saullyy
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Good question. As I understand it, you would almost certainly be trespassing if you just found a spot to camp in without asking permission. In more isolated places (what few of these there are left in England) you can probably get away with it; but if you don't want to risk being chucked off the land or fined, you should probably check first. If you're in a National Park, contact the authority for that particular park to see what they say. Remember that British national parks include towns and everything, so you certainly can't just pitch up tent anywhere within them.
I assume from your question that you're only referring to England. In case you're not: the situation in Wales is essentially the same. In Scotland, however, you're generally allowed to camp wild, provided you follow the access code (see here: http://www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk/leaflets/wildcamp.html). As I understand it, you're generally not counted as trespassing in Scotland unless you enter property illegaly (e.g. by breaking in) or refuse to leave when asked to. This, of course, is very much not the case in England and Wales.
On the plus side, you're allowed to be wildly camp almost anywhere in Britain, and in some areas it's even encouraged:)
Good question. As I understand it, you would almost certainly be trespassing if you just found a spot to camp in without asking permission. In more isolated places (what few of these there are left in England) you can probably get away with it; but if you don't want to risk being chucked off the land or fined, you should probably check first. If you're in a National Park, contact the authority for that particular park to see what they say. Remember that British national parks include towns and everything, so you certainly can't just pitch up tent anywhere within them.
I assume from your question that you're only referring to England. In case you're not: the situation in Wales is essentially the same. In Scotland, however, you're generally allowed to camp wild, provided you follow the access code (see here: http://www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk/leaflets/wildcamp.html). As I understand it, you're generally not counted as trespassing in Scotland unless you enter property illegaly (e.g. by breaking in) or refuse to leave when asked to. This, of course, is very much not the case in England and Wales.
On the plus side, you're allowed to be wildly camp almost anywhere in Britain, and in some areas it's even encouraged:)
Awesome camping places in and around New England?
Jerremy Fi
I want to go on an awesome camping trip with some friends and i have some experiences in New England (Acadia, Mt Washington, Monadnoc and some other places) but i want to know some really great places to go from some real people... not google. so just give me your experiences or thoughts.
also it seems like no one cares about this stuff anymore because there isn't much money in it.. like i cant find any reviews on places in New England.. wtf man
also I'm not looking for like a trailer park... like actual camping, backpacking in starting a fire with wet wood kind of stuff... thank you
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WTF, indeed. Plenty of people care about "this stuff." There are plenty of trail guide books and reports on trips to areas in magazines like Backpacker. One thing you have to realize is that most "real" hikers and backpackers are cautious about where they promote their favorite trails, because we like them secluded and quiet and don't care to invite a bunch of bozos to invade them. I'm not saying you're a bozo, I don't know you, but honestly I am not much inclined to post the locations of my own favorite camping spots on a site like this.
I suggest you discover your own "awesome" place the same way most of us backpackers have done since way before you could track down information on line. Buy guidebooks, read articles in magazines, study the maps of the National and State Parks and forests, then explore on your own.
And once you've found your own "awesome camping trip" spot, I bet you won't be likely to want to broadcast it here either.
WTF, indeed. Plenty of people care about "this stuff." There are plenty of trail guide books and reports on trips to areas in magazines like Backpacker. One thing you have to realize is that most "real" hikers and backpackers are cautious about where they promote their favorite trails, because we like them secluded and quiet and don't care to invite a bunch of bozos to invade them. I'm not saying you're a bozo, I don't know you, but honestly I am not much inclined to post the locations of my own favorite camping spots on a site like this.
I suggest you discover your own "awesome" place the same way most of us backpackers have done since way before you could track down information on line. Buy guidebooks, read articles in magazines, study the maps of the National and State Parks and forests, then explore on your own.
And once you've found your own "awesome camping trip" spot, I bet you won't be likely to want to broadcast it here either.
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