Accessible Camping in Europe

Whether at the lake, by the sea, in the mountains, with our without a wheelchair - camping is something for everyone! Thanks to special facilities and adapted leisure activities, camping is also becoming an increasingly popular form of holiday for wheelchair users. In Germany in particular, you will find many well-rated campsites with accessible sanitary facilities, spacious rental properties and paved paths for a wonderful time out in nature.

We give valuable tips for planning your wheelchair-accessible holiday and recommend the TOP campsites in Europe for accessible camping.

1. Rock 'n' Roll On Camping Holiday
2. Accessible Camping: The Right Accommodation
3. Tips for Choosing the Best Campsite
4. Our Recommendation: Popular, Accessible Campsites in Europe
   • Kur- & Feriencamping Holmernhof Dreiquellenbad
   • Camping Harfenmühle
   • Camping Grubhof
   • Holiday Village Florenz
   • Union Lido
5. Frequently Asked: All About Accessible Camping

Accessible Camping: The Right Accommodation

Good news for all those who prefer "classic camping" and are less keen on spending the night in an apartment: More and more caravan and motorhome manufacturers are now bringing adapted vehicles for people with physical disabilities on the market. The latter have, for example, access to the motorhome via a ramp or lift, extra-wide doors, a larger and accessible interior as well as an accessible toilet.

If you want to try out a holiday with a wheelchair on a campsite, the best thing to do is to rent a wheelchair-accessible camping vehicle. This will not only give you the necessary experience, but will also save you money compared to buying a new motorhome.

Tips for choosing the Best Campsite

When planning a holiday with a wheelchair the choice of the right campsite is the be-all and end-all. Prior to your arrival, you should check carefully whether the selected campsite meets your individual requirements.

Depending on your needs, wheelchair accessible infrastructure, such as well-developed, short and firm footpaths and disabled parking spaces for easy entry and exit, can be crucial when planning your holiday. Accessible campsites offer disabled-friendly facilities, meaning the supermarket, reception, sanitary facilities and restaurant have a step-free entrance and sufficiently wide corridors and doors. Accessible campsites also guarantee wheelchair access to swimming pools, wellness areas and the beach or lake. Other areas that are not at ground level should also be accessible for wheelchair users by means of a ramp or a lift.

Inclusive leisure facilities and adapted sports programmes are also no longer a rarity on accessible sites.

That's how you find the best campsite for you: On camping.info you can look at a great selection of accessible campsites all over Europe using the correct filter options. Specifically, you have the option of selecting the following criteria in the search in the menu on the left under ‘Accessibility’:

• Universally accessible sanitary facilities
• Wheelchair ramps
• Universal access to water
• Most paths are paved

Camping for ALL: Over 800 campsites on camping.info fulfil all 4 accessibility criteria!

Popular, Accessible Campsites in Europe

Kur- und Ferienpark Holmernhof Dreiquellenbad in Bavaria

The fully wheelchair-acessible campsite Kur- und Ferienpark Holmernhof Dreiquellenbad in Bad Griesbach is ideal for accessible camping.

The well-maintained 5-star-campsite offers entries at ground level and ramps at all entries with steps, so that people with difficulties walking and wheelchair users have easy access. The reception with a kiosk, the therapy and wellness centre, the camping suites, the restaurant "Zur Leibspeis", as well as both sanitary facilities on the campsite are designed and equipped to be wheelchair-accessible. Wider doors, ramps and lifts ensure a step-free access to different floors.

Camping Erlebnis Zugspitze in Bavaria

At the foot of the Zugspitze, in the middle of the alpine landscape of Grainau, you will find the campsite Camping Erlebnis Zugspitze. In addition to its fantastic location, the campsite is also very accessible, allowing all guests to enjoy nature to the full.

The modern, accessible sanitary buildings, private bathrooms and pitches ensure that every guest can feel completely at ease. A special service of the campsite is the separate, barrier-free bathroom, which is available exclusively for guests with special needs.

Camping Harfenmühle in Rhineland-Palatinate

The family-owned campsite Camping Harfenmühle is idyllically situated in the Hunsrück and offers a wide range of leisure activities, including hiking and cycling trails, some of which are also accessible for wheelchair users.

A small stream that flows through the campsite makes for an especially idyllic escape into nature. The site is certified with the "Travel for All" seal and has been upgraded with the Wheelchair Mark since 2024. With three accessible mobile homes, solid paths and level entry to two accessible bathrooms, nothing stands in the way of a holiday with a wheelchair here. The restaurant and reception also have barrier-free access.

Camping Grubhof in Salzburg

The accessible campsite Camping Grubhof is idyllically situated by the river in the middle of the Austrian Alps. There are no steps or other obstacles for wheelchair users on any of the pitches or the entire campsite grounds.

A wheelchair-accessible bathroom with a toilet, a sink and a shower, which can be accessed via an elevator, is located on the ground floor of the main building. On request, guests who require barrier-free sanitary facilities can reserve a parking space nearby. The reception, restaurant, shop, playground and children's playroom are barrier-free and the sauna and wellness area are accessible by elevator.

Please note that the rental properties (alpine huts, rooms and camping cabins) are not wheelchair accessible. However, a camping holiday close to nature with a wheelchair on the pitch is not only possible at the Grubhof - one of the most popular places in all of Austria - but highly recommended.

Holiday Village Florenz in Emilia-Romagna

The Holiday Village Camping Florenz is regarded as an absolute pioneer when it comes to accessibility in Italy. The popular site has been constantly developing since 2006 to make camping possible for EVERYONE. And this is paying off and has been rewarded: In 2014, the Holiday Park was the only one in Italy to receive the European Excellence Award for ‘Accessible Tourism’.

The campsite is fully accessible. The campsite offers 40 wheelchair-accessible rental units as well as barrier-free access to the restaurants, supermarket, the ‘Berba Arena’ theatre and the swimming pool, which is monitored and equipped with a lift. On the beach, wheelchair users can reach every single sunbathing spot via footbridges and three beach wheelchairs provide refreshment from the Italian sun in the sea. This beautiful campsite on the coast is also ideal for barrier-free group trips.

Camping Union Lido in Veneto

The family-friendly campsite by the sea impresses with its accessibility. At Union Lido campers with wheelchairs have unrestricted access to various modern rental properties.

The supermarkets, restaurants, aqua parks and wellness areas are accessible for wheelchair users and there are sanitary facilities with disabled access. On the sports field there are designated games for campers with physical disabilities and the beautiful sandy beach is also accessible for wheelchair users via paved paths.

Union Lido has been a partner of the Italian organisation ‘Village for All’ for barrier-free campsites and holiday villages for several years.