FLT or Wild camping in Spain situation.

[grasscutter]

Don’t want to get into a protracted argument or opinions on the rights or wrongs of wilding.Would just like to know what the situation is down on the Med.coast.
Havent been down for a couple of years and am now considering a return.
I read a while ago about a clampdown in the Valencian region.
Have also read that the Spaniards themselves are protesting against the legislation in certain areas.
I know Cullera has ceased to be an option and Torrevieja and Mazzaron
We used to enjoy further down at Santa Pola and Roquetas de Mar.
Any info from people who have knowledge would be helpful.
Thankyou
Graham

 

[bobandjanie]

Hi Graham, wild camping is illegal in Spain, I saw somewhere they even added ramps and opening windows unless sliding, along with anything outside the motorhome probably even bicycles.
You can park as you would a car, if bays are marked you have to be in the bay, you can't park in areas of nature or national parks or anywhere there are signs, here you can park at the side of the road for 48 hours, I think more than 50m from the beach came into it somewhere. Bob.

La Comunidad Valenciana no prohibirá la pernocta de las autocaravanas - Autocaravanas

A raíz del malestar provocado en el sector autocaravanista por el Decreto 10/2021, de 22 de enero, regulador del alojamiento turístico en la Comunidad Valenciana, la Dirección General de Turismo de la Generalitat Valenciana ha emitido un comunicado en el que aclara que el estacionamiento de...

www.autocaravanas.es

Overnight Motorhome Parking In Valencia – An Update | Javea News

In recent months there was concern due to the inclusion of motorhomes in a description of wild camping in a new Decree introduced in the Valencian Community.

javeanews.co.uk

 

[mark49]

We’ve drove that coast back up over in the last few weeks and plenty of places still being used by plenty of vans, loads at Santa pola and Valencia coast. Maybe they’re not so stringent this far out of season.

 

[EuroTrotters]

Personally, with the exception of Aires and parking areas en-route to your chosen destinations in Spain. I would always use campsites.

Just my thoughts. They are not overly expensive, often have great facilities and offer some kind of security.

If you are looking for Aires, you may struggle to find what you are looking for.

 

[VXman]

In Spain laws are 'flexible'. We stayed a couple of nights recently at Estapona. We drove from a carpark through to the beach area where there are clear 'no motorhome' signs. There were around 20 motorhomes in that area, a couple permanent by the looks of it. The police even did a drive through one night and didn't do anything.

There are lots of parking areas that are not marked parking areas - just sandy or rough ground.

There are also hundreds of official free motorhome areas with water/waste only. However, even those say not to get anything out of your van etc.

We stayed on one of those in Murcia the other evening but plenty of people had got tables/chairs out. They pay a security guard to patrol that area - he seemed happy.

So, unless you go somewhere to upset the locals there are plenty of nice places for wild camping, just be sensible and don't set up as awnings, wind breaks and all the other parofinalia like many do at British campsites.

There is a website for the official 'Aires' and Park4nite has plenty of suggestions for unofficial ones.

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[jumar]

The Police have enough to do without the need to move on motorhomes on a regular basis....only when numbers or behaviour becomes a bigger problem will action be taken...Being sensible is always the key, if you like a tipple or three, be aware that you could be asked to move on....it has happened..
Lots of visitors are not aware of the rules and many ignore or twist them to suit themselves Bob has updated you on what they are...Camperstops costing very little, provide more freedom and security without the fear of offending anyone or being moved on...on a coastal location we would use this option...inland we park-up, normally alone in the most fantastic, but secret locations...

 

[sciac2001]

On our way up to Estepona yesterday we saw lots of motorhomes parked in the previously usual wild locations right by the sea.
In Estepona itself more motorhomes were parked up in the wasteland past the Puerto. Two Spaniards that I spoke to told me that they had been there for two weeks and planned to stay at least another.

 

[grasscutter]

Hi Graham, wild camping is illegal in Spain, I saw somewhere they even added ramps and opening windows unless sliding, along with anything outside the motorhome probably even bicycles.
You can park as you would a car, if bays are marked you have to be in the bay, you can't park in areas of nature or national parks or anywhere there are signs, here you can park at the side of the road for 48 hours, I think more than 50m from the beach came into it somewhere. Bob.

La Comunidad Valenciana no prohibirá la pernocta de las autocaravanas - Autocaravanas

A raíz del malestar provocado en el sector autocaravanista por el Decreto 10/2021, de 22 de enero, regulador del alojamiento turístico en la Comunidad Valenciana, la Dirección General de Turismo de la Generalitat Valenciana ha emitido un comunicado en el que aclara que el estacionamiento de...

www.autocaravanas.es

Overnight Motorhome Parking In Valencia – An Update | Javea News

In recent months there was concern due to the inclusion of motorhomes in a description of wild camping in a new Decree introduced in the Valencian Community.

javeanews.co.uk

Thanks for the info Bob.
We fully understand the differences in parking and camping and have always abided by the rules.
In Roquetas we used to park in the evening with the motorhomes but during the day we would drive to the beach and enjoy having chairs and awning out. Never had a problem with the Guardia as they patrollled in the night to make sure you weren’t overnighting on the beach.