Wild camping in Slovenia: is it allowed? (2026)
Wild camping and free-standing with a campervan are banned in Slovenia and actively fined — only staying in official mountain huts and at emergency bivouac shelters high in the mountains is allowed.
What's allowed
- Staying in official mountain huts (koče) in the high mountains
- An emergency bivouac at an official bivouac shelter if you can no longer reach a hut
- Camping on an official campsite (avtokamp)
- Staying with a campervan at a designated motorhome spot (postajališče za avtodome)
What's not allowed
- Pitching a tent outside campsites, including on private land
- Wild camping in Triglav National Park
- Free overnight stays with a campervan around Bled, Bohinj and the Soča valley
- Open fires in nature
Slovenia is one of the strictest countries in Europe when it comes to wild camping. There is no ‘right to roam’, and free camping outside official campsites is banned by law — even with the landowner’s permission.
Strictly banned and enforced
Wild camping (‘divje kampiranje’) and free-standing with a campervan are banned on both public and private land. The basis lies in the public-order law, which penalises overnight stays in non-designated places. The standard base fine is around €83. In the low season and away from tourist areas enforcement is patchy, but in the mountains and by the lakes — especially from June to September — rangers and police actively patrol.
Triglav National Park
In Triglav National Park (TNP), tents and overnight stays outside designated areas are not allowed, nor is parking campervans and caravans. Fines for individuals here range between €100 and €1,000. Open fires are banned in nature.
The high-mountain exception
There is no rule that says it’s ‘allowed above 2,000 metres’. What does exist: official bivouac shelters (bivaki) and mountain huts are open refuges for emergencies, intended for when you can no longer reach a staffed hut before dark. An emergency overnight stay in or near such a shelter is part of normal mountaineering and is tolerated. But pitching a tent to ‘wild camp’ near the huts is not allowed. Overnight stays in the mountains belong in the official huts (such as the Triglavski dom at 2,515 m).
Fines (increased since 2025)
In the busiest Julian Alps municipalities — Kranjska Gora, Bohinj, Bled, Radovljica and Gorje — a raised, uniform fine of €500 per person has applied since 2025 (halved to €250 if you pay quickly). Wardens patrol in the evening, issue warnings, and fine anyone who stays to sleep. In Triglav the fine rises to €1,000.
With a campervan
Free overnight stays with a campervan outside campsites or designated motorhome spots are banned — not on car parks, not by the roadside, not on private land. Slovenia has cracked down hard in recent years around Lake Bled, Bohinj and the Soča valley. Use an official campsite or a designated postajališče za avtodome.