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Motorhome stopovers in Europe
Official stopovers, campsites and car parks open to motorhomes – by country and region, with legality light, night weather and vehicle check. Free, no booking.
44'667 spots in 42 countries 5'578 free 14'622 with power 10'899 with dump station
Stopovers by country
Sorted by number of spots; the light shows the national rule for car parks and community spots.
France
11'053Tolerated A motorhome may park like any vehicle on public car parks, day and night, up to seven days.Germany
7'393Tolerated One night in the motorhome to restore fitness to drive is allowed on public car parks unless signs prohibit it.United Kingdom
3'723Tolerated Sleeping in a legally parked vehicle is not banned anywhere in the country, but camping without the landowner's consent is.Italy
3'591Tolerated Under Art. 185 of the Highway Code, parking a motorhome is not camping as long as it rests only on its wheels, discharges nothing and does not take excessive space.Netherlands
3'448Tolerated There is no nationwide ban, the rules are municipal under the APV, and sleeping overnight in a public car park is generally not allowed.Spain
2'337Tolerated In Spain a motorhome may stop and park wherever any other vehicle may, and sleeping inside still counts as parking.Denmark
1'524Allowed Denmark has no right to roam for vehicles, but where parking is legal no law limits how long you may stay.Norway
1'293Allowed In Norway the right to roam allows parking in utmark alongside a public road unless prohibited by signs.Sweden
1'243Tolerated Sweden's right to roam (allemansrätten) does not cover motor vehicles, and a motorhome may neither drive nor be parked on natural ground.Poland
974Tolerated In Poland you may sleep in a lawfully parked vehicle, but the 'Zanocuj w lesie' programme expressly covers only tents, hammocks and bivvy bags.Czechia
746Tolerated In Czechia, sleeping in a lawfully parked vehicle is not prohibited, the line is drawn at camping (táboření).Austria
693Tolerated No federal rule; camping outside campsites is governed by state laws, ranging from a ban (Tyrol, Vienna, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Burgenland) to municipal discretion.Finland
684Allowed Finland's right to roam (jokaisenoikeudet) covers only non-motorised travel, but you may sleep in a motorhome anywhere parking is permitted at that time.Belgium
663Tolerated A motorhome may park like any vehicle in public car parks and sleeping inside is not prohibited under federal law, the municipal police regulation decides.Switzerland
626Tolerated No national rule on overnight stays in a motorhome on car parks.Croatia
422Forbidden In Croatia, merely spending the night in a motorhome at the roadside or in a public car park already counts as camping and is banned nationwide.Portugal
394Allowed Overnight stays in a homologated motorhome are permitted and capped at 48 hours per municipality where no municipal by-law applies.Estonia
375Allowed Estonia allows overnight stays in open nature, but this freedom to roam expressly does not cover the motorhome.Hungary
348Tolerated Neither the KRESZ road traffic rules nor the Petty Offences Act contains a 'camping' offence, so sleeping in a lawfully parked vehicle is not punishable.Moldova
303Tolerated Moldova has no general ban on sleeping in a motorhome, and on an ordinary parking space sleeping inside the vehicle counts as parking.Türkiye
296Tolerated Turkey has no nationwide law on overnighting in a camper, and sleeping inside a closed vehicle in a signposted car park counts as parking.Ukraine
287Forbidden Ukraine has been under martial law with a night curfew since February 2022, and Germany's Federal Foreign Office warns against travel to the whole country.Greece
246Forbidden Overnighting outside licensed campsites is banned nationwide, and that covers archaeological sites, beaches, the foreshore, the edges of public forests and publicly used common land.Lithuania
243Tolerated In Lithuania there is no explicit ban outside forests and protected areas, so if you park lawfully you may sleep in the vehicle.Ireland
232Tolerated There is no nationwide ban, but every local authority can prohibit parking motorhomes across whole areas, hence the many "No Overnight Parking" signs.Romania
230Tolerated Romania has no nationwide ban on sleeping in your vehicle, and sleeping inside a closed camper on a legal parking space counts as parking.Slovenia
208Tolerated Sleeping in a properly parked vehicle is not expressly forbidden, but 'camping' in a public place not designated for it is.Iceland
203Forbidden In Iceland wild camping in a camper is banned, and outside urban areas the landowner's permission is always required.Slovakia
147Tolerated In Slovakia you may sleep in your vehicle in a lawful car park, but not on forest land or in national parks.Albania
136Allowed A motorhome standing where parking is allowed does not constitute camping, as long as it rests on the ground on nothing but its wheels and discharges nothing other than engine emissions.Latvia
125Tolerated Latvia has no nationwide ban on sleeping in a lawfully parked vehicle, only the coastal dune protection belt is strict.Montenegro
110Forbidden In Montenegro camping is banned outside land designated for camping in the spatial planning documents.- Tolerated Luxembourg has no national rule on sleeping in a vehicle, and municipalities may regulate parking more strictly.
- Forbidden In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina camping outside campsites is banned, while Republika Srpska has no such ban.
Bulgaria
82Tolerated There is no nationwide ban on sleeping in your vehicle, but driving, stopping and parking on beaches and dunes is entirely prohibited.Serbia
54Tolerated In Serbia no nationwide camping ban could be found, so ordinary parking and stopping rules apply.- Tolerated Sleeping in your vehicle is lawful as long as the vehicle is parked legally, because the road traffic act sets no maximum duration and no overnight ban.
Cyprus
12Forbidden Free camping is not provided for in Cyprus, and in state forests such as Troodos and Akamas it is allowed only at designated campsites.Andorra
10Forbidden Sleeping and camping in a vehicle are banned throughout Andorra, except at campsites, designated camping zones and the official motorhome areas.- Forbidden From 1 June to 30 September no motorhome may be placed anywhere in a Maltese locality without prior authorisation from the Local Council.
- Tolerated Liechtenstein has no national camping or overnight ban for vehicles, and municipalities may regulate parking specifically.
- National rule not checked yet
Sleeping on the road: how to find your spot
Place me knows 44'667 spots for the night in 42 countries: 5'578 of them free, 14'622 with electricity, 10'899 with a dump station. Official stopovers and campsites are allowed everywhere; for car parks and community spots the light shows the rule of the country or region – with source and date checked.
Places come from OpenStreetMap and from campers; check prices, opening hours and signs on site. The light is guidance, not legal advice.