two seas – by motorhome from the Gargano through Puglia to the cape of Leuca](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-026-puglia-gargano-salento/index.md): Around 750 kilometres from the beech forest of the Gargano via Castel del Monte and the Sassi of Matera to the Itria Valley and down into the Salento – a trip on which you plan water, shade and the midday hours as carefully as the stages.
- [Lemon groves, ferry harbours and palm-lined shores – by motorhome around the northern Italian lakes and into Ticino](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-027-italian-lakes/index.md): From Sirmione via Lake Garda, Lake Iseo and Bergamo to Lake Como, through Ticino to Lake Maggiore and on to Lake Orta: around 445 kilometres, two countries, one car ferry – and more time on the lakeside promenade than behind the wheel.
- [Flower Riviera, Saracen villages and rocky harbours – by motorhome along Liguria’s coast to the Cinque Terre](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-028-liguria-cinque-terre/index.md): From Ventimiglia via Dolceacqua, Finale Ligure, Genoa and Camogli to Levanto and the Gulf of Poets: about 365 km of coastal route on which you experience the finest stretches by train, boat and bike – and leave the motorhome parked in the right places.
- [Tufa, lentil fields and Adriatic blue – by motorhome through Umbria, the Sibillini Mountains and to the Conero](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-029-umbria-marche-sibillini/index.md): From Orvieto via Todi, Spoleto and Norcia up to the Castelluccio plateau, through Ascoli to the sea at Monte Conero and via Urbino, Gubbio, Assisi and Perugia to Lake Trasimeno: around 670 kilometres through hill towns, national park and monastery country.
- [Waalwege, hairpins and terraced wine: by camper over the Stelvio Pass into the Valtellina and back to Merano](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-030-stelvio-vinschgau-valtellina/index.md): Around 520 kilometres from Merano through the Val Venosta (Vinschgau) to Lake Resia (Reschensee), over the 48 hairpins of the Stelvio Pass to Bormio, Livigno and the Valtellina, and back via the Tonale and Mendola passes: a loop through three language regions, two national park regions and a duty-free high valley.
- [Half-timbered towns, town walls and royal castles: by camper along the Romantic Road from Würzburg to Füssen](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-031-romantic-road-germany/index.md): Around 400 kilometres from the Franconian wine country on the Main through the Tauber valley, past the rim of the Ries crater and along the Lech to the foot of the Allgäu Alps: a route of short stages where the best hours are spent on foot on town walls.
- [From Lake Constance to the Königssee: by camper along the German Alpine Road from Lindau to Berchtesgaden](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-032-german-alpine-road/index.md): Around 450 kilometres of official holiday road (about 535 driven kilometres across our eight stages, detours included) along the northern edge of the Bavarian Alps: Allgäu passes, royal castles, the Zugspitze, the Kesselberg, Tegernsee and the Chiemgau all the way to the Königssee – a route for drivers with time and brakes in good condition.
- [Ridge road, Kinzig valley and Feldberg – by camper through the Black Forest from Baden-Baden to the Kaiserstuhl](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-033-black-forest/index.md): About 450 kilometres from the spa town on the Oos along the Schwarzwaldhochstraße, through the Kinzig valley to Triberg, past Titisee and Feldberg to the Schluchsee and down into the Markgräflerland: a route with plenty of climbing, tight village streets and pitches that are worth clarifying in advance.
- [Castles, ferries and steep vineyards – by motorhome through the Middle Rhine Valley and along the Moselle loops](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-034-rhine-moselle/index.md): About 355 kilometres from Rüdesheim via the Loreley and the Deutsches Eck, Burg Eltz, Cochem and Bernkastel-Kues to Trier and the Saarschleife: a river journey on which you cross by ferry more often than by bridge and park in the evening between vineyard slope and riverside promenade.
- [Brick, bodden and chalk cliffs: by camper along the Baltic coast from Lübeck to Usedom](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-035-baltic-coast-ruegen-usedom/index.md): About 620 kilometres from the Hanseatic city of Lübeck via Wismar, Warnemünde and the Darß to Stralsund, once around Rügen from Cape Arkona to the Mönchgut and on via Greifswald to the Kaiserbäder: a coastal route with three ferries, two national parks and a lot of wind in the sliding door.
- [Ebb tide, dykes and shrimp cutters: by camper along the North Sea coast from East Frisia to Sylt](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-036-north-sea-coast/index.md): From Emden past the sluice harbours of East Frisia, the Jade Bight, the Weser and Elbe estuaries to North Frisia and Sylt: around 640 kilometres behind the dyke, where the tide table helps write the day's plan.
- [Castles, Lakes and Crane Migration – by camper from Schwerin to Neubrandenburg through the Lake District](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-037-mecklenburg-lakes/index.md): Roughly 375 kilometres from the palace island in Lake Schwerin via Güstrow and Plau to the Müritz, through the national park and the small lakes to the Feldberg lake country and the four gates of Neubrandenburg: a slow route along tree-lined roads, with harbour towns, beech forest and, in autumn, thousands of cranes.
- [Sandstone, narrow-gauge rail, toy villages: by camper through Saxon Switzerland and the Ore Mountains](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-038-saxon-switzerland-ore-mountains/index.md): Around 365 kilometres from the Elbe between rock needles and table mountains, over the ridge of the eastern Ore Mountains to the Fichtelberg, the highest point in Saxony: a route with climbs, narrow valley roads and plenty of walking time, on which the camper often stays parked so that you can go on by foot or by train.
- [Mining towns, the Brocken and half-timbering – a motorhome journey through the Harz from Goslar to Stolberg](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-039-harz/index.md): About 300 kilometres from the imperial town of Goslar past the Upper Harz ponds and the Brocken to the half-timbered towns on the eastern edge: a route of climbs, narrow-gauge steam and bad-weather days, where fog simply comes with the territory.
- [Lakeshores, onion domes and Baroque churches – by motorhome from Konstanz to Sigmaringen](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-040-lake-constance-upper-swabia/index.md): Roughly 350 kilometres from Konstanz Minster via the monastery island of Reichenau, the towns of the northern shore and Lindau to the Upper Swabian Baroque Road, the Federsee moor and the upper Danube valley: a route of short stages with plenty of walks, ferry crossings and churches, and heavy traffic in high season.
- [Capes, volcanoes and the Tramuntana – by camper from Barcelona along the Costa Brava and the Empordà to Girona](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-041-costa-brava-catalonia/index.md): Around 510 kilometres from the Maresme beaches via Tossa, Begur and the ruins of Empúries to Cap de Creus, then inland through Besalú and the volcanoes of the Garrotxa to Girona: a route of many short stages in which coastal footpaths and basalt forests play the leading roles.
- [Gorges, Romanesque churches and three-thousanders – by camper through the Spanish Pyrenees from Jaca to Camprodon](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-042-spanish-pyrenees/index.md): From Jaca via Ordesa, Aínsa and the Benasque valley to the Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí, through the Pallars and the Cerdanya to the Coll d’Ares: just over 680 kilometres on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees, where mountain passes, park shuttle buses and fire regulations shape the daily stages.
- [Mist, cliffs and blue cheese – by camper through Green Spain: Cantabria, Asturias and the Picos de Europa](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-043-green-spain-picos/index.md): Around 780 kilometres from the flysch cliffs near San Sebastián along the Cantabrian coast, through the Hermida gorge into the Liébana valley and beneath the limestone walls of the Picos de Europa, then on to the Lagos de Covadonga and along Asturias’ cliff coast to the Ría de Ribadeo.
- [Limestone, cork oaks and seas of olives – by camper through Andalusia’s White Villages from Arcos to Vejer](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-044-andalusia-white-villages/index.md): From Arcos de la Frontera via the Sierra de Grazalema, Zahara, Olvera, Setenil and Ronda to Vejer de la Frontera: about 280 kilometres through the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga, where mountain passes, narrow village streets and the wildfire rules shape the stages.
- [Granite, spray and the Way of St James – by camper through Galicia from Ribadeo to Vigo](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-045-galicia/index.md): From Ribadeo via Viveiro, Cedeira and A Coruña to the Costa da Morte, on to Fisterra and Santiago de Compostela and then through the Rías Baixas to Vigo: around 640 kilometres at the Atlantic end of Spain, where tides, fog and coastal protection rules shape the planning.
- [Vultures, Granite and Cherry Blossom – by Motorhome through Extremadura from Mérida to La Vera](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-046-extremadura/index.md): From the Roman ruins of Mérida via Cáceres, Trujillo and the monastery of Guadalupe through the dehesa into Monfragüe National Park, on via Plasencia into the Jerte Valley and to La Vera: about 465 kilometres through a thinly populated land where griffon vultures, stone towns and reservoirs set the pace of the days.
- [White villages, snow and cave homes – by camper through the Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarras to the sea](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-047-sierra-nevada-alpujarras/index.md): From Granada via Lanjarón and the Poqueira Gorge to Trevélez, over the Puerto de la Ragua to the cave homes of Guadix, up into the Sierra Nevada and down to the Costa Tropical: a good 480 kilometres between 0 and 2,500 metres above sea level, with narrow village roads as the real challenge.
- [Pintxos, flysch and Tempranillo – by motorhome from the Bay of Biscay through the Basque Country to Rioja](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-048-basque-country-rioja/index.md): From Donostia/San Sebastián via Getaria, Zumaia and Gernika to Bilbao, then on via Vitoria-Gasteiz into Rioja Alavesa and to San Millán de la Cogolla: around 380 kilometres between cliffs, vineyards and monasteries, where city access roads and the choice of pitch shape the planning.
- [Light, wind and white villages – by camper along the Costa de la Luz from Doñana to Tarifa](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-049-costa-de-la-luz/index.md): From Huelva through the dunes of Doñana and El Rocío, via Sanlúcar, Cádiz, Conil and Vejer to the dune of Bolonia and on to Tarifa, and finally into the cork-oak country of Castellar: a good 500 kilometres of Atlantic coast where wind, beach car parks and coastal protection rules shape the planning.
- [Ibex, castles and four-thousanders: by camper from Ivrea through the Aosta Valley to Mont Blanc and Gran Paradiso](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-060-valle-d-aosta-gran-paradiso/index.md): Around 430 km from the moraine at Ivrea past castles and vine terraces to Aosta, the Mont Blanc glaciers, the Great St Bernard and the three high valleys of Gran Paradiso – short stages, steep approaches and a motorhome that mostly stays on the valley floor.
- [Nebbiolo, truffles and hill mist: by camper through the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato from Asti to Casale](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-061-langhe-roero-monferrato/index.md): Around 290 km through Piedmont’s UNESCO wine landscape: from the cellar vaults in Canelli via Barbaresco, Barolo and Alba into the Roero and back to the Monferrato – winding hill roads, small pitches at wine estates and a cuisine that sets the rhythm of the stages.
- [Borromean Islands, waterfalls and Walser villages: by camper from Lake Maggiore through the Ossola to Lake Orta](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-062-lago-maggiore-orta-ossola/index.md): Around 405 km from the lakeshore at Arona via Stresa and Cannobio to Domodossola, up to the Toce waterfall in the Val Formazza, through the Val Vigezzo and via Omegna to Lake Orta – lake views, alpine meadows and an island you can reach only by boat.
- [Sparkling wine, rock carvings and a lake island: by camper from Brescia via Lake Iseo to Bergamo](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-063-lago-d-iseo-franciacorta/index.md): Around 365 km from the vineyards of the Franciacorta via Iseo and Monte Isola, the east shore to Lovere, the rock carvings of the Val Camonica and over the Passo della Presolana to Bergamo – short stages, plenty of culture and a lake that is less crowded than its big neighbours.
- [Sparkling wine, Renaissance towns and Dolomite walls: by camper from Treviso to Feltre, Belluno and Alleghe](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-064-prosecco-colli-dolomiti-bellunesi/index.md): Around 380 km from Treviso through the UNESCO wine hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene to Feltre and Belluno, up into the Dolomiti Bellunesi as far as Alleghe, to Lake Santa Croce in the Alpago and back over the Fadalto – hills, the Piave valley and rock walls in seven relaxed stages.
- [Reeds, brackish water and brick abbeys – by camper from Jesolo through the Venetian Lagoon and the Po Delta to Comacchio](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-080-laguna-veneta-delta-del-po/index.md): About 370 km from the pine-fringed beaches around Jesolo and Cavallino via Venice, the Riviera del Brenta, Chioggia and the mouths of the Po to the Valli di Comacchio and Pomposa Abbey – flat land, bird migration and fishermen’s huts, with boats instead of hairpins.
- [Mountain villages, karst caves and Adriatic light – by camper from Cividale through the Carnic Alps to Trieste](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-081-carnia-carso-trieste/index.md): About 390 km from the Lombard town of Cividale via Gemona, Tolmezzo and the Walser village of Sauris, past the Zoncolan, to Aquileia, then across the Karst of Duino and Sgonico and along the coast road to Miramare Castle and Trieste – the full range of Friuli, from alpine meadow to sea.
- [Glacier water, bear tracks and apple blossom – by camper from Trento through the Adamello Brenta Nature Park](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-082-trentino-adamello-brenta/index.md): About 285 km from Trento via Lake Molveno and the Terme di Comano into the Val Rendena, to Madonna di Campiglio and over the Campo Carlo Magno into the Val di Sole and Val di Peio, then through the Val di Non with Castel Thun and San Romedio back to the Adige – the Brenta Dolomites, the Stelvio National Park and orchard country in a single trip.
- [Violin wood, mountain peaks and rutting calls – by camper over Lavazè, Rolle and Valles through the Val di Fiemme and Paneveggio](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-083-val-di-fiemme-lagorai/index.md): About 245 km from Bolzano via the Eggental and the Passo di Lavazè into the Val di Fiemme, through the violin forests of Paneveggio to the Passo Rolle and on to San Martino di Castrozza, then back via Valles and San Pellegrino to Moena and Cavalese – Dolomite passes and Lagorai granite without the crowds.
- [Palms, Waale and pass roads – by camper from Bolzano via Merano and the Passeier Valley to the Jaufen and Penser passes](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-084-merano-val-passiria/index.md): About 260 km from Bolzano to Merano, through the Passeier Valley as far as the view of the Timmelsjoch, over the Jaufen Pass to Vipiteno and back over the Penser Joch through the Sarntal – orchards, palms, high pastures and glacier mountains on South Tyrolean pass roads.
- [Parmesan, prosciutto and balsamic vinegar – by motorhome along the Via Emilia from Piacenza via Parma and Modena to Bologna](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-095-via-emilia-parma-modena/index.md): Around 275 km along the Roman road through the Po Plain: from Piacenza via Fidenza, Parma and the hills of Torrechiara to Canossa, Reggio Emilia, Modena and Bologna, finishing at the mural village of Dozza – a food trip paced by dairies, ham cellars and vinegar lofts.
- [Mosaics, a dwarf republic and primeval beech forest – by motorhome from Ravenna via San Marino to the Foreste Casentinesi](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-096-romagna-appennino-tosco-emiliano/index.md): Around 350 km from the Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna via Cervia and Cesena to San Marino and San Leo, then up the Valle del Bidente to the beech forests of Campigna and over the Passo dei Mandrioli to Badia Prataglia – from the Adriatic into the Apennines.
- [Buffalo, pine woods and hot springs – by motorhome through the Maremma from Grosseto over the Argentario to Saturnia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-097-maremma-argentario/index.md): Around 275 km through southern Tuscany: from Grosseto to the coast at Castiglione della Pescaia, through the Parco dell’Uccellina and Talamone to the Orbetello lagoon and Monte Argentario, then on to Capalbio and into the tuff country around Saturnia and Pitigliano.
- [Castles, marble and mountain villages – by motorhome through the Lunigiana, the Apuan Alps and the Garfagnana](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-098-lunigiana-garfagnana-apuane/index.md): Around 220 km from Pontremoli through the castle country of the Lunigiana via Fosdinovo to Carrara and the marble quarries, then through the Serchio valley with the Ponte del Diavolo to Barga and into the Garfagnana as far as Castiglione.
- [Hermits, Piero and forests – by motorhome through the Casentino and Valtiberina from Stia to Anghiari](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-099-casentino-val-tiberina/index.md): Around 175 km through the high valley of the Arno and the upper Tiber valley: from Stia via Camaldoli and Poppi to La Verna, to Michelangelo’s birthplace in Caprese, to Sansepolcro and Piero della Francesca, and via Monterchi to Anghiari.
- [Cypresses, tower houses and pilgrim paths – by camper along the Via Francigena from San Miniato through Chianti, the Crete and the Val d’Orcia to Radicofani](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-115-via-francigena-toscana/index.md): About 205 km in the footsteps of the medieval pilgrims to Rome: from San Miniato via San Gimignano, Monteriggioni and Siena through the Crete Senesi and the Val d’Orcia to the fortress of Radicofani – quiet stages on country roads, pitches with a view and walking boots for the sections of the pilgrim route.
- [Tuff, thermal springs and a dying village – by camper through the Tuscia from Viterbo via Pitigliano and Lago di Bolsena to Civita di Bagnoregio](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-116-tuscia-lago-di-bolsena/index.md): About 250 km through Etruscan country: from Viterbo via Tuscania and Vulci to the tuff village of Pitigliano, along the crater lake of Bolsena and on to the rock town of Civita di Bagnoregio – little visited, with warm springs, vineyards and quiet lakeside pitches.
- [Cistercians, dunes and Tiberius’ grotto – by camper from Anagni via Fossanova and Ninfa to Monte Circeo and Sperlonga](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-117-pontino-circeo-ciociaria/index.md): About 230 km from the papal cities of the Ciociaria via the abbeys of Casamari and Fossanova and the enchanted garden of Ninfa to Monte Circeo, Terracina, Sperlonga and Gaeta – mountains, the Pontine Plain and the Tyrrhenian Sea in one route.
- [Wolves, castles and high plateaus – by camper through the Abruzzo from L’Aquila via Campo Imperatore and Rocca Calascio to Sulmona and into the Majella](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-118-gran-sasso-majella/index.md): About 335 km through the green heart of Italy: from L’Aquila onto the Campo Imperatore plateau beneath the Gran Sasso, to the castle of Rocca Calascio, to Sulmona and Scanno and over the passes of the Majella – mountain roads, national parks and a region that is home to the wolf and the Marsican brown bear.
- [Fishing huts on stilts, monasteries by the sea – by camper along the Costa dei Trabocchi from Pescara to Vasto and into the Majella foothills](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-119-costa-dei-trabocchi-abruzzo/index.md): About 215 km along the Abruzzo Adriatic coast: from Pescara via Ortona, San Vito Chietino and Fossacesia to the dunes of Punta Aderci and on to Vasto, then inland to Lanciano and Chieti – trabocchi, olive groves and the mountains of the Majella as a backdrop.
- [Tratturi, bells and Samnite stone – by motorhome through Molise from Campobasso across the Matese to Agnone](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-135-molise-matese-sannio/index.md): About 280 km through Italy’s quietest region: from the castle above Campobasso to the Roman walls of Altilia, through the karst massif of the Matese, to the Palaeolithic site at Isernia, the Samnite sanctuary of Pietrabbondante and the bell foundry of Agnone – a circuit with no toll roads and almost no tour coaches.
- [Fire fields, volcanic craters and Faraglioni – by motorhome from the Campi Flegrei over Vesuvius to Capri](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-136-costiera-sorrentina-vesuvio-capri/index.md): About 215 km through the most volcanic corner of Europe: from the bubbling Campi Flegrei via Herculaneum and the Gran Cono of Vesuvius to Punta Campanella at the end of the Sorrento peninsula – with a day on Capri that works by ferry rather than by motorhome.
- [Aglianico, witches and monastery heights – by motorhome from Benevento through Sannio and Irpinia to Lago Laceno](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-137-irpinia-sannio-benevento/index.md): About 255 km through the green hinterland of Campania: from Benevento’s triumphal arch via Sant’Agata de’ Goti and the mountain monastery of Montevergine to the vineyards of Taurasi, the karst lake of Lago Laceno and Goleto Abbey, as far as Lago di Conza.
- [Cave city, rock churches and ghost village – by motorhome from Altamura via Matera and Craco to the Ionian Sea](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-138-matera-murgia-materana/index.md): About 280 km through Basilicata and the Murgia plateau: from the bread of Altamura via the Sassi of Matera and the rock churches of the Murgia Materana to abandoned Craco, into Carlo Levi’s Calanchi at Aliano and down to the Greek temple columns of Metaponto.
- [Bosnian pines, rocky coast and white water – by motorhome from Lagonegro via Maratea into Pollino National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-139-pollino-basilicata-tirreno/index.md): About 255 km through southern Basilicata: from Monte Sirino near Lagonegro to the steep Tyrrhenian coast of Maratea, through the Lao valley to the walls of the Pollino with its ancient Bosnian pines, and on via Latronico into the Val d’Agri to Moliterno.
- [Red onions, rock-cut churches and Stromboli on the horizon – by motorhome along the Costa degli Dei and the Costa Viola to Scilla](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-150-calabria-costa-degli-dei/index.md): About 310 km from Lamezia Terme via Pizzo, Tropea and Capo Vaticano on the Costa degli Dei to the Costa Viola with Palmi and Scilla, then up to the Certosa of Serra San Bruno – Calabria's Tyrrhenian coast between white sandy bays, granite cliffs and the Strait of Messina.
- [Pine forests, mountain villages and bronze warriors – by motorhome from the Sila via Stilo and Gerace into the Aspromonte and on to Reggio Calabria](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-151-sila-aspromonte/index.md): About 515 km from Cosenza across the Sila plateau, to the Ionian coast with Stilo and Gerace and down over the Aspromonte to Reggio Calabria – Calabria's wild mountains between lakes, Basilian churches and Greek-speaking villages.
- [A column, Norman castles and vineyards on the Ionian Sea – by motorhome from Cirò Marina via Crotone and Catanzaro to Locri](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-152-calabria-ionica-locride/index.md): About 360 km along Calabria's Ionian coast from Cirò Marina via Crotone, Capo Colonna and Le Castella to Catanzaro, Squillace and Soverato and on into the Locride to Roccella Ionica and Locri – a coastal drive between Magna Graecia, a marine protected area and hill villages.
- [Lava, baroque and salt air – by motorhome from the slopes of Etna via Syracuse and Noto to Modica and Ragusa](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-153-val-di-noto-etna-est/index.md): About 460 km from Catania over the eastern flank of Etna to Syracuse, through the baroque towns of the Val di Noto and the coast of Vendicari and Marzamemi to Modica, Scicli and Ragusa – south-eastern Sicily between volcano, limestone and Mediterranean.
- [Salt pans, temples and tuna islands – by motorhome through western Sicily from Marsala via Trapani and the Egadi to Selinunte](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-154-sicilia-ovest-egadi/index.md): About 335 km from Marsala via the Stagnone salt pans, Trapani and Erice, San Vito lo Capo and the Zingaro, Segesta and Selinunte back to Mazara del Vallo and Marsala – plus a day by ferry to the Egadi Islands.
- [Manna, beech forest and Tyrrhenian blue – by motorhome from Termini Imerese over the Madonie and Nebrodi to Milazzo](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-170-madonie-nebrodi-tirreno/index.md): About 380 km from the ruins of Himera via Cefalù and the Madonie mountains, through the Nebrodi forests and down to the coast at Capo d’Orlando, on to Tindari and Milazzo – an arc of sea, uplands and medieval hill villages on Sicily’s north side.
- [White marl, temples and Roman mosaics – by motorhome from Sciacca via Agrigento and Gela to Caltanissetta](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-171-sicilia-sud-agrigento-scala-dei-turchi/index.md): About 310 km through southern Sicily: from Sciacca on the coast via Eraclea Minoa and the white marl terraces of the Scala dei Turchi to the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento, on past Gela into the hill country to the Villa Romana del Casale near Piazza Armerina and then to Caltanissetta.
- [Catalan walls, birds of prey and quartz sand – by motorhome from Porto Torres via Alghero and Bosa into the Sinis](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-172-sardegna-ovest-sinis/index.md): About 250 km along Sardinia’s west coast: from the ferry port of Porto Torres to Alghero, to Capo Caccia, along the coast road to Bosa and on through the Planargia to the Sinis peninsula and Oristano – rocky coast, griffon vultures, Phoenician ruins and lagoons with flamingos.
- [Granite, juniper and emerald water – by motorhome from Olbia via La Maddalena to Santa Teresa and Tempio](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-173-gallura-maddalena/index.md): About 295 km through the Gallura in north-east Sardinia: from Olbia along the Costa Smeralda to Arzachena and Palau, by ferry to La Maddalena, to Santa Teresa Gallura at Capo Testa and through the granite hinterland via Tempio Pausania back to Olbia.
- [Dunes, mines and Ligurian lanes – by motorhome from Cagliari through the Sulcis and Iglesiente to the Costa Verde](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-174-sulcis-costa-verde/index.md): About 310 km through south-west Sardinia: from Cagliari along the coast of Chia to Porto Pino, onto the island of Sant’Antioco and by ferry to Carloforte, then through the Iglesiente mining district to Buggerru and the dunes of Piscinas on the Costa Verde.
- [Murals, juniper and gorges – by motorhome from Olbia through the Barbagia to the Gola Su Gorropu](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-190-barbagia-supramonte/index.md): About 480 km from the ferry port of Olbia via Orosei and Cala Gonone into the limestone walls of the Supramonte, to the Gola Su Gorropu, on to Baunei on the Ogliastra coast and back via Oliena, Orgosolo and Nuoro – sturdy, honest central Sardinia, with a lot of driving time on narrow mountain roads.
- [Flamingos, towers and white sand – by motorhome from Cagliari via Villasimius and the Sarrabus to Chia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-191-cagliari-villasimius-sarrabus/index.md): About 325 km from the port of Cagliari up Sardinia's south-east coast as far as Muravera and back via Pula along the Costa del Sud to Chia – granite coves, salt pans, orange groves and watchtowers for anyone who prefers to experience the sea without the crowds, in June and September.
- [Monasteries, high plains and saints – by motorhome in the footsteps of Benedict from Spoleto to Montecassino](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-192-cammino-di-san-benedetto-lazio-umbria/index.md): About 470 km along the stations of the Cammino di San Benedetto from Spoleto via Norcia, Cascia and Rieti to Subiaco and Collepardo and on to the abbey of Montecassino – a journey into the stillness of central Italy, with the motorhome as base camp and your hiking boots doing the rest.
- [Lakes, waterfall and olive hills – by motorhome through the Rieti basin, up Terminillo and into the Sabina](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-193-rieti-velino-sabina/index.md): About 355 km in the heart of Italy: from Rieti into the Holy Valley to Greccio, up Monte Terminillo, to the Marmore waterfall, to Lago del Salto and Lago del Turano and through the olive hills of the Sabina to Farfa – a circuit for calm, mountain air and quiet villages.
- [Villas, ferries and rock faces – by motorhome around Lake Como from Como via Menaggio and Lecco to Bellagio](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-194-lago-di-como-lecco/index.md): About 250 km along the western shore of Lake Como from Como to Colico, through the Valsassina to the Grigne near Lecco and back via Bellagio – a circuit between garden villas, Orrido and summit views, where ferry and hiking boots take over the narrowest spots.
- [Rock villages, caves and paddling rivers – by motorhome from Bamberg through Franconian Switzerland to the Altmühl Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-201-altmuehltal-franconian-switzerland/index.md): Around 335 kilometres from Bamberg's island town past the limestone cliffs of the Wiesent and Püttlach, through Nuremberg and the Roman country around Weißenburg into the Altmühl Valley and on to the Danube Gorge at Weltenburg: a route of short stages on which the canoe often covers more kilometres than the motorhome.
- [Stone Bridge, glassworks and primeval forest peaks – by motorhome from Regensburg down the Danube and through the Bavarian Forest](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-202-bavarian-forest-danube/index.md): About 340 kilometres from the Stone Bridge past Walhalla and Passau up to Lusen, Rachel and Arber and through the Lamer Winkel to Cham – a journey from the broad river into Germany’s oldest national park, where you are more likely to see a lynx than a traffic light.
- [Maars, slate and Spätburgunder – by motorhome through the North Eifel, the Ahr Valley and the Volcanic Eifel](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-203-eifel-ahr-valley/index.md): Around 375 kilometres from Aachen via Monschau, the Eifel National Park and the rebuilt Ahr Valley to the Laacher See, past the Nordschleife to the Daun Maars and on to Prüm: a journey through a low mountain range that was still spitting fire a good 13,000 years ago and was hit by a flood five years ago.
- [Vine slopes, sandstone castles and Schorle – by camper along the German Wine Route and through the Palatinate Forest](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-204-palatinate-wine-route/index.md): From Bockenheim via Bad Dürkheim, Neustadt and Landau to the rock castles around Dahn and the Wine Gate at Schweigen, with an optional extension to Speyer: about 245 kilometres on which the winery farm is often the best pitch.
- [Castle hill, ridge trail and reservoirs: by motorhome from the Wartburg along the Rennsteig to the Saale valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-205-thuringia-rennsteig-saale/index.md): About 410 kilometres from Eisenach across the heights of the Thuringian Forest, through Erfurt, Weimar and Jena to the reservoirs of the upper Saale: a journey on which Luther, Bach and Goethe are closer than the next motorway exit.
- [Erica, juniper and round villages – by motorhome through the Lüneburg Heath to the Wendland](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-206-lueneburg-heath-wendland/index.md): From the salt town of Lüneburg via car-free Wilsede, Celle and the Südheide to the round villages and the Elbe valley meadows: around 450 km on minor roads, with short stages and onward trips on foot, by bike or in a horse-drawn wagon.
- [Waterways, pyramids and opencast lakes – by motorhome from Potsdam through the Spreewald and Lusatia to the Zittau Mountains](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-207-spreewald-lusatia/index.md): About 470 kilometres from the palaces of Potsdam along the punt channels of the Spreewald, Pückler's parks at Branitz and Bad Muskau and the flooded opencast mines of the Lusatian Lakeland, to the bilingual towns of Bautzen and Görlitz and the rock-top fortress of Oybin.
- [Castles, caves and the Albtrauf – by camper across the Swabian Jura from Stuttgart to Ulm](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-208-swabian-jura/index.md): From Esslingen via the Uracher Wasserfall, Lichtenstein and Hohenzollern into the Upper Danube Valley, then past the old military training area, the Blautopf and Ulm Minster to the Ice Age caves of the Lone Valley: around 450 kilometres of limestone cliffs, karst and steep climbs.
- [Sandstone, oak forest and Bocksbeutel – by motorhome through the Spessart and Odenwald to the Mainschleife](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-209-spessart-main-odenwald/index.md): About 375 kilometres along the Main, through the Main-Viereck and the Odenwald, across the Hochspessart and on to the Volkach Mainschleife: a route on which you park by the river almost every evening – and should take the water level as seriously as the wine list.
- [Dam walls, upland heath and bison tracks: by motorhome through the Sauerland and the Rothaargebirge](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-210-sauerland-rothaar/index.md): From Arnsberg via the Möhnesee and Sorpesee, the Kahler Asten and the Wittgensteiner Land to the Biggesee and Listersee: around 395 kilometres of low mountain country where the reservoirs set the rhythm and the cleared spruce slopes open up new views.
- [Granite, city walls and ibex – by motorhome through Castile from Madrid via Gredos to Salamanca](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-211-castile-salamanca-avila-segovia/index.md): Around 670 kilometres from the gates of Madrid past Segovia’s aqueduct, Ávila’s ring of walls and the granite cirques of the Sierra de Gredos to the half-timbered villages of the Sierra de Francia and the golden sandstone of Salamanca.
- [Rice fields, cherry valleys and palm groves – by camper from Valencia through the Costa Blanca hinterland](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-212-valencia-costa-blanca-hinterland/index.md): From the Albufera lagoon via Xàtiva, the cherry valleys of the Marina Alta, Montgó and Cap de la Nau to the castles of the Vinalopó and the palm grove of Elche: around 485 kilometres on which the best nights are usually a few bends back from the coast.
- [Volcanic coves, salt lakes and Western film sets – by motorhome from Cartagena via Cabo de Gata to Almería](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-213-almeria-cabo-de-gata-tabernas/index.md): From the Roman Theatre in Cartagena via Calblanque, Águilas and Mojácar into the Cabo de Gata-Níjar natural park, then on through the gypsum karst gorges of Sorbas and the Tabernas Desert to the Alcazaba of Almería: around 480 kilometres through the driest corner of Europe, where water, shade and a legal pitch matter more than any distance covered.
- [Mudéjar towers, migrating cranes and red rocks – by motorhome through southern Aragón to the Matarraña](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-214-aragon-teruel-albarracin-matarrana/index.md): Around 755 kilometres from Zaragoza via Belchite, Gallocanta, Teruel and Albarracín through the Maestrazgo to Alcañiz: a highland route where wind, cold and empty fuel gauges deserve more respect than the distances on the map.
- [Windmills, castles and hanging houses – by camper through La Mancha from Toledo to the Serranía de Cuenca](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-215-toledo-cuenca-la-mancha/index.md): About 780 kilometres from Uclés via Aranjuez and Toledo to the windmills of Consuegra and Campo de Criptana, the Ruidera lagoons and the Tablas de Daimiel, then on via Belmonte and Alarcón to Cuenca and up to the source of the Río Cuervo – a high plateau you drive with plenty of water in the tank and respect for the midday heat.
- [Hairpins, limestone coves and salt pans – by motorhome or van around Mallorca, from the Tramuntana to Es Trenc](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-216-mallorca/index.md): From the ferry in Palma via Valldemossa, Sóller and Sa Calobra, Formentor, Alcúdia and Artà to Cala Mondragó and the salt pans of Es Trenc: around 500 kilometres on an island that tolerates campers more than it welcomes them – rewarding with a small van, wearing with a large motorhome.
- [Herdsmen’s huts, Ebro gorges and early humans – by motorhome from Cantabria across the Pasiegos valleys to Burgos](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-217-cantabria-burgos/index.md): From the Bay of Biscay at Santander over the Pasiegos passes, the Ebro reservoir and the canyons of the young Ebro to Burgos, Atapuerca and the Arlanza valley: around 600 kilometres from Atlantic rain to the Castilian plateau.
- [Beech forest, royal castle and clay desert – by motorhome through Navarre from Urbasa to the Bardenas Reales](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-218-navarre-bardenas-olite/index.md): From Pamplona along the Camino de Santiago to Estella, up to the springs of the Urederra, through the wine villages around Olite into the eroded landscape of the Bardenas and back via Javier and the gorges: around 550 km in a small area, between misty beech woods and semi-desert at 40 degrees.
- [Basalt cliffs, a salt mountain and slate slopes: by motorhome through inland Catalonia from Vic to the Priorat](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-219-catalan-inland-montserrat-garrotxa/index.md): Around 700 kilometres away from the coast: over the cliff edges of the Collsacabra into the volcanic landscape of the Garrotxa, across the Pre-Pyrenees to Solsona and Cardona, up to Montserrat and along the Cistercian Route to the vineyard terraces of the Priorat.
- [Renaissance, black pines and peach blossom – by campervan from Úbeda through Cazorla to inland Murcia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-220-cazorla-ubeda-murcia-inland/index.md): From the Renaissance squares of Baeza and Úbeda through Spain’s largest protected area to the source of the Guadalquivir, across the high plateaus of Santiago de la Espada to Caravaca, Calasparra and Cieza and on to the foot of the Sierra Espuña: about 590 kilometres on which hairpins, ibex on the road and the midday heat set the pace.
- [Ochre, lavender and limestone gorges – by motorhome through the Luberon, Valensole and the Gorges du Verdon](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-221-provence-luberon-verdon/index.md): From Avignon via the springs of the Sorgue, the ochre villages of the Luberon and the Valensole lavender plateau to the Grand Canyon du Verdon, then back over Mont Ventoux: around 565 km of Provence, where you take the fire-risk level, water levels and vehicle width as seriously as the evening light.
- [Pink granite, lighthouses and tides – by motorhome from Saint-Malo to the end of the world in Finistère](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-222-brittany-pink-granite-finistere/index.md): From the oyster beds of Cancale via the Côte de Granit Rose, the Abers and the Crozon peninsula to the Pointe du Raz and the Ville Close in Concarneau: a good 800 km of coast where the tide table matters more than the speedometer.
- [Cave paintings, cliff villages and river loops – by motorhome through the Périgord, the Dordogne valley and the Lot](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-223-dordogne-lot-perigord/index.md): From Bergerac via Brantôme, the Vézère valley and Sarlat to the cliffside villages of the Dordogne, then on to Rocamadour, Padirac and through the Lot valley to Figeac: around 485 km on narrow valley roads, where choosing where to stop matters more than driving time.
- [Riesling, half-timbering and high pastures – by camper along the Alsace Wine Route and the Route des Crêtes](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-224-alsace-vosges/index.md): From Strasbourg via Obernai, Haut-Kœnigsbourg and the wine villages around Colmar up onto the Vosges ridge, to Lac de Gérardmer and over the Ballon d’Alsace to Belfort: about 370 km in eight short stages, where the narrow lanes call for more planning than the passes.
- [Chalk cliffs, cider and quiet beaches – by motorhome along the Normandy coast to Mont-Saint-Michel](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-225-normandy-coast/index.md): From the cliffs at Le Tréport via Étretat, Honfleur and the apple farms of the Pays d’Auge to the landing beaches, then through the Cotentin to the foot of the abbey rock: about 635 kilometres on which tides, parking rules and evening light set the pace.
- [Granite, maquis and citadels: by motorhome around Cap Corse, the Calanche de Piana and the Col de Bavella](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-226-corsica/index.md): From Bastia around Cap Corse, through the Balagne and past the red rocks of Piana to Ajaccio, Bonifacio and, over the Bavella Needles, to the mountain town of Corte: about 800 kilometres of island where an average of 100 kilometres a day is already a lot.
- [Limestone gorges, chestnut forests and soaring vultures – by motorhome from the Ardèche across the Cévennes to the Tarn](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-227-ardeche-cevennes-tarn/index.md): Around 435 km from Montélimar past the belvederes of the Ardèche gorge, along the Corniche des Cévennes and through the narrows of the Gorges du Tarn to beneath the Millau Viaduct and into the cheese cellars of Roquefort – a route for anyone who doesn’t mind narrow roads and likes to spend the evening beside a river.
- [Pine forest, shifting dune and the Basque Country – by motorhome along the Atlantic coast to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-228-atlantic-landes-basque-coast/index.md): From the vineyards around Saint-Émilion via the Bassin d’Arcachon, the Dune du Pilat and the endless beaches of the Landes to the rocky Basque coast and the Pyrenean foothills: about 560 kilometres past oyster huts, surf spots and chilli-pepper villages, on which you learn where you can park in France – and where you can’t.
- [Tuffeau, wine cellars and Renaissance châteaux – through the Loire Valley by motorhome from Orléans to Angers](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-229-loire-valley/index.md): About 375 km along the Loire and its tributaries the Cher, Indre and Vienne: from Chambord via Amboise and Chenonceau to the troglodytes of Saumur – short stages, long evenings on island pitches and your bike always within reach.
- [Cinder cones, crater lakes and summer dairy huts: by motorhome through the volcanic landscape of the Auvergne](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-230-auvergne-volcanoes/index.md): From Clermont-Ferrand via the Chaîne des Puys, the Sancy and the Cantal massif to Le Puy-en-Velay: around 480 kilometres on narrow departmental roads, where cheese farms, maar lakes and the Pas de Peyrol set the rhythm of the day.
- [Lakeshores, glacier passes and lemon groves – by motorhome along the Route des Grandes Alpes to the Mediterranean](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-231-route-des-grandes-alpes/index.md): About 700 kilometres and almost twenty passes from Lake Geneva to Menton: over the Iseran, Galibier, Izoard and Bonette through Savoy, the Briançonnais and the Ubaye to the Riviera – a summer route that depends on when the passes open.
- [Flamingos, arenas and salt gardens – by motorhome through the Alpilles, the Camargue, Nîmes and on to the Pont du Gard](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-232-camargue-nimes-pont-du-gard/index.md): Around 480 kilometres from Tarascon via Les Baux and Arles into the Rhône delta, past the salt gardens of Salin-de-Giraud and Aigues-Mortes to the Roman monuments of Nîmes, then on to Uzès and the Pont du Gard – with a detour to the sea at Sète.
- [Castles in the wind, vine slopes and fishing harbours – by motorhome through Cathar Country to the Côte Vermeille](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-233-cathar-country-cote-vermeille/index.md): From the locks of the Canal du Midi in Béziers via Minerve, Lagrasse and the Cité of Carcassonne to the cliff-top castles of Peyrepertuse and Quéribus, then down to Collioure and Cerbère: around 390 kilometres of garrigue, vineyards and Mediterranean coast, with the Tramontane setting the tempo.
- [Spring pools, cascades and cheese cellars – by motorhome through the Jura and Doubs from Besançon to Dole](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-234-jura-doubs/index.md): Around 475 kilometres from the Vauban Citadel via the sources of the Loue and the Doubs, the Hérisson waterfalls and the Jura lakes to the wine villages of the Vin jaune: a route for slow travellers who spend their mornings at the fruitière and their evenings by the lakeshore.
- [Grands Crus, granite forests and monastic calm – by motorhome through Burgundy from Dijon to Auxerre](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-235-burgundy-wine-morvan/index.md): Around 550 km from the Route des Grands Crus via the abbeys of Cluny and Autun, the lakes of the Morvan and the hill of Vézelay to Chablis: short stages between vineyard walls, towpaths and Romanesque portals.
- [Jasmine, red gorges and rock carvings – by motorhome through the Côte d’Azur hinterland to the Vallée des Merveilles](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-236-riviera-hinterland-mercantour/index.md): From Nice via Vence, the Gorges du Loup and Grasse on the Route Napoléon to Entrevaux, through the red gorges of Daluis and Cians and over Sospel into the Roya valley as far as the rock engravings at Mont Bégo – around 540 km between perfume kitchens, a Vauban fortress and high mountains, with the Mediterranean only returning at the finish in Menton.
- [Rock amphitheatres, hairpin passes and Cathar castles – by motorhome through the French Pyrenees from Pau to Ax-les-Thermes](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-237-french-pyrenees-gavarnie/index.md): Over the Aubisque, Tourmalet and Aspin from the Béarn to the Ariège: around 510 kilometres on the Route des Cols, with the Cirque de Gavarnie, the Pic du Midi, the cave art of Niaux and the castle rock of Montségur.
- [Chalk capes, dunes and seals: by motorhome along the Opal Coast and around the Baie de Somme](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-238-opal-coast-somme-bay/index.md): From Dunkirk via Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez, Boulogne and Montreuil to the sandbanks of the Somme Bay and, optionally, on to Amiens: around 340 kilometres on which the wind and the tide table write the day’s plan.
- [Salt pans, oyster beds and the Green Venice – by motorhome through the Vendée, the Marais Poitevin and onto the Île de Ré](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-239-vendee-re-la-rochelle-marais/index.md): From the salt pans near Guérande via the tidal causeway to Noirmoutier, the Vendée coast and the canals of the Marais Poitevin to La Rochelle, the Île de Ré and Oléron: around 550 kilometres of flat country where the tide table matters more than the road map.
- [Balcony roads, lavender and nougat – by motorhome from the Vercors to the Drôme provençale](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-240-vercors-drome/index.md): From Grenoble through the Gorges de la Bourne, the Combe Laval and the Col de Rousset down to Die, Grignan and Nyons: around 400 km from limestone plateau to olive groves, with height barriers, rock tunnels and a close look at closure times.
- [Glacier water, granite and oncoming traffic: by motorhome over the Susten, Grimsel, Nufenen and Gotthard passes](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-241-swiss-alpine-passes/index.md): From Lucerne over four high Alpine passes in the Swiss Central Alps: around 330 kilometres through the Gadmertal, the Goms and the Val Bedretto, with honest advice on which famous passes a motorhome is better off skipping.
- [Scent of Swiss stone pine, glacier streams and mountain hairpins – by camper through Graubünden and the Engadin to the Valtellina border](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-242-graubuenden-engadin/index.md): From Chur over the Julier, Maloja and Ofen passes into the Val Müstair, over the Bernina to Poschiavo and back over the Albula: a good 500 kilometres through the land of three languages, where every pass has its own logic of bends.
- [Palms, granite and grotti – by motorhome from the Gotthard south ramp via Locarno, Verzasca and Lugano to the Mendrisiotto](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-243-ticino-lakes/index.md): From Airolo via Bellinzona and Lake Maggiore, through the Verzasca and Maggia valleys to Lugano and Monte Generoso: around 400 kilometres of southern Switzerland between gneiss gorges, chestnut woods and lakeside promenades.
- [Eiger, Aletsch and Matterhorn: by motorhome through the Bernese Oberland and Valais to Lake Geneva](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-244-bernese-oberland-valais/index.md): From Interlaken via Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald and the Lötschberg car shuttle into the Rhône valley, on to the Aletsch Glacier and Täsch beneath the Matterhorn, then down the valley to Villeneuve on Lake Geneva: around 500 kilometres of waterfalls, Valais vineyard terraces and 4,000-metre peaks.
- [Lakeshores, cheese cellars and Walser mountains – by camper through Lake Constance, the Bregenzerwald and the Allgäu](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-245-bodensee-bregenzerwald-allgaeu/index.md): From Constance by ferry to Meersburg, on via Lindau and Bregenz into the Bregenzerwald, over the Hochtannberg Pass to Lech and back across the border into the Allgäu as far as Oberstdorf: around 375 kilometres through three countries, where you will almost never need a vignette – if you choose the right roads.
- [Firn, spruce and driving bans – by camper through Tyrol from Kufstein via the Zillertal and Achensee to the Ötztal and Kaunertal](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-246-tyrol-inntal-zillertal/index.md): From Kufstein via the Kitzbühel Alps, the Zillertal, Achensee and Innsbruck to the Timmelsjoch and the glacier road in the Kaunertal: around 660 kilometres through Tyrol’s valleys – with straight talk on the vignette, driving bans and what counts as “camping” in Tyrol.
- [Lakeshores, salt mines and Schnürlregen – by motorhome through Salzburg and the Salzkammergut](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-247-salzburg-salzkammergut/index.md): From the city of Mozart via Mondsee, Attersee and Traunsee to Bad Ischl, Hallstatt and the Dachstein, then back over the Wolfgangsee, with a detour to the Königssee: around 365 kilometres on which you will read the parking rules more often than the map.
- [Ice fields, hairpins and warm lakes: by motorhome over the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, through East Tyrol and Carinthia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-248-grossglockner-hohe-tauern-kaernten/index.md): From Zell am See over the Hochtor to Heiligenblut, through East Tyrol past Lienz to Lake Millstatt, the Nockalm Road, Lake Ossiach and Wörthersee: around 700 kilometres from the edge of a glacier to a lakeside bay.
- [Klapotetz, spas and rock walls – by motorhome through green Styria from Graz to the Gesäuse and the Dachstein](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-249-styria-wine-gesaeuse/index.md): From Graz along the Südsteirische Weinstraße and through the Thermenland to Mariazell, then via the Erzberg and the Gesäuse to the foot of the Dachstein south face: around 775 kilometres between vineyards, volcanic castles and limestone Alps.
- [Strudengau, apricot blossom and a sea of reeds – by motorhome from Passau through the Wachau and Vienna to Lake Neusiedl](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-250-wachau-vienna-burgenland/index.md): From Passau, the city of three rivers, along the Danube through the Schlögen Loop, Mauthausen and the Wachau to Vienna and on into Pannonian Burgenland, to wine villages, salt pans and stork nests: around 545 kilometres, best covered in short stages with bicycles on board.
- [Spray, hairpins and glacier water – by motorhome from Ålesund via the Atlantic Road, Trollstigen and Geirangerfjord to the Nordfjord](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-251-western-norway-fjords/index.md): From Ålesund via Atlanterhavsveien, Trollstigen and Ørnevegen to Geirangerfjord, up to Dalsnibba and back through the Nordfjord: around 780 kilometres, four ferry crossings and mountain passes that are only open in the summer half of the year.
- [Midnight sun, rorbuer and sperm whales – by motorhome through Vesterålen and the Lofoten Islands to Å](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-252-lofoten-vesteralen/index.md): From Harstad via Andøya and the ferry at Melbu to the Lofoten Islands, on to the end of the E10 in Å and back to Bodø by ferry: around 825 kilometres, about 100 km of it on the Moskenes–Bodø ferry, between sea, fishing villages and granite walls.
- [Blossom, waterfalls and fjord walls – by camper from the Hardangerfjord via Preikestolen and the Lysefjord to the Sørlandet coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-253-hardanger-lysefjord-sorlandet/index.md): From Norheimsund via Vøringsfossen, Låtefoss and the Ryfylke route to Preikestolen, on through Sirdal and the 27 hairpins of the Fv500 to Lysebotn, then via Stavanger and Lindesnes to Kristiansand: around 1,115 kilometres of tunnels, underground roundabouts and ferries you will be glad to take.
- [Fjord light, reindeer roads and the edge of Europe – by camper from Tromsø to the North Cape and the Varanger Peninsula](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-254-northern-norway-north-cape/index.md): From Tromsø over the Lyngen Alps and Alta, through the North Cape Tunnel to the cape, then via Porsanger and Tana to the Varangerfjord: around 1,400 kilometres through Finnmark, where fuel stops, reindeer and the light set the pace.
- [Granite, herring and archipelago light – by motorhome from Gothenburg through Bohuslän to Strömstad and the Koster Islands](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-255-bohuslan-gothenburg/index.md): From the port city of Gothenburg via Marstrand, Tjörn, Orust and Smögen to Fjällbacka, the rock carvings of Tanum and Strömstad, with a boat trip to Koster: about 550 kilometres over bridges, along fjords and through a land where pitches need planning just as much as the trips to the islands.
- [Glass, alvar and Baltic wind – by motorhome from the Öresund Bridge through Småland, across the Öland Bridge to Karlskrona and Österlen](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-256-smaland-oland-skane/index.md): From Malmö via Lund and the glass country of Småland to Kalmar, across the Öland Bridge to the Långe Jan lighthouse, then along the Blekinge coast to Karlskrona and via Åhus and Kivik to Ystad: around 1,120 kilometres in eight stages, where bridge tolls, wind on the bridges and Sweden’s park-don’t-camp principle set the pace.
- [Red cottages, Siljan and land uplift – by motorhome through Dalarna and Hälsingland to the High Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-257-dalarna-high-coast/index.md): From Uppsala via Falun and Lake Siljan to Mora, through the Hälsingland farmsteads to the Baltic coast and across the High Coast Bridge to Skuleberget: around 930 kilometres through central Sweden, where you should keep an eye on the clock at dusk – because of the elk.
- [Reindeer country, the Arctic Circle and Torneträsk – by motorhome along the Inlandsvägen through Swedish Lapland to Abisko and Narvik](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-258-swedish-lapland-abisko/index.md): From Arvidsjaur via Jokkmokk, Gällivare and Kiruna to Abisko National Park and on to Riksgränsen and Narvik: around 760 kilometres through taiga, fjäll and Sámi land, where the fuel gauge and the reindeer set the pace.
- [Lakes, taiga and the Arctic Circle – by camper from Helsinki through the Saimaa Lakeland and Karelia to Lapland](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-259-finland-lakeland-lapland/index.md): From Helsinki and Porvoo via Saimaa, Olavinlinna and the heights of Koli to the gorges of Oulanka and across the Arctic Circle to Rovaniemi: around 1,400 kilometres through forest, water and long evenings – with elk at the roadside and a sauna at the end of the day.
- [Sand, wind and lighthouses: by motorhome along Jutland’s west coast from Rømø to Skagen and back via Aarhus](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-260-jutland-west-coast-skagen/index.md): From the Wadden Sea island of Rømø and Ribe via Blåvand, Hvide Sande and Thy National Park to the Rubjerg Knude dune and on to Grenen, where the North Sea and the Baltic meet: a good 900 kilometres, with the return leg via Aarhus and an extension to Funen.
- [Passing places, passes and the Pentland Firth – by motorhome along the North Coast 500 through north-west Scotland](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-261-north-coast-500/index.md): From Inverness via Bealach na Bà, Torridon and Ullapool to Durness, John o’ Groats and Dornoch: around 980 kilometres of single-track road, sea and mountains – with clear rules for motorhomes and a shortcut for long vehicles.
- [Moor, Mallaig and Misty Isle – by motorhome from Glasgow via Glencoe and the Road to the Isles to Skye](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-262-west-highlands-skye/index.md): From Glasgow along Loch Lomond, across Rannoch Moor and through Glencoe to Fort William, then by ferry from Mallaig to Skye, once around the island and over the Skye Bridge to Eilean Donan Castle: around 635 kilometres, many of them single-track.
- [Abbeys, dark skies and fishing harbours – by motorhome through the Scottish Borders and Galloway to the Ayrshire coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-263-borders-galloway/index.md): From Edinburgh via Rosslyn, Peebles and the four Border abbeys through Galloway to the Isle of Whithorn, then back along the Ayrshire coast road: around 785 km of southern Scotland, where single-track stretches and starry skies matter more than speed.
- [Dry-stone walls, lakes and viaducts – by motorhome through the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-264-lake-district-yorkshire-dales/index.md): Around 460 kilometres from Kendal via Windermere, Eskdale, Keswick and Ullswater to the Settle–Carlisle line, Hawes and Malham: a left-hand-drive loop on narrow roads where you will be watching your mirrors more than the miles.
- [Hedgerows, cliffs and moorland ponies: by motorhome from Exmoor along the Cornish coast to Dartmoor](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-265-cornwall-devon-coast/index.md): From the heather hills of Exmoor via Bude, Tintagel, Newquay and St Ives to Land’s End and the Lizard, then by way of Falmouth and Fowey up to Dartmoor: around 600 kilometres of left-hand driving between stone walls, hedgerows and Atlantic surf.
- [Castles, surf and mountain ridges – by motorhome through Wales from Pembrokeshire to Snowdonia](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-266-wales-pembrokeshire-snowdonia/index.md): From Chepstow through Bannau Brycheiniog and along the Pembrokeshire coast, across Cardigan Bay and the Llanberis Pass to Anglesey and the ferry at Holyhead: around 785 kilometres on narrow roads, at 20 mph through villages and with a tide table in the glovebox.
- [Roman wall, starry skies and a tidal causeway: through Northumberland to the Scottish border by motorhome](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-267-northumberland-hadrians-wall/index.md): From Newcastle along Hadrian’s Wall, through the Dark Sky Park around Kielder and up the castle coast to Holy Island, Berwick and the Scottish Borders, then back to Durham: a good 600 kilometres of left-hand driving where the tide table matters more than your itinerary.
- [Fuchsia hedges, peninsulas and the Atlantic edge – by motorhome from Cork through West Cork, Beara, Kerry and Dingle to Slea Head](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-268-kerry-dingle-west-cork/index.md): From Kinsale via Mizen Head, the Beara Peninsula and the Ring of Kerry to Killarney and on to Slea Head: around 750 kilometres of the Wild Atlantic Way in south-west Ireland, on roads that are often narrower than your motorhome is wide.
- [Limestone, bog and Atlantic spray: by motorhome along the Wild Atlantic Way from the Cliffs of Moher to Achill Island](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-269-clare-connemara-achill/index.md): From Doolin through the Burren, Galway and Connemara to Killary Fjord, on to Westport and the cliff island of Achill: around 590 kilometres of Ireland’s wildest west coast, on roads that have their own rules for wide motorhomes.
- [Atlantic wind, basalt columns and two currencies: by motorhome through Donegal and the Causeway Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-270-donegal-causeway-coast/index.md): From Benbulben and Sliabh Liag via Glenveagh and Malin Head to Derry, then along the Causeway Coastal Route to Belfast: about 675 kilometres, one border crossing without a barrier and the switch from kilometres to miles.

## All other trip guides
- [Trip guides overview](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/index.md): 1013 trip guides for the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia
- [Complete list with summaries](https://camping-spirit.com/llms-guides.txt)

## Destination guides
- [Route 66](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/route-66/index.md): The 1926 highway from Chicago to Santa Monica. It was officially decommissioned in 1985 and kept alive by the towns along it.
- [Pacific Coast Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/pacific-coast-highway/index.md): California State Route 1 runs along the ocean for much of its length. The Big Sur stretch is one of the most dramatic coast drives anywhere.
- [Blue Ridge Parkway](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/blue-ridge-parkway/index.md): A national parkway along the crest of the Appalachians, joining Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks.
- [Beartooth Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/beartooth-highway/index.md): A high switchback road over the Beartooth Plateau between Red Lodge, Montana, and Yellowstone's northeast entrance.
- [Overseas Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/overseas-highway/index.md): US-1 runs down the Florida Keys on a chain of bridges built partly on the bed of Henry Flagler's railroad.
- [Zion National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/zion/index.md): Red and cream sandstone cliffs above the Virgin River. It is Utah's most visited park.
- [Yellowstone National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/yellowstone/index.md): The world's first national park, with more than half of the planet's active geysers.
- [Grand Canyon National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/grand-canyon/index.md): A canyon 277 river miles long, cut by the Colorado River through almost two billion years of rock.
- [Acadia National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/acadia/index.md): Granite mountains, cobble beaches and 45 miles of historic carriage roads on Mount Desert Island.
- [Great Smoky Mountains National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/great-smoky-mountains/index.md): Old-growth forest, remains of mountain farms and one of the most varied collections of plants and animals in any temperate park.
- [Arches National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/arches/index.md): The highest concentration of natural stone arches in the world, a few minutes from Moab.
- [Glacier National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/glacier/index.md): Jagged peaks, turquoise lakes and glaciers that are shrinking, along the Continental Divide in northern Montana.
- [Joshua Tree National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/joshua-tree/index.md): Rock-climbing boulders and forests of spiky Joshua trees where two deserts meet.
- [Yosemite National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/yosemite/index.md): Yosemite lies in California's Sierra Nevada. For campers, three things matter: campground reservations, winter road closures and length limits on some roads.
- [Grand Teton National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/grand-teton/index.md): Grand Teton lies in Wyoming, south of Yellowstone. All park campgrounds are reserved in advance, and RV length limits differ from one campground to the next.
- [Bryce Canyon National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/bryce-canyon/index.md): Bryce Canyon in Utah has one main road and a free shuttle in season. Vehicles of 23 feet or more face parking restrictions at the main viewpoints.
- [Olympic National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/olympic/index.md): Olympic National Park on Washington's Olympic Peninsula spans coast, rainforest and mountains. Campground rules, RV length limits and road access vary by area.
- [Crater Lake National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/crater-lake/index.md): Crater Lake in Oregon has heavy snow, a narrow rim road and one RV-friendly campground. Winter closes the Rim Drive and the North Entrance Road.
- [Big Bend National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/big-bend/index.md): Big Bend lies in Texas on the Rio Grande border. Peak season is October to April, and RV access to roadside camping is limited to a few designated sites.
- [Capitol Reef National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/capitol-reef/index.md): Capitol Reef in Utah is built around the Waterpocket Fold. The Fruita Campground is booked in advance all year, and generators are restricted to one loop.
- [Mesa Verde National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/mesa-verde/index.md): Mesa Verde in Colorado protects more than 5,000 archaeological sites. The major cliff dwellings require a reservation on a ranger-led tour.
- [Badlands National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/badlands/index.md): Badlands in South Dakota has two developed campgrounds. Sage Creek is primitive and excludes vehicles over 18 feet, and campfires are not allowed in either campground.
- [Death Valley National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/death-valley/index.md): Death Valley straddles the California–Nevada border and is the largest national park in the contiguous US. Summer heat and long distances shape every plan.
- [Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/sequoia-kings-canyon/index.md): Two neighbouring parks in the Sierra Nevada, known for giant sequoias. Large motorhomes should plan the access road carefully, because the southern approach is narrow and steep.
- [Rocky Mountain National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/rocky-mountain/index.md): A high-altitude park in Colorado crossed by Trail Ridge Road. In summer, entry in the middle of the day requires a timed entry reservation, and campgrounds need advance booking.
- [Mount Rainier National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/mount-rainier/index.md): A volcano park in Washington with five entrances but only one open all year. Campgrounds have no hookups, and several roads close for winter.
- [Canyonlands National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/canyonlands/index.md): A remote park in Utah split by the Green and Colorado rivers into three districts. The districts are not linked by road inside the park, and services are few.
- [Banff National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/banff/index.md): Canada's oldest national park, in the Rockies of Alberta. Camping is only allowed in designated places, and Moraine Lake Road is closed to private vehicles.
- [Icefields Parkway](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/icefields-parkway/index.md): A mountain road between Lake Louise and Jasper through Banff and Jasper national parks. There is no cell coverage, and in winter no fuel along the way.
- [Cabot Trail](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/cabot-trail/index.md): A loop road around northern Cape Breton Island, with about a third inside Cape Breton Highlands National Park. An RV guide describes sections as steep and narrow, which matters for large motorhomes.
- [Natchez Trace Parkway](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/natchez-trace/index.md): A 444-mile parkway from Natchez to Nashville, run by the National Park Service. RVs are welcome, commercial vehicles are not, and camping is only allowed in designated, free campgrounds.
- [Skyline Drive](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/skyline-drive/index.md): A 105-mile road along the ridge of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Mary's Rock Tunnel limits vehicle height to 12 ft 8 in.
- [Great Sand Dunes National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/great-sand-dunes/index.md): Dunes in Colorado with the tallest sand dunes in North America, at about 8,200 ft. Camping is only allowed in designated places, and sleeping in vehicles outside them is prohibited.
- [Black Hills and Mount Rushmore](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/black-hills/index.md): The Black Hills in South Dakota and Wyoming combine Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park and winding scenic roads. For large RVs, parking and tunnels are the bottlenecks.
- [The Dolomites](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/dolomites/index.md): Pale limestone peaks, high passes and green meadows in northeast Italy. One of the best mountain drives in Europe.
- [The Amalfi Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/amalfi-coast/index.md): A cliff road between Sorrento and Salerno, lined with lemon groves and villages stacked above the sea.
- [Route des Grandes Alpes](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/route-des-grandes-alpes/index.md): The classic crossing of the French Alps, from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean over more than fifteen passes.
- [Norway’s fjords & Atlantic Road](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/norway-atlantic-road/index.md): Deep fjords, mountain roads and a string of bridges across the sea on Norway’s west coast.
- [North Coast 500](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/north-coast-500/index.md): A loop around the far north of Scotland, with white beaches, sea stacks and mostly empty roads.
- [Plitvice Lakes National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/plitvice-lakes/index.md): Sixteen lakes in shades of blue and green, stepping down through the forest in waterfalls.
- [Scottish Highlands and Skye](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/scottish-highlands/index.md): The North Coast 500 loop around Inverness and the Isle of Skye offer single-track roads, steep passes and wild coasts. Plan for narrow roads and slow progress in a motorhome.
- [Iceland Ring Road](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/iceland-ring-road/index.md): Route 1 circles Iceland for 1,309 km and is run by the Icelandic Road Administration. Single-lane bridges, mountain passes and winter closures shape planning for a camper.
- [Provence: Luberon and Verdon](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/provence/index.md): The Luberon massif and the Verdon Gorge lie in southeastern France. The region mixes hill villages with a canyon up to 700 m deep and the Lac de Sainte-Croix.
- [Tuscany](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/tuscany/index.md): Tuscany covers about 22,987 km² of mostly hilly land, with eight UNESCO localities from Florence to the Val d'Orcia. Historic city centres are the main challenge for campers.
- [Sicily](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/sicily/index.md): Sicily covers about 25,832 km² and lies across the Strait of Messina from the mainland. Etna, Greek temples and the Aeolian Islands are among its main sights.
- [Wild Atlantic Way](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/wild-atlantic-way/index.md): The Wild Atlantic Way follows Ireland's west coast for 2,500 km, from the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal to Kinsale in Cork. It is a signposted route, not a single numbered road.
- [Moselle and Middle Rhine](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/moselle-rhine/index.md): The Moselle runs 544 km before it joins the Rhine at Koblenz. Together with the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a UNESCO site, it forms a route of vineyards, castles and river towns.
- [Julian Alps and Lake Bled](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/julian-alps/index.md): The Julian Alps rise to Triglav at 2,864 m, and much of the range lies in Triglav National Park. Lake Bled, the Vršič Pass and the Soča valley are the main stops for travellers.
- [Sardinia](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/sardinia/index.md): Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean, with a coastline of 1,849 km. Ferries from the mainland are the main way in for campers.
- [Brittany](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/brittany/index.md): Brittany in north-west France suits motorhome trips, but wild camping is largely prohibited. Overnight stays are on aires, permitted car parks or campsites.
- [Algarve](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/algarve/index.md): The Algarve offers a long coast, the Ria Formosa lagoon and the Costa Vicentina cliffs. Motorhome overnight stays are tightly regulated, so plan around campsites and service areas.
- [Swiss Alpine Passes](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/swiss-alpine-passes/index.md): Furka, Grimsel, Susten and Nufenen link the cantons of Uri, Bern, Valais and Ticino. These high roads are seasonal, and motorhomes need a vignette or heavy vehicle fee.
- [Dalmatian Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/dalmatian-coast/index.md): Dalmatia runs along the Adriatic from Zadar to Dubrovnik, with many islands. Croatia bans camping outside campsites, so a camper trip here is planned from site to site.
- [Black Forest](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/black-forest/index.md): The Black Forest in south-west Germany has lakes, high roads and a national park. Wild camping is generally forbidden in Baden-Württemberg, so plan with campsites and pitches.
- [Lake Garda](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/lake-garda/index.md): Lake Garda is Italy's largest lake and lies in three regions. The western shore road has narrow tunnels, and wild camping is generally prohibited in Italy.
- [Loire Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/loire-valley/index.md): The Loire Valley is a World Heritage cultural landscape of châteaux, vineyards and river towns. In France, camping on public land is restricted, so base yourself on campsites or aires.
- [Normandy](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/normandy/index.md): Normandy combines cliffs, Mont-Saint-Michel and the 1944 landing beaches. According to a travel portal the Mont has a motorhome car park, but it is not an overnight site.
- [Dordogne and Vézère](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/dordogne/index.md): The Vézère valley in the Dordogne holds prehistoric sites and decorated caves of World Heritage rank. Book cave visits ahead, and plan nights on campsites, since camping on public land is restricted.
- [Pyrenees](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/pyrenees/index.md): The Pyrenees span France, Spain and Andorra. Camping is forbidden in the core of the French national park, and Andorra restricts overnight stays to designated sites.
- [Picos de Europa](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/picos-de-europa/index.md): The national park spans Asturias, Cantabria and Castilla y León. Access to the Lagos de Covadonga is regulated for private vehicles at busy times.
- [Andalusia: White Villages](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/andalusia/index.md): The white villages (pueblos blancos) lie in the north of the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga. Two classic routes run via Arcos de la Frontera and Ronda.
- [Romantic Road](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/romantic-road/index.md): The Romantic Road runs about 460 km from Würzburg to Füssen on ordinary roads. It links medieval towns, a meteorite crater and the royal castles.
- [Lofoten](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/lofoten/index.md): The Lofoten archipelago lies north of the Arctic Circle and is linked by the E10 with bridges and undersea tunnels. Norwegian right-to-roam rules apply with local limits.
- [Grossglockner and Hohe Tauern](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/hohe-tauern/index.md): The Grossglockner High Alpine Road crosses the Hohe Tauern National Park between Salzburg and Carinthia. It is a toll road with 36 hairpin bends.
- [Lake District](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/lake-district/index.md): The Lake District National Park in Cumbria covers about 2,360 km² of lakes, fells and valleys. Overnight parking for campervans is tightly controlled.
- [Puglia](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/puglia/index.md): Puglia is the heel of Italy and has a longer coastline than any other mainland Italian region. Its highlights range from Gargano to Salento.
- [Mallorca](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/mallorca/index.md): Mallorca is the largest Balearic island, with the Serra de Tramuntana on its west coast. Overnight rules for campers are strict and differ by municipality.
- [Costa de la Luz](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/costa-de-la-luz/index.md): The Costa de la Luz stretches along the Atlantic coast from Huelva to Cádiz, with wetlands, long beaches and white-washed towns. Beach camping is generally prohibited.
- [Transfăgărășan and Southern Carpathians](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/transfagarasan/index.md): The Transfăgărășan (DN 7C) crosses the Făgăraș Mountains between Bascov and Cârțișoara. It is closed in winter, and the dates change with snow and avalanche risk.
- [Blue Mountains National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-blue-mountains-np/index.md): A sandstone plateau cut by deep eucalypt valleys, cliffs and waterfalls, only about two hours from Sydney. It is the most accessible of the state's World Heritage landscapes.
- [Kosciuszko National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-kosciuszko-np/index.md): The largest national park in New South Wales, covering the high country of the Great Dividing Range. It holds Australia's highest mainland summit and its main ski fields.
- [Grand Pacific Drive](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-grand-pacific-drive/index.md): A coastal drive south from Sydney between the Tasman Sea and the Illawarra escarpment, passing Royal National Park, the Sea Cliff Bridge, Wollongong and Kiama.
- [Great Ocean Road](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-great-ocean-road/index.md): Built by returned soldiers after the First World War, the Great Ocean Road winds along Victoria's south-west coast past surf beaches, rainforest and limestone stacks, with the Twelve Apostles as its best-known stop.
- [Grampians National Park (Gariwerd)](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-grampians-np/index.md): Gariwerd is a range of rugged sandstone ridges, waterfalls and wildflower heathland in western Victoria. It is one of Australia's richest places for Aboriginal rock art and walking.
- [Wilsons Promontory National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-wilsons-promontory-np/index.md): Wilsons Promontory, known as the Prom, is the southernmost tip of mainland Australia. Its granite peaks, white beaches and wildlife are the most popular nature escape in Victoria.
- [K’gari (Fraser Island)](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-kgari-fraser-island-np/index.md): The world’s largest sand island, a World Heritage site where rainforest grows on dunes, with clear freshwater lakes, a wreck and a beach that doubles as a highway.
- [Carnarvon National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-carnarvon-national-park/index.md): A deep sandstone gorge in the central highlands, with green creek flats, side canyons and some of Queensland’s finest Aboriginal rock art, reached by a long outback drive.
- [Lamington National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-lamington-national-park/index.md): Ancient rainforest on the rim of an old volcano just inland of the Gold Coast, with waterfalls, towering trees, a treetop walk and a large network of tracks.
- [Daintree National Park and the Wet Tropics](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-daintree-wet-tropics/index.md): The Daintree is the best-known part of the Wet Tropics, a World Heritage rainforest that runs along the coast from near Townsville to near Cooktown and meets the Great Barrier Reef at Cape Tribulation.
- [Great Barrier Reef](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-great-barrier-reef/index.md): The world’s largest coral reef system stretches about 2,300 km along Queensland, with more than 2,900 reefs and 900 islands, reached by day boat, island ferry or scenic flight from towns such as Cairns and Airlie Beach.
- [Cape York and the Peninsula Developmental Road](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-cape-york-pdr/index.md): Cape York is Australia’s most famous remote 4WD journey: the Peninsula Developmental Road runs 571 km from Lakeland towards Weipa, and from it tracks lead to the Tip, the northernmost point of mainland Australia.
- [Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-ikara-flinders-ranges-np/index.md): Rugged quartzite ranges, deep gorges and the vast natural amphitheatre of Wilpena Pound, known as Ikara to the Adnyamathanha people, rise from the arid plains of South Australia's north.
- [Kangaroo Island](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-kangaroo-island/index.md): Australia's third-largest island, reached by ferry from Cape Jervis, combines sea lions, fur seals, koalas and kangaroos with granite coasts, white dunes and quiet farmland, much of it protected.
- [Oodnadatta Track](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-oodnadatta-track/index.md): A classic outback drive in South Australia's far north, following the line of the old Ghan railway past Lake Eyre, desert springs and tiny settlements, with few services and a lot of sky.
- [Ningaloo Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-wa-ningaloo-coast/index.md): A fringing coral reef that starts just offshore from a dry limestone coast, with whale sharks, turtles, manta rays and red canyons in Cape Range National Park.
- [Shark Bay](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-wa-shark-bay/index.md): A World Heritage coast of shallow seagrass bays, living stromatolites, a beach of shells and dolphins that visit the shore, reached by a long side road from the highway.
- [Indian Ocean Drive](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-wa-indian-ocean-drive/index.md): A coastal route north of Perth through dunes, fishing towns and the limestone Pinnacles, ending at Geraldton, the gateway to the Coral Coast.
- [Kakadu National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-kakadu-national-park/index.md): Australia's largest national park combines floodplains, escarpments and waterfalls with one of the world's richest records of Aboriginal rock art, in country still cared for by the Bininj and Mungguy people.
- [Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-uluru-kata-tjuta-national-park/index.md): Uluru and Kata Tjuta rise from flat red desert in a park owned by the Anangu and jointly managed with Parks Australia, where the rocks are sacred places, not just landmarks.
- [Stuart Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-stuart-highway/index.md): The Stuart Highway is the sealed backbone of the Northern Territory, crossing it from tropical Darwin to the red desert at Alice Springs along the line of the old Overland Telegraph.
- [Karijini National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-karijini-national-park/index.md): Deep red gorges cut into the Hamersley Range, with spring-fed pools, waterfalls and cliffs more than 100 m high. Karijini is Western Australia's second-largest national park and the highlight of the Pilbara.
- [Gibb River Road](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-gibb-river-road/index.md): A legendary outback track of almost 660 km between Derby and the Kununurra area, passing red ranges, gorges and cattle stations. It is rough, remote and open only in the dry season.
- [Purnululu National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-purnululu-national-park/index.md): The Bungle Bungle Range rises in orange and grey striped beehive domes above the East Kimberley plains. Purnululu is a World Heritage Site, reached only by a rough 4WD track and open in the dry season.
- [Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-cradle-mountain-lake-st-clair-np/index.md): Jagged dolerite peaks, glacial lakes and ancient forest in the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, linked by the Overland Track from Cradle Mountain in the north to Lake St Clair in the south.
- [Freycinet National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-freycinet-np/index.md): A granite peninsula of pink-tinged peaks called the Hazards, white beaches and clear, cold water, home to Wineglass Bay, one of Australia's most photographed beaches.
- [Tasman Peninsula and Port Arthur](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-tasman-peninsula-port-arthur/index.md): A rugged peninsula south-east of Hobart, where the ruins of Australia's best-known convict settlement meet some of the highest sea cliffs and finest coastal walks in Tasmania.
- [Nullarbor Plain and the Eyre Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-nullarbor-eyre-highway-route/index.md): The Eyre Highway crosses the world's largest limestone plain, a treeless expanse where the road runs straight for hours and the Southern Ocean ends in cliffs.
- [Mungo National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-mungo-national-park/index.md): A dry lake bed and wind-sculpted dunes in Australia's far west, where human remains more than 40,000 years old reveal one of the longest records of continuous Aboriginal culture.
- [Lightning Ridge opal fields](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-lightning-ridge-opal-fields/index.md): An opal-mining district in the north-west of New South Wales, known for rare black opal, hand-dug claims, quirky sights and self-drive trails marked by painted car doors.

## Road trips by starting city
- [Road trips from Las Vegas](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/las-vegas-nv/index.md): 11 routes, 2–10 days
- [Road trips from Bolzano](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/bolzano-it/index.md): 10 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Seattle](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/seattle-wa/index.md): 8 routes, 2–7 days
- [Road trips from Athens](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/athens-gr/index.md): 8 routes, 2–7 days
- [Road trips from San Miniato](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/san-miniato-it/index.md): 8 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from San Francisco](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/san-francisco-ca/index.md): 7 routes, 2–6 days
- [Road trips from Portland](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/portland-or/index.md): 7 routes, 2–6 days
- [Road trips from Orta San Giulio](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/orta-san-giulio-it/index.md): 7 routes, 2–7 days
- [Road trips from Martigny](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/martigny-ch/index.md): 7 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Konstanz](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/konstanz-de/index.md): 7 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Chicago](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/chicago-il/index.md): 6 routes, 2–21 days
- [Road trips from Naples](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/naples-it/index.md): 6 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Lisbon](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/lisbon-pt/index.md): 6 routes, 2–4 days
- [Road trips from Ljubljana](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/ljubljana-si/index.md): 6 routes, 2–4 days
- [Road trips from Avignon](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/avignon-fr/index.md): 6 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Riva del Garda](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/riva-del-garda-it/index.md): 6 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Interlaken](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/interlaken-ch/index.md): 6 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Melbourne](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-melbourne-au-vic/index.md): 6 routes, 3–5 days
- [Road trips from Boston](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/boston-ma/index.md): 5 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Phoenix](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/phoenix-az/index.md): 5 routes, 3–4 days
- [Road trips from Galway](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/galway-ie/index.md): 5 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Olbia](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/olbia-it/index.md): 5 routes, 4–8 days
- [Road trips from Bari](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/bari-it/index.md): 5 routes, 2–7 days
- [Road trips from Turin](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/turin-it/index.md): 5 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Cardiff](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/cardiff-gb/index.md): 5 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Luxembourg](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/luxembourg-lu/index.md): 5 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from Lisse](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/lisse-nl/index.md): 5 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from Annecy](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/annecy-fr/index.md): 5 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Bayonne](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/bayonne-fr/index.md): 5 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Copenhagen](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/copenhagen-dk/index.md): 5 routes, 2–8 days
- [Road trips from Orvieto](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/orvieto-it/index.md): 5 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Treviso](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/treviso-it/index.md): 5 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Zell am See](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/zell-am-see-at/index.md): 5 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Sydney](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-sydney-au-nsw/index.md): 5 routes, 2–9 days
- [Road trips from Cairns](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-cairns-au-qld/index.md): 5 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Jackson](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/jackson-wy/index.md): 4 routes, 2–7 days
- [Road trips from Albuquerque](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/albuquerque-nm/index.md): 4 routes, 2–6 days
- [Road trips from Santa Fe](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/santa-fe-nm/index.md): 4 routes, 2–6 days
- [Road trips from New York](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/new-york-ny/index.md): 4 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from Duluth](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/duluth-mn/index.md): 4 routes, 3–5 days
- [Road trips from Anchorage](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/anchorage-ak/index.md): 4 routes, 2–8 days
- [Road trips from Brevard](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/brevard-nc/index.md): 4 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from Vancouver](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/vancouver-bc/index.md): 4 routes, 5–8 days
- [Road trips from Boulder](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/boulder-co/index.md): 4 routes, 2–5 days
- [Road trips from Bergen](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/bergen-no/index.md): 4 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Inverness](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/inverness-gb/index.md): 4 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Reykjavík](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/reykjavik-is/index.md): 4 routes, 2–4 days
- [Road trips from L'Aquila](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/l-aquila-it/index.md): 4 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Strasbourg](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/strasbourg-fr/index.md): 4 routes, 2–8 days
- [Road trips from Antibes](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/antibes-fr/index.md): 4 routes, 2–8 days
- [Road trips from Santiago de Compostela](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/santiago-de-compostela-es/index.md): 4 routes, 3–4 days
- [Road trips from Barcelona](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/barcelona-es/index.md): 4 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Madrid](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/madrid-es/index.md): 4 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Porto](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/porto-pt/index.md): 4 routes, 3–4 days
- [Road trips from Prague](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/prague-cz/index.md): 4 routes, 3–4 days
- [Road trips from Budapest](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/budapest-hu/index.md): 4 routes, 2–4 days
- [Road trips from Bergamo](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/bergamo-it/index.md): 4 routes, 2–7 days
- [Road trips from Catania](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/catania-it/index.md): 4 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Thessaloniki](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/thessaloniki-gr/index.md): 4 routes, 3–4 days
- [Road trips from Rome](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/rome-it/index.md): 4 routes, 2–8 days
- [Road trips from Aachen](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/aachen-de/index.md): 4 routes, 2–8 days
- [Road trips from Rüdesheim am Rhein](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/rudesheim-am-rhein-de/index.md): 4 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Lübeck](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/lubeck-de/index.md): 4 routes, 4–8 days
- [Road trips from Port Augusta](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-port-augusta-au-sa/index.md): 4 routes, 6–8 days
- [Road trips from Austin](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/austin-tx/index.md): 3 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Cleveland](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/cleveland-oh/index.md): 3 routes, 2–4 days
- [Road trips from Nashville](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/nashville-tn/index.md): 3 routes, 3–4 days
- [Road trips from Eureka](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/eureka-ca/index.md): 3 routes, 3–3 days
- [Road trips from Reno](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/reno-nv/index.md): 3 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from Fresno](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/fresno-ca/index.md): 3 routes, 3–6 days
- [Road trips from Buffalo](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/buffalo-ny/index.md): 3 routes, 3–6 days
- [Road trips from Gatlinburg](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/gatlinburg-tn/index.md): 3 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from New Orleans](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/new-orleans-la/index.md): 3 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from Rapid City](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/rapid-city-sd/index.md): 3 routes, 2–5 days
- [Road trips from Washington](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/washington-dc/index.md): 3 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from Philadelphia](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/philadelphia-pa/index.md): 3 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from St. Louis](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/st-louis-mo/index.md): 3 routes, 2–7 days
- [Road trips from Spokane](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/spokane-wa/index.md): 3 routes, 3–6 days
- [Road trips from Bend](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/bend-or/index.md): 3 routes, 3–5 days
- [Road trips from Little Rock](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/little-rock-ar/index.md): 3 routes, 3–3 days
- [Road trips from Atlanta](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/atlanta-ga/index.md): 3 routes, 3–3 days
- [Road trips from Santa Barbara](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/santa-barbara-ca/index.md): 3 routes, 3–6 days
- [Road trips from Redding](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/redding-ca/index.md): 3 routes, 3–6 days
- [Road trips from Mount Vernon](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/mount-vernon-wa/index.md): 3 routes, 2–6 days
- [Road trips from Kanab](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/kanab-ut/index.md): 3 routes, 3–5 days
- [Road trips from Moab](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/moab-ut/index.md): 3 routes, 4–5 days
- [Road trips from Portland](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/portland-me/index.md): 3 routes, 3–6 days
- [Road trips from Calgary](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/calgary-ab/index.md): 3 routes, 5–8 days
- [Road trips from Halifax](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/halifax-ns/index.md): 3 routes, 5–8 days
- [Road trips from Fort Macleod](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/fort-macleod-ab/index.md): 3 routes, 5–5 days
- [Road trips from Ellsworth](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/ellsworth-me/index.md): 3 routes, 4–5 days
- [Road trips from Seville](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/seville-es/index.md): 3 routes, 3–5 days
- [Road trips from Palermo](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/palermo-it/index.md): 3 routes, 5–7 days
- [Road trips from Parma](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/parma-it/index.md): 3 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Bastia](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/bastia-fr/index.md): 3 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Orléans](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/orleans-fr/index.md): 3 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Montignac](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/montignac-fr/index.md): 3 routes, 4–8 days
- [Road trips from Grenoble](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/grenoble-fr/index.md): 3 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Pau](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/pau-fr/index.md): 3 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Zaragoza](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/zaragoza-es/index.md): 3 routes, 4–8 days
- [Road trips from Vienna](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/vienna-at/index.md): 3 routes, 2–4 days
- [Road trips from Edinburgh](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/edinburgh-gb/index.md): 3 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Montélimar](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/montelimar-fr/index.md): 3 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Clermont-Ferrand](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/clermont-ferrand-fr/index.md): 3 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Pamplona](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/pamplona-es/index.md): 3 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Oviedo](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/oviedo-es/index.md): 3 routes, 3–5 days
- [Road trips from Valencia](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/valencia-es/index.md): 3 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Palma](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/palma-es/index.md): 3 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Passau](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/passau-de/index.md): 3 routes, 4–8 days
- [Road trips from Chur](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/chur-ch/index.md): 3 routes, 3–8 days
- [Road trips from Windermere](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/windermere-gb/index.md): 3 routes, 2–7 days
- [Road trips from Donegal](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/donegal-ie/index.md): 3 routes, 2–7 days
- [Road trips from Dublin](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/dublin-ie/index.md): 3 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from Kotor](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/kotor-me/index.md): 3 routes, 3–4 days
- [Road trips from Igoumenitsa](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/igoumenitsa-gr/index.md): 3 routes, 4–4 days
- [Road trips from Cagliari](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/cagliari-it/index.md): 3 routes, 4–7 days
- [Road trips from Exeter](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/exeter-gb/index.md): 3 routes, 2–8 days
- [Road trips from Arcos de la Frontera](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/arcos-de-la-frontera-es/index.md): 3 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Stia](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/stia-it/index.md): 3 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Lamezia Terme](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/lamezia-terme-it/index.md): 3 routes, 4–7 days
- [Road trips from Paihia](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-paihia-nz/index.md): 3 routes, 3–3 days
- [Road trips from Queenstown](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-queenstown-nz/index.md): 3 routes, 2–3 days
- [Road trips from Brisbane](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-brisbane-au-qld/index.md): 3 routes, 3–4 days
- [Road trips from Perth](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-perth-au-wa/index.md): 3 routes, 3–5 days
- [Road trips from Darwin](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-darwin-au-nt/index.md): 3 routes, 3–7 days
- [Road trips from Hobart](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-hobart-au-tas/index.md): 3 routes, 2–4 days
- [Road trips from Devonport](https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-devonport-au-tas/index.md): 3 routes, 3–4 days

## Road trips by country and US state
- [Road trips in Illinois](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/illinois/index.md): 10 trip guides, 20 places
- [Road trips in Missouri](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/missouri/index.md): 9 trip guides, 20 places
- [Road trips in Oklahoma](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/oklahoma/index.md): 6 trip guides, 20 places
- [Road trips in Texas](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/texas/index.md): 19 trip guides, 52 places
- [Road trips in New Mexico](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/new-mexico/index.md): 19 trip guides, 39 places
- [Road trips in Arizona](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/arizona/index.md): 21 trip guides, 53 places
- [Road trips in California](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/california/index.md): 40 trip guides, 101 places
- [Road trips in Virginia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/virginia/index.md): 9 trip guides, 29 places
- [Road trips in North Carolina](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/north-carolina/index.md): 10 trip guides, 34 places
- [Road trips in Florida](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/florida/index.md): 9 trip guides, 31 places
- [Road trips in Nevada](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/nevada/index.md): 16 trip guides, 25 places
- [Road trips in Utah](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/utah/index.md): 20 trip guides, 48 places
- [Road trips in Wyoming](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/wyoming/index.md): 15 trip guides, 30 places
- [Road trips in Montana](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/montana/index.md): 14 trip guides, 20 places
- [Road trips in Colorado](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/colorado/index.md): 20 trip guides, 31 places
- [Road trips in South Dakota](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/south-dakota/index.md): 5 trip guides, 18 places
- [Road trips in Washington](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/washington/index.md): 16 trip guides, 41 places
- [Road trips in Oregon](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/oregon/index.md): 27 trip guides, 56 places
- [Road trips in Michigan](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/michigan/index.md): 7 trip guides, 24 places
- [Road trips in Ohio](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/ohio/index.md): 5 trip guides, 23 places
- [Road trips in Indiana](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/indiana/index.md): 3 trip guides, 16 places
- [Road trips in Wisconsin](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/wisconsin/index.md): 7 trip guides, 18 places
- [Road trips in Iowa](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/iowa/index.md): 6 trip guides, 20 places
- [Road trips in Tennessee](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/tennessee/index.md): 11 trip guides, 20 places
- [Road trips in Mississippi](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/mississippi/index.md): 8 trip guides, 18 places
- [Road trips in Louisiana](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/louisiana/index.md): 7 trip guides, 20 places
- [Road trips in Massachusetts](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/massachusetts/index.md): 7 trip guides, 19 places
- [Road trips in Rhode Island](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/rhode-island/index.md): 2 trip guides, 7 places
- [Road trips in New Jersey](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/new-jersey/index.md): 4 trip guides, 12 places
- [Road trips in Maryland](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/maryland/index.md): 5 trip guides, 14 places
- [Road trips in New Hampshire](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/new-hampshire/index.md): 3 trip guides, 14 places
- [Road trips in Maine](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/maine/index.md): 8 trip guides, 25 places
- [Road trips in Minnesota](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/minnesota/index.md): 8 trip guides, 21 places
- [Road trips in Arkansas](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/arkansas/index.md): 6 trip guides, 23 places
- [Road trips in South Carolina](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/south-carolina/index.md): 5 trip guides, 19 places
- [Road trips in Georgia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/georgia/index.md): 5 trip guides, 22 places
- [Road trips in New York](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/new-york/index.md): 14 trip guides, 33 places
- [Road trips in Connecticut](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/connecticut/index.md): 2 trip guides, 12 places
- [Road trips in Vermont](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/vermont/index.md): 2 trip guides, 11 places
- [Road trips in Nebraska](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/nebraska/index.md): 5 trip guides, 21 places
- [Road trips in Idaho](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/idaho/index.md): 8 trip guides, 20 places
- [Road trips in Alaska](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/alaska/index.md): 6 trip guides, 21 places
- [Road trips in Hawaii](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/hawaii/index.md): 5 trip guides, 22 places
- [Road trips in Kentucky](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/kentucky/index.md): 6 trip guides, 19 places
- [Road trips in Kansas](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/kansas/index.md): 3 trip guides, 21 places
- [Road trips in District of Columbia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/district-of-columbia/index.md): 2 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in Pennsylvania](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/pennsylvania/index.md): 6 trip guides, 24 places
- [Road trips in North Dakota](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/north-dakota/index.md): 3 trip guides, 17 places
- [Road trips in Alabama](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/alabama/index.md): 3 trip guides, 21 places
- [Road trips in West Virginia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/west-virginia/index.md): 3 trip guides, 21 places
- [Road trips in Delaware](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/delaware/index.md): 2 trip guides, 11 places
- [Road trips in Alberta](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/alberta/index.md): 8 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in British Columbia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/british-columbia/index.md): 19 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in Nova Scotia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/nova-scotia/index.md): 5 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in Quebec](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/quebec/index.md): 8 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in Yukon](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/yukon/index.md): 2 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in Ontario](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/ontario/index.md): 8 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in Newfoundland and Labrador](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/newfoundland-and-labrador/index.md): 2 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in New Brunswick](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/new-brunswick/index.md): 3 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in Prince Edward Island](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/prince-edward-island/index.md): 2 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in Saskatchewan](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/saskatchewan/index.md): 3 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in Manitoba](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/manitoba/index.md): 3 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in France](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/france/index.md): 79 trip guides, 227 places
- [Road trips in Italy](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/italy/index.md): 110 trip guides, 228 places
- [Road trips in Norway](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/norway/index.md): 18 trip guides, 44 places
- [Road trips in United Kingdom](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/united-kingdom/index.md): 37 trip guides, 136 places
- [Road trips in Germany](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/germany/index.md): 51 trip guides, 115 places
- [Road trips in Portugal](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/portugal/index.md): 17 trip guides, 68 places
- [Road trips in Croatia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/croatia/index.md): 7 trip guides, 33 places
- [Road trips in Montenegro](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/montenegro/index.md): 4 trip guides, 15 places
- [Road trips in Switzerland](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/switzerland/index.md): 20 trip guides, 57 places
- [Road trips in Slovenia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/slovenia/index.md): 6 trip guides, 30 places
- [Road trips in Iceland](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/iceland/index.md): 7 trip guides, 31 places
- [Road trips in Ireland](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/ireland/index.md): 17 trip guides, 54 places
- [Road trips in Spain](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/spain/index.md): 58 trip guides, 162 places
- [Road trips in Austria](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/austria/index.md): 19 trip guides, 50 places
- [Road trips in Sweden](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/sweden/index.md): 12 trip guides, 29 places
- [Road trips in Denmark](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/denmark/index.md): 7 trip guides, 27 places
- [Road trips in Finland](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/finland/index.md): 5 trip guides, 22 places
- [Road trips in Romania](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/romania/index.md): 7 trip guides, 46 places
- [Road trips in Poland](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/poland/index.md): 7 trip guides, 41 places
- [Road trips in Slovakia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/slovakia/index.md): 4 trip guides, 27 places
- [Road trips in Czechia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/czechia/index.md): 6 trip guides, 31 places
- [Road trips in Hungary](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/hungary/index.md): 4 trip guides, 27 places
- [Road trips in Greece](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/greece/index.md): 31 trip guides, 160 places
- [Road trips in Luxembourg](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/luxembourg/index.md): 3 trip guides, 11 places
- [Road trips in Belgium](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/belgium/index.md): 5 trip guides, 25 places
- [Road trips in Netherlands](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/netherlands/index.md): 7 trip guides, 35 places
- [Road trips in Bulgaria](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/bulgaria/index.md): 4 trip guides, 33 places
- [Road trips in AD](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/ad/index.md): 1 trip guides, 0 places
- [Road trips in New Zealand](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/new-zealand/index.md): 36 trip guides, 299 places
- [Road trips in New South Wales](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/new-south-wales/index.md): 9 trip guides, 74 places
- [Road trips in Australian Capital Territory](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/australian-capital-territory/index.md): 1 trip guides, 4 places
- [Road trips in Victoria](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/victoria/index.md): 8 trip guides, 58 places
- [Road trips in Queensland](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/queensland/index.md): 15 trip guides, 119 places
- [Road trips in South Australia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/south-australia/index.md): 9 trip guides, 64 places
- [Road trips in Western Australia](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/western-australia/index.md): 14 trip guides, 113 places
- [Road trips in Northern Territory](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/northern-territory/index.md): 9 trip guides, 61 places
- [Road trips in Tasmania](https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/tasmania/index.md): 6 trip guides, 57 places

## Campsites and motorhome stopovers (data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL)
- [Campsites in Austria](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/austria/index.md): 542 campsites, 162 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Belgium](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/belgium/index.md): 442 campsites, 180 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Bulgaria](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/bulgaria/index.md): 143 campsites, 27 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Switzerland](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/switzerland/index.md): 497 campsites, 263 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Czechia](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/czechia/index.md): 716 campsites, 133 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Germany](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/germany/index.md): 3265 campsites, 3758 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Denmark](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/denmark/index.md): 1196 campsites, 320 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Spain](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/spain/index.md): 1436 campsites, 1567 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Finland](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/finland/index.md): 345 campsites, 229 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in France](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/france/index.md): 8530 campsites, 3585 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in United Kingdom](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/united-kingdom/index.md): 2800 campsites, 4591 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Greece](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/greece/index.md): 383 campsites, 49 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Croatia](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/croatia/index.md): 486 campsites, 74 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Hungary](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/hungary/index.md): 470 campsites, 12 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Ireland](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/ireland/index.md): 127 campsites, 255 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Iceland](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/iceland/index.md): 226 campsites, 10 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Italy](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/italy/index.md): 2136 campsites, 1709 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Luxembourg](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/luxembourg/index.md): 56 campsites, 14 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Montenegro](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/montenegro/index.md): 151 campsites, 15 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Netherlands](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/netherlands/index.md): 2943 campsites, 481 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Norway](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/norway/index.md): 1167 campsites, 347 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Poland](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/poland/index.md): 1134 campsites, 243 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Portugal](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/portugal/index.md): 326 campsites, 311 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Romania](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/romania/index.md): 338 campsites, 19 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Sweden](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/sweden/index.md): 1116 campsites, 632 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Slovenia](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/slovenia/index.md): 155 campsites, 98 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Slovakia](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/slovakia/index.md): 123 campsites, 33 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Alaska](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/alaska/index.md): 1 campsites, 0 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Alabama](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/alabama/index.md): 112 campsites, 174 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Arkansas](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/arkansas/index.md): 96 campsites, 79 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Arizona](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/arizona/index.md): 550 campsites, 331 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in California](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/california/index.md): 2370 campsites, 534 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Colorado](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/colorado/index.md): 842 campsites, 292 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Connecticut](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/connecticut/index.md): 143 campsites, 8 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Delaware](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/delaware/index.md): 25 campsites, 4 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Florida](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/florida/index.md): 513 campsites, 412 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Georgia](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/georgia/index.md): 301 campsites, 92 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Hawaii](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/hawaii/index.md): 45 campsites, 1 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Iowa](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/iowa/index.md): 303 campsites, 144 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Idaho](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/idaho/index.md): 657 campsites, 156 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Illinois](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/illinois/index.md): 319 campsites, 81 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Indiana](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/indiana/index.md): 164 campsites, 98 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Kansas](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/kansas/index.md): 306 campsites, 86 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Kentucky](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/kentucky/index.md): 148 campsites, 59 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Louisiana](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/louisiana/index.md): 46 campsites, 91 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Massachusetts](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/massachusetts/index.md): 120 campsites, 18 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Maryland](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/maryland/index.md): 200 campsites, 20 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Maine](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/maine/index.md): 230 campsites, 52 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Michigan](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/michigan/index.md): 663 campsites, 439 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Minnesota](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/minnesota/index.md): 734 campsites, 176 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Missouri](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/missouri/index.md): 362 campsites, 134 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Mississippi](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/mississippi/index.md): 40 campsites, 58 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Montana](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/montana/index.md): 445 campsites, 132 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in North Carolina](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/north-carolina/index.md): 378 campsites, 139 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in North Dakota](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/north-dakota/index.md): 102 campsites, 21 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Nebraska](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/nebraska/index.md): 130 campsites, 79 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in New Hampshire](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/new-hampshire/index.md): 174 campsites, 25 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in New Jersey](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/new-jersey/index.md): 92 campsites, 27 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in New Mexico](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/new-mexico/index.md): 496 campsites, 231 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Nevada](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/nevada/index.md): 226 campsites, 138 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in New York](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/new-york/index.md): 397 campsites, 86 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Ohio](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/ohio/index.md): 326 campsites, 178 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Oklahoma](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/oklahoma/index.md): 138 campsites, 190 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Oregon](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/oregon/index.md): 942 campsites, 334 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Pennsylvania](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/pennsylvania/index.md): 615 campsites, 76 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Rhode Island](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/rhode-island/index.md): 14 campsites, 6 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in South Carolina](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/south-carolina/index.md): 91 campsites, 89 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in South Dakota](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/south-dakota/index.md): 128 campsites, 88 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Tennessee](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/tennessee/index.md): 299 campsites, 156 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Texas](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/texas/index.md): 1166 campsites, 1540 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Utah](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/utah/index.md): 821 campsites, 314 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Virginia](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/virginia/index.md): 293 campsites, 71 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Vermont](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/vermont/index.md): 101 campsites, 22 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Washington](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/washington/index.md): 931 campsites, 349 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Wisconsin](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/wisconsin/index.md): 148 campsites, 27 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in West Virginia](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/west-virginia/index.md): 130 campsites, 45 motorhome stopovers
- [Campsites in Wyoming](https://camping-spirit.com/camping/wyoming/index.md): 263 campsites, 99 motorhome stopovers

## Magazine
- [The three-hour rule: how to pace a long drive](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/three-hour-rule/index.md): Short sessions behind the wheel, planned breaks and one good stop a day.
- [A field guide to muffler men and other fiberglass giants](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/muffler-men/index.md): How a 1960s advertising fad left 20-foot figures standing in towns across the country.
- [How elevation decides fall color in the Appalachians](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/fall-by-elevation/index.md): Color moves down the mountains, not only south, and you can plan around that.
- [Your first night boondocking: a practical checklist](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/first-boondock/index.md): How to camp without hookups or neighbors, and without anything going wrong.
- [What goes in a car emergency kit, and what is just clutter](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/emergency-kit/index.md): A short list of the things that actually help when something goes wrong.
- [Timed-entry permits at national parks: how they work](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/timed-entry/index.md): Reservation systems keep changing. Here is how to plan around them.
- [Neon, tailfins and motor courts: the architecture of Route 66](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/route-66-architecture/index.md): How roadside buildings were designed to be read from a moving car.
- [Road trips with dogs: stops, heat and hotel rules](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/driving-with-dogs/index.md): How to plan the drive so your dog enjoys it too.
- [How to estimate fuel costs before you leave](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/fuel-costs/index.md): A three-number formula and how to use it in the planner.
- [RV height and weight: avoiding low bridges and weak roads](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/rv-clearance/index.md): Measure your rig properly and plan around restrictions.
- [Dark-sky parks worth staying up late for](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/dark-sky/index.md): Places where you can still see the Milky Way from the parking lot.
- [Offline maps and dead zones: navigating without signal](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/offline-maps/index.md): How to prepare for the stretches of road where your phone loses signal.
- [Your first camping trip by car: tent, gear and campsite](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/car-camping-first-trip/index.md): What a beginner really needs for a tent trip in an ordinary car, what can stay at home, how to choose a pitch and what to do on the first evening, with notes on Europe and the USA.
- [Packing the car: roof box, carriers and securing the load](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/car-packing-and-roof-box/index.md): Roof load, payload, heavy items low, straps and nets, fuel use with a roof box, height and rear carriers: what to check before an ordinary car becomes a travel car.
- [Sleeping in your car: what is allowed, what is not and how to do it safely](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/car-sleeping-in-your-car/index.md): Rules differ by country, state and municipality, so examples are only a guide. Safety and a sensible choice of spot matter most.
- [Alpine passes in a motorhome: gradients, closures and tunnels](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-alpine-passes-camper/index.md): Choosing a crossing with a camper means weighing hairpins, size limits, opening dates and tunnel tolls before the altitude on the signpost.
- [Balkans and Greece by motorhome: vignette, tolls, borders, ferries and October](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-balkans-greece-by-motorhome/index.md): Slovenian e-vignette and DarsGo, Croatian tolls, the Neum corridor and the Pelješac Bridge, camping bans, ferries and gas, fire risk and what to check in October.
- [The Baltics by motorhome: tolls, wild camping, ferries and what to check in October](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-baltics-by-motorhome/index.md): Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: road charges and the 3.5-tonne line, how different the right to roam is in each country, ferries, borders, gas, October closures and a Via Baltica route idea.
- [Benelux by motorhome: low-emission zones, tolls, speed limits and where to stay](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-benelux-by-motorhome/index.md): Dutch and Belgian low-emission zones and the Belgian registration for foreign plates, tolled tunnels, camperplaatsen versus the ban on free camping, cycle paths, low bridges and the North Sea coast in October.
- [When to go where: a month-by-month guide for camper trips in Europe](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-best-time-to-go/index.md): Alpine passes, midnight sun, Mediterranean shoulder seasons and mid-August crowds matter more than average temperature when choosing the month.
- [Breakdown abroad: what to do, whom to call, what covers you](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-breakdown-abroad/index.md): Securing the vehicle, calling 112 or the motorway operator, and checking recovery cover and insurance papers before a motorhome needs a tow.
- [Rules that change for motorhomes: speed, lanes, parking and passengers](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-camper-driving-rules/index.md): A motorhome is legally a car in many respects, but weight, overhang, passengers and parking bring rules of their own that differ by country.
- [Central-East Europe by motorhome: tolls, wild camping and what to check in October](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-central-europe-east-by-motorhome/index.md): Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary: vignettes and e-TOLL, the 3.5-tonne line, where overnight stays are allowed, disposal, gas, safety and October closures.
- [Seven European coastal roads worth the detour with a camper](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-coastal-roads/index.md): Seven coastal drives from Norway to Portugal, with notes on character, season and the one practical caution that matters for a motorhome on each.
- [Where to see the stars in Europe: dark-sky places for campers](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-dark-sky-europe/index.md): Certified dark-sky parks and reserves, from Galloway to La Palma, plus how to plan a night around the new moon and a camper that stays dark.
- [Taking a camper on the ferry: height, gas, pets and booking](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-ferries-with-a-camper/index.md): Fares follow length and height, gas must be declared and shut off, and the vehicle deck is closed at sea: what to settle before the booking.
- [France by motorhome: tolls, Crit’Air, speed limits and where to stay](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-france-by-motorhome/index.md): Toll classes and free-flow payment, low-emission zones, the 3.5-tonne line, parking versus camping, gas bottles and what to check in October.
- [Gas abroad: bottle types, adapters and refilling in Europe](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-gas-bottles-abroad/index.md): No single bottle standard exists in Europe. How propane and butane differ, which adapters and refillable systems help, and what the German gas inspection means.
- [Germany by motorhome: low-emission zones, no car toll, speed limits and where to sleep](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-germany-by-motorhome/index.md): The green sticker, why motorhomes stay toll-free, the 3.5-tonne speed line, Stellplatz versus campsite, the night-in-the-vehicle question, gas and what to check in October.
- [Staying cool in a camper in southern Europe: ventilation, shade, fridge and water](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-heat-in-a-camper/index.md): A van heats quickly and cools slowly. Parking, airflow, the fridge, water and driving times matter more than any single gadget.
- [A short history of the camper van](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-history-of-the-camper/index.md): From the horse-drawn caravan of the 1880s to Airstream, the VW Bus, Winnebago and Hobby: how living on the road became an industry.
- [Italy by motorhome: tolls, ZTL, speed limits and where to stay](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-italy-by-motorhome/index.md): Toll classes and Telepass, restricted-traffic zones and their fines, the 3.5-tonne line, sosta versus camping, aree di sosta, gas, ferries and what to check in October.
- [Camping by lakes: swimming safety, water quality and local rules](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-lake-camping/index.md): Alpine lakes look inviting but stay cold below the surface. What to know about cold shock, algae, official quality data, boating rules and sudden storms.
- [Leave no trace: seven habits for camper travellers that keep places open](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-leave-no-trace-camper/index.md): The seven Leave No Trace principles translate well to vans and motorhomes, from waste water and toilet waste to noise, fire and wildlife.
- [Markets, bakeries and local food on the road in Italy, Spain and France](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-markets-and-local-food/index.md): Opening hours, market days and Sunday closures in three countries, plus how to buy regional food and keep it cold in a small camper fridge.
- [Which licence for which motorhome? The 3.5-tonne line explained](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-motorhome-licence-weights/index.md): Categories B and C1, older licences, B96 and the EU reform: what each allows, and how to check what your vehicle really weighs.
- [Mountain weather for campers: reading forecasts, storms, fog and flash floods](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-mountain-weather/index.md): Conditions in the mountains change within hours. Knowing the warning services, the lightning rules and where not to park keeps a camper trip safe.
- [Following the Roman roads: Via Appia, Via Domitia and more](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-roman-roads/index.md): Where Roman roads can still be walked, cycled or followed by camper, from the Appian Way near Rome to Hadrian’s Wall and the Alps.
- [Romania and Bulgaria by motorhome: vignettes, mountain passes and what to check in October](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-romania-bulgaria-by-motorhome/index.md): Rovinieta and the Bulgarian e-vignette, the 3.5-tonne line, Transfăgărășan and Transalpina, wild camping, borders, disposal, gas, safety and the Black Sea coast in October.
- [By motorhome through Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark: tolls, tyres and the October season](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-scandinavia-by-motorhome/index.md): Norwegian toll invoices, Danish bridges, Swedish zones, studded-tyre dates and half-closed campsites: what to check before a Scandinavian autumn trip.
- [Allemansrätten: how free camping works in Sweden, Norway and Finland](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-scandinavia-everyman/index.md): The Nordic right of public access lets walkers pitch a tent almost anywhere, but it was written for people on foot, not for motorhomes.
- [Single-track roads in Scotland: passing places and NC500 etiquette](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-scotland-single-track/index.md): Single-track driving works on shared courtesy: where to pull in, who yields, why passing places are not parking, and what the law says about overnighting.
- [Spain and Portugal by motorhome: tolls, low-emission zones, where to stay and autumn weather](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-spain-portugal-by-motorhome/index.md): How to pay tolls in both countries, which speed limits and zones apply, where parking ends and camping begins, and what to check in October.
- [Switzerland and Austria by motorhome: vignettes, limits and overnight rules](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-switzerland-austria-by-motorhome/index.md): Two neighbours, two toll systems: what a motorhome pays, how big it may be, where you can sleep, and which points to check before the border.
- [By motorhome to Britain and Ireland: entry, driving on the left, tolls and overnighting](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-uk-ireland-by-motorhome/index.md): What EU drivers with an EU-registered motorhome should clear before crossing: ETA and papers, speed limits in mph and km/h, tolls and low-emission zones, where overnighting is tolerated, gas, food and pets, and the October ferry and campsite season.
- [Free camping in Europe: what is allowed, what is not and where rules differ](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-wild-camping-rules/index.md): Overnight parking, camping behaviour and protected areas are treated differently from country to country, and often from one municipality to the next.
- [Winter in a motorhome: heating, water, snow chains and parking](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-winter-camping/index.md): A motorhome can be comfortable below zero if heat, moisture, water and gas are planned for, and if the tyre rules of each country are known in advance.
- [Apps worth having on a camper trip: pitch finders, offline maps, weather and fuel](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/rv-apps-for-planning/index.md): A short list by category rather than a ranking: what each type of app does, where it falls short, and how to keep the phone useful without a signal.
- [Campsite and Stellplatz etiquette: unwritten rules that keep everyone happy](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/rv-campsite-etiquette/index.md): Quiet hours, generators, dogs, light and shared power: what is usually written on the notice board, and what is simply expected between neighbours.
- [Cooking in a small camper kitchen: gas, induction and one-pot meals](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/rv-cooking-on-the-road/index.md): Two burners, little water and a battery: how to choose between gas and induction, cook safely in a small space and plan three days of meals.
- [Compressor, absorber or cool box: choosing a camper fridge](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/rv-fridge-types/index.md): Three cooling technologies compared on power use, heat tolerance, levelling, gas and food safety, with a rule of thumb for each kind of trip.
- [Levelling and pitching: choosing a spot you can sleep on](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/rv-levelling-and-pitching/index.md): Slope, soft ground, wind and a fridge that dislikes tilting: how to read a pitch before the handbrake goes on, and how to level with ramps and chocks.
- [Solar for a camper: panel, battery and controller in plain terms](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/rv-solar-basics/index.md): How to estimate consumption in watt-hours, size panel and controller, choose between LiFePO4 and AGM, and what winter in northern Europe allows.
- [Tyres, load and payload: weighing your camper before a journey](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/rv-tyres-and-payload/index.md): How to read a tyre sidewall, what the weight terms on the plate mean, and why a trip to a weighbridge tells more than any brochure figure.
- [Fresh water, grey water and the cassette toilet: servicing your camper abroad](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/rv-water-and-waste/index.md): Where to fill and empty, how to keep tank water hygienic, why grey water stays out of nature, and how to handle the cassette toilet.
- [Bear safety at the campsite: food storage, spray and common sense](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/us-bear-safety/index.md): What the National Park Service advises for campers in black bear and grizzly country: storage rules, bear spray, distances and encounters.
- [Reserving a Campground in the US: Recreation.gov, State Parks and First-Come Sites Explained](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/us-campground-reservations/index.md): How the six-month windows work, how state park systems differ, what first-come sites need, and how to read hookup and length limits before booking.
- [Drive-in theaters: where America still watches from the car](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/us-drive-in-theaters/index.md): From Camden in 1933 to about 4,000 theaters in 1958 and a few hundred today: how a night at a drive-in works and where to find one.
- [Driving in the US: The Rules European Visitors Most Often Get Wrong at the Wheel](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/us-driving-rules-visitors/index.md): Right turn on red, four-way stops, school buses, HOV lanes, phone and alcohol laws: the rules that differ from Europe, and where states diverge.
- [Fuel, Tolls and Distances: Practical US Driving Math for Motorhome and Camper Travelers](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/us-fuel-tolls-distances/index.md): Gallons, octane grades, ZIP code prompts, cashless tolls and long gaps between stations: how to budget fuel and range on a US road trip.
- [The Lincoln Highway: America’s first coast-to-coast road](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/us-lincoln-highway/index.md): Founded in 1913 between New York and San Francisco, the Lincoln Highway is gone as one road but survives in markers, old alignments and US 30.
- [US national parks: entry fees, passes and reservations in plain terms](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/us-national-park-passes/index.md): The America the Beautiful pass, the 2026 non-resident surcharge, timed entry and campground booking windows, as published by the park service.
- [Renting an RV in the US: what Europeans should know](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/us-rental-rv-first-timers/index.md): Vehicle classes, license and age rules, mileage, generator and insurance terms, plus campground and fuel basics for a first rental.
- [Finding the best scenic byways in the United States](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/us-scenic-byways/index.md): How America's Byways works, how to judge a route for a camper, and what to know about three well-known roads.
- [Heat, monsoons and flash floods: the Southwest in summer](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/us-southwest-summer/index.md): Heat limits, the monsoon calendar, slot-canyon flood risk and driving advice for desert road trips between June and September.
- [Choosing or renting a camper van: length, height, weight and what to check](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/van-choosing-a-camper-van/index.md): Panel van, high roof or pop-top, and why three measurements matter more than the equipment list, plus what to look for when renting and why a trial weekend pays off.
- [Carbon monoxide in a van: staying safe when heating and cooking in a small space](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/van-co-safety-heating-cooking/index.md): Why CO is invisible and dangerous, what never belongs inside, how to check heaters, where to fit alarms, and what to do if one sounds.
- [Condensation in a van: causes, ventilation and a routine that keeps it dry](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/van-condensation-and-ventilation/index.md): Why vans get wet inside, how ventilation, insulation mats and heating help, what dehumidifiers can and cannot do, and how to prevent mould.
- [ZTL, Crit’Air and Umweltzonen: driving into European cities](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-city-zones/index.md): How to avoid fines when your route passes through a historic centre.
- [Aree di sosta, aires and Stellplätze: a night in a motorhome in Europe](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-stopovers/index.md): Europe’s network of motorhome stopovers, and how to use it well.
- [Vignettes and tolls: a country-by-country primer](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-tolls/index.md): Who charges by the kilometre, who wants a vignette, and what changes above 3.5 tonnes.
- [Off-season camping in southern Europe](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-offseason/index.md): Warm days, empty beaches and lower prices from October to April.

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