WILD CAMPING

Norway’s ultra-liberal Outdoor Recreation Act of 1957 allows people to roam and wild camp on any stretch of uncultivated land for up to two nights, as long as they are no closer than 150 metres to the nearest house or cabin.

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Campers

Campers are free to keep their tent or hammock on the same site for up to two consecutive nights on uncultivated land in lowland areas. In mountainous upland areas, and where there are long distances between residential properties, you may keep your tent pitched on the same site for more than two consecutive nights.

Unless otherwise stipulated in local regulations, you should never pitch your tent on a site closer than 150 metres to any house or cabin with people in residence, and you need to take care not to pitch your tent in a way that is harmful to young forest. You are not permitted to put up a tent on cultivated land without the landowner’s permission.

You can light a campfire, but not in woodland areas or on other uncultivated land between 15 April and 15 September. Campfires are nevertheless acceptable if it is obvious that there is no fire risk.

Camping may be prohibited or subject to special rules in some wildlife areas, recreational areas and nature conservation areas. Please check whether special rules or restrictions apply in the area where you intend to camp.

 

If you are putting up a tent in the countryside, please make sure to:

• use established sites for picnicking and camping wherever possible

• show due caution if lighting a campfire, and extinguish it completely before you leave the site

• never cause damage to trees when gathering firewood – pick dry twigs from the ground instead

• never light a campfire on bare bedrock – the rock may crack

• put your tent up on a site where you will not intrude on animals or birds, especially during the breeding and nesting season

• never leave a permanent trace in the vegetation or landscape

• never intrude on grazing livestock

• respect other users’ wish for silence and a good distance to neighbouring tents

 

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Tenting in the archipelago paradise

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The coast and the islands of Fredrikstad and Hvaler invite tenting in close contact with nature. You are on your own on islands and islets, and your needs and your pace control your day. The freedom of the boat and the tent allow for countless opportunities.You can spend weeks island hopping or stay put on "your own island". 

The rules for camping on the Fredrikstad and Hvaler coast allow everyone to tent in the same spot for two or three days. Some have their favorite places and would rather not move. In addition to them occupying the same spot for a long time, they deny themselves the experience of discovering new places. We recommend that you go exploring the archipelago to see the qualities of each island. By doing so, you will get to know the area and the nature, and also meet new people - for you will hardly stay alone very long on "your island". 

Toilets and garbage cans can be found in many places in the archipelago, but fresh water is often scarce. Tenting must therefore be planned with that in mind. A few days without showering and running water must be replaced with fresh dips in the sea and brushing your teeth in salt water. Meals on the grass or on the shore are memorable whether they are very simple with sausages cooked on a disposable grill or elaborate gourmet meals with fresh ingredients from the sea. It's amazing what you can prepare using a camping stove or just charcoal and aluminum foil. Restaurants may have as many Michelin stars as they like, but nothing tastes better than food cooked outdoors.


Where Your Nose Is Pointing

Take the day as it comes and go where your nose is pointing, is a luxury many dream of during their holiday. The weather does not really matter, it's more a question of picking an activity and appropriate clothing. Why not support the environment and go by bus or bike on your holiday adventure? Put up your tent and enjoy the extra adventure that only a holiday by bus or bike can provide.

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