Free Camping in Norway - Spots to Camp & Rules, Travel Guide

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Wild camping is allowed in Norway for tents, caravans, and motorhomes, but you must follow a few simple rules that we will describe in this video. We will also mention useful resources and mobile applets that we use ourselves.
Norway is a paradise for those who love nature and peace. You can pitch your tent or park your motorhome away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Since Norway is very expensive, wild camping is a great opportunity to save money on accommodation. Sometimes these expenses make up a significant part of your trip budget.
We received many questions about the best practices for finding places for overnight stops in Norway, so we decided to make this guide. Hope this travel guide will be useful for you and if you will get any questions - write them in the comments and we will be happy to answer you!
Links to our recommendations from the Video.
Map with places of rest stops all over Norway on the website of the Norwegian Road Administration (In the search enter the word: RASTEPLASS).
You can get acquainted with the map at this link:
vegkart.atlas.vegvesen.no/
Map of Municipal parking lots in Norway (moderately paid but with facilities)
You can get acquainted with the map at this link:
crazytroll.no/map/
Park4Night - A phone app with a lot of information about campsites, service locations, and overnight stays with user reviews and photos.
You can download it here:
IOS
apps.apple.com/gb/app/park4ni...
Android
play.google.com/store/apps/de...
NorCamp - A phone app with information about campsites, facilities, prices, and opening times.
You can download it here:
IOS
apps.apple.com/us/app/norcamp...
Android
play.google.com/store/apps/de...
We hope that our tips for auto travelers in Norway will be useful! And you will be able to plan the perfect and safe trip, have a great time and have a lot of good experiences.
Keep traveling and enjoy Norway!
00:00 - Intro video
00:27 - Pros of Wild Camping
01:32 - Rules of Wild Camping in Norway
02:28 - Sites and parking for camping and useful links
03:39 - Useful phone apps
About us:
We are traveling across Norway with caravan Hymer Eriba Troll 530 Rockabilly. On our KZfaq channel, we post videos from our road trips, useful tips and guides, and drone videos from the most beautiful places in Norway.
You can write your comments under this video and we will try to answers as soon as possible.
Filmed and edited by CrazyTroll Team
Filmed by DJI Mavic 2 Pro Drone, iPhone 12Pro + DJI OSMO mobile 4, Nikon Z7
Edited with Final Cut Pro X.
Music from Epidemic Sound:
Journeyman Road - Farrell Wooten
Date: 26.04.2021

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@GothicGame 2 жыл бұрын

exaclty what I was looking for - thank you soooo much!

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and glad you found it useful!

@janabrigmane190 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys for informative video 😁 looking forward to trips around in Norway this summer 🥰

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Waiting you in Norway as soon as possible! 🥰

@gogadanature 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for good information. I am going to capping in Sweden n Norway.

@CrazyTroll 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Hope you will enjoy your trip and the guide will give you a good practical experience! 👌❤️👍

@tritznia 3 жыл бұрын

Great videos and valuable information!!! Thank you so much!!! Planning to visit this September and your videos is a great help!!! 👌✊😃

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful and you are welcome! It is getting much less tourists already now since July is the highest season in Norway for inland tourists, so it will be very comfortable traveling for you. 👌✊😃

@graemeroberts5730 3 жыл бұрын

Superb information ……thank you.😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You! Glad it was helpful!🥰

@olahandlykken9745 2 жыл бұрын

I love the name of your car, (MOUSE). Today i spot it near my home in Hellegata, Ålesund. The same evening I just streaming thrue youtube, this video come up. Have to be 1 chance of a million. However, thanks for promoting my country in this butiful way.

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

That's cool! It sounds incredible and nearly impossible that you've seen us near your home and KZfaq offered our video the same day! 😀 We were looking for parking and should admit it's hard to find something when you are first time in Ålesund. Thanks, that Hellegata is so nice after 16. You have such a great and beautiful city. We spent a day here, enjoyed the sunset from Aksla, captured some footage, and plan a short video with Ålesund. For sure will be back at the first opportunity. 👏👋

@martiennaus 3 жыл бұрын

Hallo, we are two older people from Holland (68 and 69)and we byed also a few weeks ago a touring troll 550. We love to come to Norway! We watch Your Chanel, thank you for the tips. Love Martien and mieke

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Pleased to read you comment and congratulate you with excellent purchase! 🥰 Very welcome to Norway as soon as possible, we hope to do the same, but in direction of The Nederlands. :) 😉 😉

@fransvaniersel 2 жыл бұрын

Ben benieuwd naar jullie ervaringen in Noorwegen. Zijn ongeveer zo oud als jullie en ook in het gelukkige bezit van een Trool Margreet

@martiennaus 2 жыл бұрын

@@fransvaniersel dag Frans, we willen nog een keer naar Noorwegen, maar we zijn er nog niet geweest.

@strawberryroad1347 2 жыл бұрын

Great and useful video. Thanks for doing this.

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!👍 Thank You Very Much!🥰🥰🥰

@juliesisland9248 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are great! 👍 Very professional (image, sound, aesthetics) and you are very funny and likeable. ☺️ We are going to Norway in August (also with our eriba touring 😉) and have already received many helpful tips from you. Thank you very much! 👍

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊 It is a great pleasure to read such a feedback! Very HAPPY that some of our tips are useful for you in planning your trip. August is a great month for a visit and our favorite! Warmest regards, Dmitry

@awildanieves8744 3 жыл бұрын

nice to find your great information even im not able to go to Norway i always do virtual travel n Norway is my favor place,keep traveling safe n send more videos thank you to you n your wife

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do! Hope soon it will be possible to travel freely and you will take a chance to visit Norway as your favor destination. And thank you again for positive feedback!

@bezzerwizzer6448 2 жыл бұрын

Great video . And i like the advice , they are very important ! I will also mention, try to avvoid using those pitstop ment for trailers. They are ment for the workers who HAVE to stop after some hours. Their semi trailers have few alternatives to stop,so its not ok to take up space where the semi's are ment to stop. Even tho tempting, since they have toilets etc. Dont do it, its not a ok thing to do. Campers have a lot more options , tho ! It shouldnt be a problem. Im proud of our country, and if tourist respect our nature,like theese folks in the upload , then we gladly share our gorgeous scenary . Regards from a Norwegian .

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for visiting us and adding a valuable comment. Of course, we want to help everyone to enjoy the beauty of Norway and in some cases, wild or free camping comes in handy. At the same time we hope that everyone respects the country like it's home, locals, people at work, and of course use common sense. There are a lot of examples of bad behavior, but we can't mention them all. But in general, in most cases rest stops for truckers are marked properly since they need more space for maneuvers as well as tourists better to have a rest, rather than bringing hazards on the road as tires drivers.

@andrewjditton 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful thanks guys! You’re seriously tempting me to come to Norway… 😁

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

It's nice that our videos are tempting to Norway because, in fact, this is the purpose of our videos. 😁 We will be glad if you find something else useful for a trip to Norway on our channel. And in general, you can always ask, and we will be happy to answer. Let me know when you're in Norway - we'll be happy to meet you. What other questions and topics do you think to worry those who are going to Norway? 😁

@EuphoricEugene Жыл бұрын

thanks for this great video, so useful info

@CrazyTroll Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!😍 Thank You For Comment!

@rodbtelenetbe Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@CrazyTroll Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!😊😊😊

@fwfamilycamping Жыл бұрын

veldig vakker. jeg liker😊

@CrazyTroll Жыл бұрын

Tusen Takk!🤩

@t0gi 3 жыл бұрын

Love your chanel

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You🥰

@morseamarni7431 2 жыл бұрын

Sooo nice 😊

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@abdulazizsaleh8650 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the efforts 👌🏻 🇸🇦🌴👍🏻🙂

@CrazyTroll Жыл бұрын

So nice of you, our pleasure! 🇸🇯

@canbeyhan7538 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the useful tips and tricks. We plan a similar trip with a caravan this summer and the links provided helped me a lot to make up my mind for wild camping as the sites are rather overpriced. Appreciate the links as well, I did not come across else where. May you clarify the average cost of overnight parking (the ones run by municipals) where we may need electricity and water refill, I`d be more than glad. Cheers!

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful and much appreciate for positive feedback! Municipal parking places are not extremely cheap, but should give you some freedom in planning. The average cost of municipal motorhome parking is 150-250 Norwegian krone's or 15-25$ per day, but may not include electricity or water. I've made a short table with some examples for better overview. Cheers! crazytroll.no/how-much-does-municipal-motorhome-parking-cost/

@canbeyhan7538 3 жыл бұрын

@@CrazyTroll Thank you very much. Appreciate the quick reply.

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Will try to extend this page with some other examples. Let us know if some other details will make this overview more useful and valuable.

@lyn1337 3 ай бұрын

One can also save a medium amount of money by avoiding roads with tolls, I think one passage can be over 40 NOK and they add up quickly - as far as I know there is no way to save on them as a foreigner EV or not.

@CrazyTroll 3 ай бұрын

It is often hard to avoid Tolls without even with some loss of time. There are even more expensive tolls. Most of them include long tunnels and bridges, like Ryfylketunnelen, Handanderbrua, but we have recently passed toll Dynna on road 4 costing 48 NOK one way. As to EV, there are no limitations for foreign cars, so obtaining Autopass tag will help to save significantly. Worth checking with toll service providers.

@Anyoru.channel 3 жыл бұрын

Det er en veldig god video, jeg kommer tilbake for å se den! Hvis du har tid, kan du se videoen min

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

ありがとう、ようこそ。でも、英語のキャプションなしでビデオを見るのは少し難しいです。

@djstrobo 3 жыл бұрын

Dziękuję. Mapy się napewno przydadzą. Moim ulubiony miejscem w Norwegii jest jak dotąd Hoddevik. Planuję właśnie podroż z okolic Bergen do granicy z Rosją.

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Wspaniały! Wygląda na to, że planujesz długą podróż!

@Fede-Land 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video!!! When I can find snow and clean roads,(autumn?which months?), Like the footage of our video! Thanks

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Federico! Thank you, glad you liked the video! If you wish to meet snow and clean roads we would recommend looking for end on April or early May. What you can see on the video cover is late April of 2021. We were able to catch a warm spring weekend... a lot of sun during the day and nearly freezing at night. If you wish, you can take a look at the road trip video from April 2021 to Åndalsnes, Trollveggen, and Rampestreken - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obqBmZR009acf6c.html

@Fede-Land 2 жыл бұрын

@@CrazyTroll subscribe! Thanks a lot!!

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

@@Fede-Land Thanks, much appreciated!

@Stavoren 2 жыл бұрын

subscribed.. this could be what we are looking for... now if the dealers will just stop putting ridiculous markups on the MB Sprinter vans...

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

Some MB vans are very cool with great solutions, but as you mentioned, prices.... ouch... actually Eriba is not the cheapest on the market. 😊😊

@erlendhurum8799 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video :) What is the place of the second shot? The one thats also shown at 2:42.

@CrazyTroll Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you found it useful. The place you mentioned is right after Ospelitunnelen on road RV15 in the direction of Stryn.

@sameerjamil9844 5 ай бұрын

Planning a road trip from oslo to bergen with a sedan car on march.Can u assit me about the roadtrip.thnx

@CrazyTroll 4 ай бұрын

Sounds like a great trip! Let us know your questions, and we'll do our best to help with your Oslo to Bergen journey. Safe travels! 🚗

@andrewhoon5822 Жыл бұрын

Hi sir I from Singapore something to check with your about Norway

@CrazyTroll Жыл бұрын

How can I help you? You can ask here or find our email in the About section of the channel.

@andrewhoon5822 Жыл бұрын

@@CrazyTroll My plan 15 march travel from Stockholm to navik. Rental a RV for 10 day to lofoten and 3 day to tromso. May I know how the road conditions and the weather.

@mobile8873 Жыл бұрын

Would it better to rent a car that has stick shift or automatic gears with a camper in tow? Especially when it has a lot of uphills and downhills.

@CrazyTroll Жыл бұрын

this really depends on your personal preferences and what you are more comfortable driving. Norwegian roads fit both options. There are some minor pros and cons for special circumstances that may never occur. But for comfort... automatic, IMHO. And it might be difficult to get manual in rentals... =)

@mobile8873 Жыл бұрын

@@CrazyTroll got it. Thanks

@gozziozzi 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Good to see that you liked your trip to Norway;) A pointer from me though, it is prohibited to camp (sleep in tents, caravans etc) at rest areas along the road. Many do it, but it is not allowed. It is a rest area meant for short pauses, no overnight camping. If you see a sign that reades «Dette er en rasteplass og ikke en campingplass. Etter et kort opphold, ønsker vi deg god tur videre,» you should move on after a short stop. Use google translate if you wanna know what the sign says;) Other than that, happy camping!

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! The subject of the video is wild camping, camping offroad, or in the wilderness. We don't encourage using rest stops for longer stays or as a replacement for camping sites. But in the off-season period, most of the camping sites are simply closed, and drivers forced to search for alternatives. Using rest stops overnight is not prohibited in general unless it is marked with the sign "No camping" or limited by other regulations for maximum hours of stay or obstruct professional drivers. In common sense, a driver without proper rest is dangerous on the road of other vehicles, passengers, and himself. So, rest stops are not camping sites, but according to Norwegian Road Authorities guidelines, it is not illegal to sleep overnight in the car or motorhome. (Can paste a link to PDF if you like) Happy camping!

@gozziozzi 3 жыл бұрын

@@CrazyTroll read the signs and react accordingly, then it should not be a problem.

@GothicGame 2 жыл бұрын

@@CrazyTroll May I have that pdf please. Thanks a lot! 🙏

@CrazyTroll 2 жыл бұрын

@@GothicGame vegvesen.brage.unit.no/vegvesen-xmlui/handle/11250/2586151 On page 25 they explain that use of reststops are more often used for overnight stops and not considered as illiagal even for sleeping in the car.

@GothicGame 2 жыл бұрын

@@CrazyTroll do you still have it? I would highly appreciate that!

@TG-hp8og Жыл бұрын

Imma bit late... Still ,a advice . Do not use pit stops to camping. They are rest stops, not for spending nights in camping . Those are needed for trailers,who cant park other places. They have their rest and work schedules. A caravan o.a. can easy find other places to sleep.

@CrazyTroll Жыл бұрын

We do not call to interfere and obstruct professional drivers to have a good rest. At the same time, any driver always prefered to take a rest rather than driving tired as it might be dangerous. Rest stops are often designed in the way they separated trucks and private vehicles. In addition, there is guidance from Norwegian road authorities reading that the use of rest stops is not restricted to overnight stops. Respect for rules and others is key in any case!

@CampingUkraine 23 күн бұрын

Привіт,а ви часом не з України? Акцент дуже дивний 😊

@CrazyTroll 23 күн бұрын

Вітання. Ні. Ми з Латвії.

@CampingUkraine 23 күн бұрын

@@CrazyTroll зрозуміло,почув акцент і не зміг втриматися щоб не запитати 😁

@grusommetom2570 Ай бұрын

Camping like this is NOT respecting "wildlife". Norwegians are getting more and more fed up with this abuse of our nature. Pay for a spot at a camping and dont do this.

@CrazyTroll 23 күн бұрын

Some people misunderstand a lot of concepts behind simple things. We heard that Lofoten is overcrowded and locals are probably fed up with the improper behavior of tourists. But some places like Sandgrovbotn-Mardalsbotn or Folgefonna don't have camping sites or people living there, so might be a great place to stay overnight

@a64738 3 жыл бұрын

Camping advice for Norway is simply do not come here... Everything cost 3-5 times normal and there is other much less expensive places to go that is better where you can see the similar landscapes. Also now Norway has turned into even more of a fascistic dictatorship then normal thanks to corona hysteria.

@CrazyTroll 3 жыл бұрын

Norway is quite expensive country, that is why we are looking for option and wish to share with traveler planning road trip to Norway. The rest is not subject of the video.