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3,890 hand-checked places1,393 trip guides40 countries mappedData as of November 2026

CampingSpirit is a road trip and camping planner for the USA, Europe and Australia. It brings together 1,393 ready-made routes, 3,890 hand-checked places and 76,503 campsites and motorhome stopovers in 40 countries. Data as of November 2026. How we check our data

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Fog, cliffs and elephant seals – the Pacific Coast Highway by camper – Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA - May 2013© Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Fog, cliffs and elephant seals – the Pacific Coast Highway by camper

434 mi10 stops5 days
Turquoise lakes, wild rivers and gravel passes: by camper through Banff, Lake Louise and Kananaskis – scenery of mountainPhoto by John Lee on Unsplash
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Turquoise lakes, wild rivers and gravel passes: by camper through Banff, Lake Louise and Kananaskis

257 mi10 stops6 days
Lakes, loons and northern lights – by camper between the Boundary Waters, Lake Vermilion and Voyageurs National Park – green trees on island surrounded by water during daytimePhoto by Joe Pohle on Unsplash
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Lakes, loons and northern lights – by camper between the Boundary Waters, Lake Vermilion and Voyageurs National Park

146 mi8 stops5 days
Bison, chalk pyramids and wagon ruts – by camper along the Santa Fe Trail, through the Flint Hills and the Smoky Hills to Dodge City – kansas city, missouri, union station© 12019 · Pixabay Content License
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Bison, chalk pyramids and wagon ruts – by camper along the Santa Fe Trail, through the Flint Hills and the Smoky Hills to Dodge City

656 mi14 stops8 days
Loons, elk and a thousand lakes: by camper through the Wisconsin Northwoods from Black River Falls via Chequamegon-Nicolet and Hayward to Superior – river, autumn, trees© Larisa-K · Pixabay Content License
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Loons, elk and a thousand lakes: by camper through the Wisconsin Northwoods from Black River Falls via Chequamegon-Nicolet and Hayward to Superior

557 mi15 stops8 days
Bosnian pines, rocky coast and white water – by motorhome from Lagonegro via Maratea into Pollino National Park – maratea, basilicata, italy© SalvatoreMonetti · Pixabay Content License
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Bosnian pines, rocky coast and white water – by motorhome from Lagonegro via Maratea into Pollino National Park

140 km8 stops7 days
Salt pans, oyster beds and the Green Venice – by motorhome through the Vendée, the Marais Poitevin and onto the Île de Ré – Bridge at Noirmoutier from the Passage du Gois (425849433)© Andy Hay · CC BY 2.0
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Salt pans, oyster beds and the Green Venice – by motorhome through the Vendée, the Marais Poitevin and onto the Île de Ré

449 km14 stops8 days
Amber, castles and drifting dunes – by camper from Riga across the Curonian Spit to Vilnius – latvia, riga, daugava© Makalu · Pixabay Content License
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Amber, castles and drifting dunes – by camper from Riga across the Curonian Spit to Vilnius

1,004 km14 stops8 days
Rice fields, flamingos and Templar castles – by camper from Tarragona through the Ebro Delta into the Ports – a carousel on the beach with palm treesPhoto by Laura Brull on Unsplash
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Rice fields, flamingos and Templar castles – by camper from Tarragona through the Ebro Delta into the Ports

290 km14 stops7 days
Marl caves, Meuse lakes and half-timbered hills – by camper through Dutch Limburg to Maastricht – thorn, white city, old© Sonja-Kalee · Pixabay Content License
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Marl caves, Meuse lakes and half-timbered hills – by camper through Dutch Limburg to Maastricht

263 km14 stops7 days
Cathedral, windmills and fen skies – by camper through Lincolnshire, the Wolds and Rutland to Stamford – a narrow city street with a church in the backgroundPhoto by megan ✌🏼 on Unsplash
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Cathedral, windmills and fen skies – by camper through Lincolnshire, the Wolds and Rutland to Stamford

253 km14 stops8 days
Karri giants, granite coves and beach kangaroos – by campervan through Western Australia’s South West to Esperance – city buildings near body of water during daytimePhoto by Nathan Hurst on Unsplash
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Karri giants, granite coves and beach kangaroos – by campervan through Western Australia’s South West to Esperance

1,220 km14 stops8 days
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Route des Grandes Alpes
444 km · 7 stops · 5 days

Scout plans the trip for you

Answer five questions about dates, pace, vehicle and interests. Scout picks the stops, spaces them into days and finds somewhere to sleep each night.

See what’s along the route

Set how far you’re willing to detour and the map shows every waterfall, museum and odd monument inside that band.

Tolls, vignettes and city zones

See which countries you cross, where you need a vignette, and which stops sit inside a ZTL or low-emission zone.

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Places worth the detour

The star icons on the map. Every one was chosen by an editor and is worth leaving the motorway for.

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Gemini Giant – GeminiGiantMoved© David Quigley · CC BY 4.0
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Oddities

Gemini Giant

A 30-foot fiberglass spaceman holding a rocket, one of the best-loved "muffler men" on the old highway.

Wilmington, IL
Florida Keys - the Overseas Highway - Seven Mile Bridge on US Route 1 - panoramio (11)© David Broad · CC BY 3.0
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Seven Mile Bridge

Almost seven miles of open water on the Overseas Highway. The old bridge alongside is partly open to walkers.

Marathon, FL
Fonts Point – Fontspoint02262006© No machine-readable author provided. Miskatonic assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY 2.5
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Fonts Point

A rim above the eroded Borrego Badlands, spectacular at sunrise and sunset. The four-mile access road is…

Borrego Springs, CA
Crater of Diamonds State Park pano© HAL333 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Oddities

Crater of Diamonds State Park

A plowed field on an old volcanic pipe where anyone can dig for diamonds and keep what they find. Go after…

Murfreesboro, AR
Glade Creek Grist Mill, Babcock State Park – brown wooden house on riverPhoto by Joylynn Goh on Unsplash
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Glade Creek Grist Mill, Babcock State Park

A working reconstructed grist mill over a rocky creek, one of the most photographed spots in West Virginia,…

Clifftop, WV
Muir Woods National Monument 2010 16© FrankBrueck · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Nature

Muir Woods National Monument

Old-growth coast redwoods in a narrow canyon below Mount Tamalpais, with flat boardwalk loops. A parking or…

Mill Valley, CA
Neotamias umbrinus at Cedar Breaks National Monument© David Starner · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cedar Breaks National Monument

A 600 m deep amphitheater of orange hoodoos at over 3,000 m elevation, with rim viewpoints along Utah 148.…

Brian Head, UT
Swimmers at Sylvan Lake 01© Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nature

Sylvan Lake

A small reservoir framed by granite boulders at the north end of the Needles Highway in Custer State Park.…

Custer, SD
Grandfather Mountain - Black Rock parking lot view, Oct 2016© Thomson200 · CC0
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Grandfather Mountain

A nature park run by a nonprofit foundation, with the Mile High Swinging Bridge between two peaks, native…

Linville, NC
Turkey Run State Park – Leiobunum vittatum missing a leg© ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nature

Turkey Run State Park

Sandstone canyons cut by Sugar Creek, reached on trails with ladders and creek crossings through…

Marshall, IN
Vistas lagos de covadonga 08© Luis Parra Rubio · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nature

Lagos de Covadonga

Two glacial lakes in the Picos de Europa. Private cars are restricted in peak season, so take the bus.

Covadonga, Spain
Cape Finisterre – Cabo de Fisterra - Faro -BT- 02© Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cape Finisterre

The Romans’ end of the world and the last stop for many Camino pilgrims. Watch the sun set over the Atlantic.

Fisterra, Spain

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FAQs

What is CampingSpirit?

CampingSpirit is a web app for planning road trips and camping trips in the USA, Europe and Australia. It plans the route, suggests hand-picked stops along it, finds campsites and motorhome stopovers and estimates fuel costs; in Europe it also flags motorway tolls, vignettes and low-emission zones.

Is CampingSpirit free?

Yes. CampingSpirit is free to use at the moment: the trip planner, trip guides, hand-picked places and campsite search cost nothing.

Which countries does CampingSpirit cover?

The 48 contiguous US states and 32 European countries, with 1,393 trip guides and 3,890 hand-picked places.

Can I plan a motorhome or campervan trip with it?

Yes. Enter the height, length and weight of your vehicle and the planner checks them against limits on the route. It also shows 76,503 campsites and motorhome stopovers from OpenStreetMap.

In which languages is CampingSpirit available?

In English, German, Italian and French – the app, the trip guides and the place pages.

What is Scout?

Scout is the trip assistant in CampingSpirit. You answer five questions about dates, pace, vehicle and interests, and Scout picks the stops, spaces them into days and finds somewhere to sleep each night.

Where does the data come from?

Places and trip guides are written by our editors from official sources such as park, municipality, toll and ferry pages. Campsites and motorhome stopovers come from operators and OpenStreetMap and are not checked on site. Please confirm fees, opening dates and closures before you travel.

Do I need to reserve campsites in national parks?

In many popular parks, especially in the USA in summer, campgrounds and some entrances have to be booked weeks or months ahead, often through recreation.gov or the park’s own page. Rules change, so check the official park page before you go.

Can I use your data for my own project?

Yes. Datasets on campsites, routes and driving rules can be downloaded as CSV with source and licence on the open data page.