Is wild camping allowed in Norway?
I will be visiting Norway during August and September. My question is: Is wild camping allowed in Norway? What are the rules, besides the obvious "take your litter with you when you leave"? Can I camp on pre-owned land?
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You can camp on "out-land", which is anything not maintained/cultivated like lawns, fields, etc. I don't think ownership is an issue (no land is not owned).
In "low-land" (<200m above sea level?) you can only camp (raise a tent) for two days in the same place, in the "high-land" (everything else) there is no limit.
https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allemannsretten (Addition: English)
Here are some more details. Tent must be at least 150m from any building. There may be additional restrictions during the reindeer hunt.
(Addition: For tidsrommet umiddelbart før og under villreinjakten kan departementet på nærmere avgrenset høgfjellsområde forby eller regulere teltslåing som kan være til ulempe for villreinjakten. approx "immediately before or during the reindeer hunt, in any designated high-mountain area, tenting may be forbidden or regulated")
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