Dartmoor backpack camping (permitted areas)

Dartmoor is the one place in England where backpack camping is permitted on some commons, as shown on the national park authority's map. It is for walkers carrying their kit, not vehicles.

Good to know

• Use the official Dartmoor camping map and code of conduct before you go
• No campervans, no fires, one or two nights at most
• Confirm the current rules with the national park authority

Best time

Clear dry spells, avoiding ground-nesting bird season

Open

Year-round

Getting there

Walk in from a road-end car park; no vehicle camping

Vehicles

Fine in any car

Dogs

Dogs on a lead

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.