Campsite
Blair Castle Caravan Park
Nearest: pub 500 m, shop 250 m, waste point 50 m
- Tents
- Caravans
- Hook-up
- Dogs allowed
Campsites in the Cairngorms
We list 20 places to camp in the Cairngorms National Park: 11 campsites and 9 caravan sites, from OpenStreetMap.
In the Cairngorms there is 1 beach and 6 motorhome-accessible waste points (OpenStreetMap).
- Places to camp
- 20
- Caravan sites
- 9
- Dog-friendly, confirmed
- 13
- Beaches
- 1
- Motorhome waste points, confirmed accessible
- 6
- Shops selling bottled gas
- 1
Map
Campsites in the Cairngorms
Best-documented first. 20 places to camp.
Campsite
Dalraddy Holiday Park
Nearest: pub 3.1 km, waste point 8.4 km
- Tents
- Caravans
- Hook-up
- Dogs allowed
Campsite
Rothiemurchus Camp and Caravan
Nearest: pub 500 m, shop 2.6 km, waste point 4.6 km
- Tents
- Caravans
- Hook-up
- Toilets
Caravan site
Ballater Caravan Park
Nearest: pub 450 m, shop 500 m
- Tents
- Caravans
- Hook-up
- Dogs allowed
Campsite
Oakwood Caravan & Camping Park
Nearest: pub 2.1 km, shop 1.2 km, waste point 50 m
- Tents
- Caravans
- Hook-up
- Dogs allowed
Campsite
Glenmore Camp Site
Nearest: beach 400 m, waste point 9.4 km
- Tents
- Caravans
- Hook-up
- Dogs allowed
Caravan site
High Range Holiday Complex
Nearest: pub 200 m, shop 450 m, waste point 3.1 km
- Dogs allowed
- Toilets
- Showers
Campsite
Grantown-on-Spey Caravan Park
Nearest: pub 750 m, shop 650 m, waste point 750 m
- Tents
- Caravans
- Dogs allowed
Towns in the Cairngorms
Town
Aviemore
Nearby areas
National park
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Island
Mull
Island
Isle of Skye
Island
Bute
Island
Coll
Island
Jura
Questions
How many campsites are there in the Cairngorms?
We list 20 places to camp in the Cairngorms from OpenStreetMap: 11 campsites, 9 caravan sites and 0 for both.
Which campsites in the Cairngorms are dog-friendly?
13 campsites have dogs confirmed as allowed. Most of the other 7 do not say either way yet, so check before you go.
Where can I empty a motorhome toilet in the Cairngorms?
OpenStreetMap lists 6 motorhome-accessible waste (Elsan) points in the Cairngorms (canal boaters' points are not counted). Each campsite page shows the nearest one.
Sources
- Campsites, facts and places: OpenStreetMap, imported 24 October 2026
- Beaches, waste points, bottled gas shops and LPG autogas pumps: OpenStreetMap, imported 27 October 2026
- Boundary: OpenStreetMap relation 9838401
- Counts on this page built 3 November 2026
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
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