Wildcamping in Switzerland

vandog

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Hey everyone,

Who has experience wilding in Switzerland? Everywhere I read seems like it is nearly impossible.

I'm right near the border now (dropping friend off at Geneva airport on Friday) so thought I'd carry on going East through some of Switzerland. I've hardly researched a thing with having no net. Is wildcamping really as difficult as I have read?
 
I have no idea I'm afraid but will be interested as were hoping to go through Switzerland in the autumn.
 
I found a nice little spot just a couple of miles north out of Geneva at Nyon. Big layby with a path down to a little beach on the lake.

Will post the co-ordinates if I can find it on Google Maps

Here I think:46.360515, 6.218004


 
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Almost as difficult to find overnighting spots in Switzerland as it was in southern UK, but we did find a couple on forest tracks.
 
I'd be interested to hear of any you find. We'll be going through Swizerland in a couple of weeks time.
 
Frances said:
I'd be interested to hear of any you find. We'll be going through Swizerland in a couple of weeks time.
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Obviously it depends where you are headed but between Geneva and Zurich for example there are Camperstops (Restoroute/Raststations) at Bursins, Gilly and Bavois but I can't vouch for them personally.

This PDF link should get you started: http://www.bordatlas.de/entsorgungsstationenEuropa.pdf
 
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We were there a couple of years ago, on the motorways I think its ok to stop over as they have facilities for m/h that is if you are on them but most of Switzerland we visited was a long way from motorways so had to use sites, most were very clean and to a very high standard but were very expensive.
A lovely country with lovely people but we found we could not afford to stay as long as we would have liked, some sites in excess of 40 Euro a night, we did ask about wild camping a few times but they do seem to be against it.


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Thanks everyone... Well it's certainly different to Spain as far as wilding goes. I managed to camp in the middle of Bern last night though which was fun.

The motorhome services on the motorways are very good! Heading to Zurich now then to Austria Tracker - Vandog Traveller
 
Switzerland will be difficult, I worked over there for awhile and even parking a car is difficult. There is a large car park near the Olympic stadium in Lausanne which is about 2km out of town. If might be able to park there near the apartment buildings, so away from the main road and slightly hidden. Get there late, leave early and be quiet, very very quiet. There is also a car park near the lake in Lausanne but this is right on the edge of town so will be risky.

There is a factory outlet complex at Villeneuve, just a few kms east of Montreux which might be worth checking out, again park late leave early.

You might have more luck on the edge of the villages around the mountain regions, again park late leave early. The touristy places will be the hardest places to find somewhere to park.

Wherever you find to stay, enjoy the scenery and the cheese.
 
Try the village railway station carparks; easy to spot on the map and you will, no doubt, be passing a great many as most villages along the track have a station. We use them when transiting areas whilst skiing, the bonus is that they all have a heated toilet block which is left open all night.

Passenger trains are electric, very quiet and finish at a reasonable hour. Try not to stop on a line serving overnight goods trains!

Kev
 
We spent 3 months in Locarno, Switzerland and although it was not easy we did find a few places to wild camp.
 
CAMPINGCAR-INFOS lists a few aires and wild spots for Switzerland. We never wilded there but met a New Zealand couple who seemed to manage it quite well.

Austria is a bit easier. Quite a few Stellplatz there also.
 
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vandog said:
Hey everyone,

Who has experience wilding in Switzerland? Everywhere I read seems like it is nearly impossible.

Parking in Switzerland is an idiotic nightmare.......so why not go to the French alps or elsewhere............even the locals don't understand the restrictions which change every year...........you need one of those blue timer devices for the windscreen....where the signs indicate, and you need to pay where the meter symbol is displayed........but I have done a total of 8 weeks last year and this in Swiss......and more elsewhere, and not paid a penny to park.........just move on to a free spot and walk back that's what I do.......

Good luck .....Steve bristol
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