(LATEST ADDITIONS FOR NORTHERN GERMANY IN MAY 2007,
AND BAVARIA IN SEPT 2007)
INTRODUCTION
Germany caters very well for motorcaravanners, both with
campsites and with overnight parking ("Stellplatz"). These Stellplatz, (which
are in addition to the normal motorway rest-areas where overnighting is allowed), come in
all sizes from three to one hundred vehicles and are widely distributed. Some are free,
some have a nominal charge of 4 - 7E. They may have services, (again usually a nominal
charge, 1 - 2E). They are usually intended to be overnight stops, but certain sites have
no time limit. I've noticed in 2003 that several sites have started charging, some with no
improvement in services, but others improving towards French municipal site standards.
I have found three very useful books which are available in
caravan accessory shops and many bookshops:
STELLPLATZ-ATLAS DEUTSCHLAND (SA) by PRO MOBIL and published by
Hallwag International. This comes in two volumes, north and south, each of which costs
34.80DM (in 2001). The south volume contains most of the popular tourist areas, and has
details and some photographs of 800+ sites (1200+ in 2003). A selection of these are given
a 1 - 2 page write-up, but if your German is a bit dodgy there are simple summaries of the
sites, including price, available services etc. The north volume contains 1000+ sites (in
2003), though some of these are duplicated in the south volume.
ADAC STELLPLATZ FUHRER. (SF). Very good guide containing over
1600 stellplatz details. Also some parking places for Austria and Italy.
WOHNMOBIL STELLPLATZE (WS) by Dr Dieter Semmler and published by
RID-Verlag, and costing 38.80DM (in 2000). This is a more personal approach, where Dr
Semmler details 300 free overnight stops that he has visited in Germany, which are close
to motorway exits. The book is organised in motorway order, and details of facilities,
etc. are listed for each site.
In addition, I've acquired a booklet called "Die
Juzi-Liste" which is produced by J. Zimmerman. I was approached on a stellplatz by
someone selling them "door to door". It costs 10DM, and contains details of over
2500 stellplatze - very good value! Details can be found at www.stellplatzliste.de.
There is also a section on German Stellplatz in the French Guide
Officiel Des Etapes Camping Cars.
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INDEX
BADEN-WURTTEMBERG
BAD TEINACH BLAUBEUREN BLUMBERG
BREISACH
FREIBURG KISSLEGG-IM-ALLGAU
LOFFINGEN NECKARSULM
NURTINGEN OHRINGEN
ROTTWEIL SINGEN ULM VILLINGEN WEIKERSHEIM
WEINHEIM WERTHEIM
ZWINGENBERG
BAYERN (BAVARIA)
AMBERG ANSBACH ASCHAFFENBURG ASCHAU BAD NEUSTADT BAMBERG BAUNACH BEILNGRIES BURGBERNHEIM
COBURG EBERN EICHSTATT ELTMANN FISCHBACHAU FREYUNG GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN HASSFURT INZELL IPHOFEN
KIEFERSFELDEN KREUZ-WERTHEIM LALLING LENGGRIES
LOHR AM MAIN MANCHING MARKTBREIT MILTENBERG MUNNERSTADT NEUMARKT NORDHEIM NORDLINGEN NUREMBERG OBERAMMERGAU
OBERAUDORF RAMSTHAL
ROTHENBURG ROTTINGEN SCHONGAU
SYLVENSTEINSEE TAUBERETTERSHEIM VOLKACH
WASSERTRUDINGEN WIPFELD
WOLFRATSHAUSEN WURZBURG
ZEIL AM MAIN
HESSEN
ALSFELD BAD WILDUNGEN FRANKENBERG
GRUNBERG HOFGEISMAR
HOMBERG LAUTERBACH ROTENBURG a d FULDA
SCHLITZ WEILBURG
AN DER LAHN WOLFHAGEN
NIEDERSACHSEN
DELMENHORST DUDERSTADT GEESTE HANN. MUNDEN LEER
NORDHORN
PAPENBURG REMELS RHEDE
SCHUTTDORF STADTHAGEN SULINGEN WILDEHAUSEN
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN (NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA)
BLANKENHEIM BORKEN DORSTEN ECKENHAGEN GEMUND HOXTER JULICH MINDEN MONSCHAU NIDEGGEN OLPE SIMONSKALL SOEST STOLBERG WIEHL
WINDECK-DATTENFELD ZULPICH
RHEINLAND PFALZ
BRODENBACH EDENKOBEN
GAU-ALGESHEIM LOF NEUSTADT a.d. WEINSTRASSE OSTHOFEN RHEINBOLLEN SPRENDLINGEN VALLENDAR WESTHOFEN WORMS
SACHSEN
GORLITZ
SACHSEN-ANHALT
QUEDLINBURG WEISSENFELS
ALSFELD (HESSEN) - Free motorcaravan parking at
Fuldaer Tor parkplatz. Sani-station services (0.5E chem disp, 0.5E fresh water 3.5
minutes). Hardstandings next to the river Schwalm. Beautiful old town, good walks. SA.
(May, 2002). Index
AMBERG (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan park for
approx. 20 vans at the Fachhochschule in Infanteriestrasse. Very quiet. Lovely old town
and river. Holiday Clean at Cleanpark. SA. (May 2002). Index
ANSBACH (BAVARIA) - designated motorcaravan
parking area at motorway services - security guard patrols at night. Traffic noise. Clean
toilets. Useful overnight stop. 10DM (10DM voucher given towards meal at services). (Sept
1999). Index
ASCHAFFENBURG
(BAVARIA) - Grossostheimer Strasse. Designated motorcaravan parking by the side of the
river Main, alongside the Volkfestplatz. No fixed charge, but donation box at entrance.
Space for 20 - 30 vans, level,shaded, illuminated, quiet at night. Water/waste point
(donation box) approx. 0.5Km away at edge of Volkfestplatz. Some electricity points
(0.5E/Kwh). Lovely town with castle on edge of river. Very good cycle tracks go right past
stellplatz, following the river, and going to beautiful parks. Ice cream van visits the
site. SF. (May 2007). Index
ASCHAU (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan area at
pretty location in the grounds of the "Festhalle", directly below the castle. No
facilities. Seemed a quiet spot, but avoid on Fridays as there is a disco held opposite,
and as the night progressed, more youngsters arrived in cars. Eventually we packed up and
moved to a car park within the town (no signs banning, but really only for cars. Luckily
our van is only 17 feet long). WS. (July 2000). Index
BAD NEUSTADT (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan
park for 30 vans. Free electricity (at moment), free Holiday Clean. Level, shaded, quiet.
Nice walk into lovely spa town, beautiful park. (June 2003). Index
BAD TEINACH (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Free
parking for 20 vans at swimming pool car park. 24 hours only. No facilities but there is a
waterworks next door. Pretty spa town with lovely walks. SA. (Sept 2001). Index
BAD
WILDUNGEN (HESSEN) - Am Bahnhof. Designated Stellplatz by railway station. (End of line,
so noise not a problem). 17 parking places separated by hedges, some with shade.
Hardstanding, electricity (1E/2 Kwh), illuminated, level. Water/waste point, (water
1E/45L). 1E/kurtax/night , donation box. Nice old spa town with lovely gardens and spa
centre, with 3 types of mineral water available - we stayed several days, taking the
waters. Good cycle tracks up into the gardens. Many half timbered houses. SF. (May, 2007).
Index
BAMBERG (BAVARIA) - Parking in Park + Ride car
park, Heinrichsdamm (south east part of Bamberg). No facilities, 24 hours only. Useful
stop-off to see Bamberg, a beautiful town with a half timbered town hall built on a bridge
between the two halves of the town. 2DM/night. SA. (July 2000). Index
BAUNACH (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan park at
Altstadtparkplatz. No services. Normally quiet location by river (shaded) - we made the
mistake of staying on a Friday night - noisy! Pretty town - good overnight stop. SA. (May
2002). Index
BEILNGRIES (BAVARIA) - Parkplatz am Hafen.
Carpark by canal, unofficial, but no problem (there may be in high season). Lovely spot,
nice walks, WC, Info Centre, but no services. Nice town, we went to Fischfest in evening -
fish meals, beer and group. (June 2003). Index
BLANKENHEIM (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) - Free
motorcaravan park (no overnight parking for caravans) with approx. 50 places, situated
next to small lake and tennis courts. Service point - chem. disp/fresh water 1Dm,
Electricity 1Dm. Pretty location in a small half-timbered town overlooked by a Schloss,
now used as a youth hostel. ET. (July 2000). Index
BLAUBEUREN (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Motorcaravan
park at Sports Hall P6 - 5E/night, Sani-station - 1E. Space for 15 vans, shaded,
level. Well signposted. Pretty town, nice walks, watermill. SA. (June 2003). Index
BLUMBERG (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - P1, Werner
Gerber Sportzcentrum. Free park for 10 - 15 vehicles at entrance to the town, next to the
sport centre. Parking up to 48 hours, free chem. disposal and fresh water. SA. (Sept
2001). Index
There is also another parking area (P2) next to a railway
museum (Zollhaus) half a mile before the town, with space for up to 10 vehicles, again for
48 hours, but no services. SA (Sept 2001). Index
BORKEN (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) - Free parking by
"Aquariusbad" leisure centre. Signposted, grassed, level, shaded. Space fo 20
vans, quiet. No services. Ok for stopover on the way north. Open all year. SF. (June,
2006). Index
BREISACH (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Free motorcaravan park in the Josef-Bueb
Strasse Parkplatz (stated as 10DM in SA!) for up to 40 motorcaravans. Sani-station
services adjacent (2DM waste, 2DM fresh water). Very popular with all nationalities.
Lovely location on the Rhine, and below a very pretty town. Allowed to stay up to three
days. A quiet location, apart from some youngsters playing loud music in the early hours.
ET/SA. (Aug 2000). Index
BRODENBACH (RHEINLAND PFALZ) -
Parkplatz Salzwiese. Free reserved parking, signposted off main road alongside river
Mosel. Quiet at night with occasional train noise from other side of river - not a
problem. Tarmaced, level, with some shading by trees. No services, but free water/waste
across river in Lof (about a mile away). Lovely town with beautiful views of the Mosel,
and good walks and cycle paths along the river. We stayed a couple of days, exploring and
found other informal parking along the river. SF. (Sept 2007). Index
BURGBERNHEIM
(BAVARIA) - reserved motorcaravan park next to the open air swimming pool. Room for 8
vans, Holiday Cleany service point, free waste water disposal, 0.5E/electricity,
0.5E/fresh water. Free toilets. Quiet (apart from frogs at night), level, signposted
(small!). Small town with pretty church. SF. (June, 2007). Index
COBURG (BAVARIA) - Free parking for 5 vans in
Grossparkplatz "Anger", in a reserved corner of a large car park. Sani-station
in petrol station "Aral Tankstelle" in Bambergerstrasse. Lovely old town with
lots of old buildings - nice walk through park to fortress. Parking place can be noisy at
night (teenagers). There is also a large function tent erected for beer festivals etc.
(There's another parking place at the swimming pool - further out of town). SA. (May
2002). Index
DELMENHORST (NIEDERSACHSEN) - Reisemobilhafen Delmenhorst, An der
Graften. Free parking in public car park by swimming pool (Delfina) and municipal park.
Free water/waste facility (a bit the worse for wear), recycling bins etc. We didn't stay
as it was too crowded with cars, and there was no other company. SF. (June, 2006). Index
DORSTEN (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN)
- free park for 20 vans, level, illuminated, electricity (1E for 10hrs), rubbish bins.
Hardstanding, but could be messy in wet weather. Sani Station by swimming pool
(0.5Km away). Situated between river Lippe and a canal. Nice town with good shops. We were
approached by Tourist Info lady with brochures, maps, etc. - very friendly. Bread delivery
in morning. (May 2005). Index
DUDERSTADT
(NIEDERSACHSEN) - P & R Parkplatz, Adenauerring. Free parking, Sani-Station service
point, 1E water, 1E waste. Level, hedged, (some overgrown). Open all year. Beautiful old
walled town, nice walks through parkland to altstadt. (May 2005). Index
EBERN (BAVARIA) - Motorcaravan park next to town
wall (5E/night). Large area, (40-50 vans), WC, shower, chem disp. water, elec. inc.
(Ticket collector issues key to WC/shower, and connects to elec.point). Pretty old town,
lovely main street. We were recommended to try the meals in a Gasthof -
LAURENTIUS-STUBCHEN, by a German motorcaravanner, and he was dead right - lovely meals too
large to finish, and cheap beer! SA. (June 2003). Index
ECKENHAGEN
(NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) Rodener Platz. Free parking for 5 vans, quiet, slight slope. There
was a service point specified in the book, but we couldn't find it. Pleasant little town
with small Kurpark. OK for overnight stop. SF. (May, 2007). Index
EDENKOBEN (RHEINLAND PFALZ) - motorcaravan
park for up to 50 vans (hardstanding). Very popular with Germans. 5DM for parking,
1DM for Holiday Clean Services (40 litres water). Close to town centre with shops,
restaurants etc. SA. (Sept 2001).Index
ELTMANN (BAVARIA) Parkplatz
Mainlande. Free signposted parking next to river Main. No services (supposed to be water
outlet, but I couldn't find it), but nice location. Good cycle path along river. Centre of
town quite busy for traffic. Open all year. SF. (June 2007). Index
EICHSTATT (BAVARIA) - Motorcaravan park at
Volkfestplatz (6E/night, inc. elec.). Lovely spot next to river. WC, shower, service point
(at entrance,- 200M away). Level, shaded, very popular. Nice walk along river (0.25 mile)
to beautiful old cathedral town. Nice park. We stayed two days. (June 2003). Index
FISCHBACHAU (BAVARIA) - Gasthof zur Post,
Hagnberg Strasse (Hammer) - free motorcaravan parking in hotel car park. Free water (we
were offered free electricity as well). Made very welcome by hotel owner, Wolfgang. Good
cheap meals in restaurant. ET. (July 2000). Index
(N.B. MAY NO LONGER BE FREE - 2006)
FRANKENBERG
(HESSEN) - Stellplatz Ederberglandhalle. Dedicated parking for 5 - 6 vans, hedges, grass,
some gravel, fairly level, quite popular. (A bit muddy when it rains). Service point,
1E/30 litres water, 1E/ KWH electricity. Nice old town with a beautiful Rathaus. We stayed
a couple of days, cycling around the adjoining park and country lanes. Good shopping
centre. Open all year, up to 3 nights. SF. (May 2007). Index
FREIBURG (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Parkplatz von
wvd-Sudcaravan, Hanferstrasse 30, Hochdorf - free parking for up to 2 days on motorcaravan
dealer parking area in suburb of Freiburg. Holiday Clean services available at site. OK
for overnight parking if you've spent the day in Freiburg, which is a lovely old city. SA.
(Sept 2001). Index
FREYUNG (BAVARIA) - 2 parking places in this
pretty town above Passau. One at P1, near the swimming pool, slightly sloping, near the
Passau road, but close to the town. The other is at the ski lifts, further away from the
town (1Km), level shaded, and quiet, with a WC. There are no services at the parking
places, but you can use the "Klarenlage" (water works) facilities. Lovely
surrounding scenery of the Bavarian forest. SA. (May 2002).
FREYUNG - Second park at ski lifts. Index
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (BAVARIA) - Motorcaravan
park at the Olympic Ski Stadium (10DM) - the machine wasn't working while we were
there. Very popular with Germans. Services provided by Sani-station. Limit of three
days. Good walks up to the waterfalls. ET/SA. (Aug 2000). Index
GAU-ALGESHEIM (RHEINLAND PFALZ) - Free
motorcaravan park for 30 - 40 vehicles (10 places dedicated with elec. points 4DM for 24
hours). Service point available (1DM - 10 minutes of water). Well signposted, pleasant
town with shops, restaurants. ET. (Oct 2001). Index
GEESTE (NIEDERSACHSEN) - Parkplatz am
Speicherbecken, Biener Strasse 13. Large free motorcaravan park by lake. No service point,
but there are toilets and an info. centre. Quiet overnight. SF. (June, 2006). Index
GEMUND (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) -
Gemund Am Kurpark, Pfarrer-Kneipp-Strasse. Dedicated parking for 20-30 vans next to park.
6E/night per van, + 0.5E/person Kurtax. Fresh water 0.5E/50 litres. 2.5E/waste. Nice town
with good cycle paths. Hardstanding, quiet at night. (Sept
2007). Index
GORLITZ (SACHSEN) - Altstadt
Parkplatz, Hugo Keller Strasse. Walled parking place by Council offices, 5E/24hrs. 2
electricity points available. Beautiful old town on Polish border (town in two parts
seperated by river). Lots of renovation taking place (2005). Illuminated. No water or
waste. (May 2005). Index
GRUNBERG (HESSEN) -
Stellplatz Grunberg, Gerichtstrasse. Small free car park (signposted) just off main road
through Grunberg. Hardstanding, slight slope. Elec. and St San service point a little way
up the road, 0.5E for water. OK for nightstop. Open all year, up to three nights. SF. (May
2007). Index
HANN. MUNDEN
(NIEDERSACHSEN) - Am Werraweg. Free parking, no services. (Another stellpatz at Parkplatz
Tanzwerder with service point, 5.10E/night). Lovely town by three rivers, hardstanding,
level, quiet at night, popular (there was a festival on at the time). (June 2005). Index
HASSFURT (BAVARIA) - Motorcaravan park (Am
Gries) by river Main. (4E/night, 1E electricity). WC, water, etc. Pretty town, walks by
river, popular with Germans. (June 2003). Index
HEIDELBERG (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Free parking
in University Park + Ride car park - no facilities. Approx. 500m from river, then 1500m
along lovely river walk (or you can catch the bus!) to old bridge and town centre.
Wonderful place but very crowded with foreign tourists. (July 2000). Index
HOFGEISMAR
(HESSEN) - Parkplatz Salber Tor. Free parking in large parking area - space for 50 vans.
Holiday Clean service point, 1E/80 - 100 litres, or 0.10E/ 8 - 10 litres (good idea), also
electricity points. Open all year, up to 3 days. Public WC (closed when we were here).
Lovely town with lots of old buildings and pretty town square. Cycle paths around the town
and outskirts. SF. (May 2007). Index
HOMBERG (Hessen) -
(Stellplatz an der Wassmuthshauser Strasse/Dresdener Allee. Free dedicated motorcaravan
parking for 10 vans on outskirts of lovely old town. Holiday Clean water/waste point,
1E/80 litres water, 6 free electricity points. Hardstanding, illuminated, open all year. A
little far out from the centre, but the local tourist office said there were plans to
relocate it more centrally. SF. (May 2007). Index
HOXTER (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) -
Flossplatz. Lovely location beside river Weser. Very pretty old town. Large level parking
space, 5E/day. Holiday Clean service point - free chem disp., water 1E/60L. Rubbish bins,
illuminated. Train noise in early night - stopped later. (May 2005). Index
INZELL (BAVARIA) - Free parking in P2, next to
the Information Centre. (We were charged 1.45E/person "Kurtax", but I think this
was a "one-off" however many nights we stayed, because this was a spa town).
Beautiful small town with lovely walks and a nice Kurpark, with spa waters (for paddling -
ice-cold!). Level, some shade, no services (we got some water from the Info Centre). I
believe the local water works catered for waste disposal on work days. We saw a lovely
brass band concert in the park on Sunday morning. SA. (June 2003). Index
IPHOFEN (BAVARIA) - Parkplatz
am Einersheimer Tor, Einersheimer Strasse. Free parking for 10 - 15 vans. Holiday Clean
service point, 1E/water. Very clean WC. Quiet at night, illuminated. Open all year. Lovely
small walled town with pretty gate towers. Good cycling and walks. SF. (June 2007). Index
JULICH (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) - Free motorcaravan
parking at the Parkplatz Karl-Knipproth Stadium, on outskirts of pretty town known for its
16th century citadel. Max. 3 days stay. Space for up to 25 vehicles and services provided
by a "Holiday Clean" (1E). (In 2007, Holiday Clean out of action - new service
point has been installed at the entrance to the camping field before the free stellplatz -
still 1E/water). A short walk over a pedestrian river bridge to the town - good riverside
walks, good stop-off before crossing Belgium to the ferry ports. SA. (May 2001). Index
KIEFERSFELDEN (BAVARIA)
- free parking behind Rathaus. Room for 5 vans, no services. Hardstanding, shaded, quiet
at night. Good stop off near the Austrian border. Pretty town with shops, restaurants etc.
(Sept 2007). Index
KISSLEGG-IM-ALLGAU (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Free
motorcaravan park next to the Obersee swimming pool. Chem disp and water available, also
electricity (1DM/KWH). Water was 1DM/10 litres! - however the dispenser seemed faulty, and
we asked for (and were given) water at the swimming pool entrance. There were two other
locations in the town, but I'm not sure about the facilities. ET/SA. (Aug 2000). Index
KREUZ-WERTHEIM (BAVARIA) - Free
motorcaravan parking on river Main with beautiful view over the river to Wertheim and its
castle. Quiet. Free chemical WC and wash basin (clean), but no fresh water. Preferable to
free parking in Park 4 in Wertheim, which is by a noisy overpass. We awoke on
Saturday to a thriving flea market! Wertheim is a beautiful old town, with good outside
music (jazz quartet, balalaika/accordion trio). (July 2000). Index (N.B. THIS SITE MAY NO LONGER BE
ALLOWED - 2003)
LALLING (BAVARIA) - Parkplatz am Gasthof (Zur
Post). Free motorcaravan park for 7 - 8 vans. Holiday Clean situated further away at
tennis courts (1E for water). Very pretty Bavarian village. (Corpus Christi parade took
place while we were there). SA. (May 2002). Index
LAUTERBACH (HESSEN) - free motorcaravan park
at Freizeitcentrum (3 reserved places). Bar and restaurant close by - good walks marked
out. We walked to the "Schloss Eisenbach" - very pretty. Service point at David
Eifert Strasse ("Holiday Clean"). SA. (May, 2002). Index
LEER (NIEDERSACHSEN) - Parkplatz P9, Grosse
Bleiche. Free parking at edge of public car park for 6 vans. Sani Station, 1E water, 1E
waste. Shaded, level, quiet overnight. 3 days max., open all year. Lovely town with
boardwalk along river, good shops, old buildings. SA. (June, 2006).
LEER (NIEDERSACHSEN) - Hafenstrasse, Nesselstrasse. 2nd free
parking place for 8 vans , no services. 3 days max., open all year. Index
LENGGRIES (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan
parking at the ski-lift car park (Brauneck Bergbahn). No facilities. Lovely views and good
walks nearby. Popular with German motorcaravanners. There is supposed to be a 24 hour
limit, but everybody stays longer. 10 minute walk into town. ET. (July 2000). Index (N.B. THIS SITE MAY NO LONGER BE ALLOWED -
2003)
LOF (RHEINLAND PFALZ) - SOG-Entluftungssysteme,
Industrial estate, In der Mark 2. Free parking for 10 vans in Ind. unit above Lof, a small
town on the Mosel. Free water/waste point and electricity, level, hardstanding,
illuminated, quiet at night. Popular for vans staying along the river Mosel. SF. (Sept
2007). Index
LOFFINGEN (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Parkplatz am Waldbad. Free parking for up
to 10 vehicles at the Waldbad ("forest baths") near the Schwarzwald park.(1 - 2
miles from Loffingen town). Very quiet location (out of season), which closes at end of
September. 10DM jeton required for water and electricity. SA. (Sept 2001). Index
LOHR AM MAIN
(BAVARIA) - Mainlande Lohr. Free dedicated parking for 15 - 20 vans in public car park
alongside river Main. Beautiful town with historic centre, castle and good cycle paths.
Water/waste point, (water 1E/100 litres). Public WCs, level quiet at night. Lovely views.
Met very friendly people at weekend street fair. Well worth a visit. SF. (June 2007). Index
MANCHING (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan park,
signposted at edge of town. Holiday Clean service point. Level, shaded, quiet. Quiet town,
OK for night halt. Buses use carpark as well, but not a problem. SA. (June 2003).Index
MARKTBREIT (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan
parking area by the river Main. No facilities, but the lady at the tourist office offered
us fresh water if we needed it! (We didn't). We did get fresh water the next day at
"Frankana", a camping shop between Marktbreit and Ochsenfurt - ask at reception.
Marktbreit is a quiet little town with a beautiful old gateway and buildings. The parking
area was frequented by a small group of drinkers, but we had no problems at all. WS. (July
2000). Index
MILTENBERG (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan
parking by river next to ESSO garage (Tim Straub, Luitpold Strasse). Service point in
garage - 1Dm for fresh water (supposed to be 50 litres, but you need to be quick - we took
two go's!). Lovely location, but site was noisy because of roadworks close by (would be OK
at other times). Very popular with Germans, some of whom seem to stay much longer than the
normal 1 - 3 days. Beautiful old town on the river Main, with lots of interesting river
traffic. ET. (July 2000). Index
Free motorcaravan parking at yacht club
on opposite side from town centre. No services. Beautiful views, quite crowded. (Holiday
Clean service point at petrol station no longer working). Open all year. Quiet at night.
SF. (June 2007). Index
MINDEN (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) - Parkplatz Kanzlers
Weide, Hausberger Strasse. Very large free parking area next to river, with grassed areas
and hardstanding, some shading. Sani station, 1E water, 1E waste, 1E elec. Footbridge over
river into a very pretty town with good shops and old buildings. Open all year, 3 days
max. SF. (June, 2006). Index
MONSCHAU (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) - Motorcaravan
park just above the beautiful half-timbered town in the Eifel region. Service point - 1Dm
chem disp/water, 1Dm for 10 hours electricity. Very popular site with Germans. Glassworks
on outskirts of town open to public. ET. 5Dm/night. (July 2000). Index
MUNNERSTADT (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan
park for 4 vans, Holiday Clean service point. Electricity 0.5E/Kwh. (June 2003).Index
NECKARSULM (BADEN WURTTEMBERG) - Large free
parking place next to "Aqua Toll" water park. Holiday Clean 1E. Walk along river
Sulm to town centre (10min). Parking is level and shaded, but dusty (presumably muddy when
wet). SA. (June 2002).Index
NEUMARKT in der OBERPFALZ (BAVARIA) - Free
parking for 20 vans at the Volkfestplatz. Holiday Clean - 1E for water. Short walk to
pretty town, good shops etc. Train noise throughout the night , and we woke up on Sunday
morning to find we were surrounded by cars arriving for a massive flea market -
extremely crowded when we left. SA. (June 2002). Index
NEUSTADT a.d.
WEINSTRASSE (RHEINLAND PFALZ) - Parking place on Martin Luther Strasse for up to 20
motorcaravans - 5Dm/night. Free water and chemical disposal. Hardstanding. Good location
for walking into centre. Very pretty town with excellent shops. Popular site. ET. (Sept
2001). Index
NIDEGGEN (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) - Free
motorcaravan park, no services. Lovely town with a castle on the hill (now a restaurant).
SA. (May, 2002) Index
NORDHEIM (BAVARIA) -
motorcaravan parking by the river Main, next to the ferry dock. Nice shaded area, though
can be muddy when raining. Lovely small town with good cycle paths around countryside.
Donation box for parking, services at waterworks. Quiet at night. (June 2007). Index
NORDHORN (NIEDERSACHSEN) -
Seenferstrasse/Heseper Weg. Large motorcaravan park at the entrance to a very pretty town.
Free parking, service point (Holiday Clean), water 1E/80L, elec. 1E/5 hr. Good cycle paths
from stellplatz along canals and lake. Good shopping, restaurants in town. Open all year.
SF. (June, 2006). Index
NORDLINGEN (BAVARIA) -
free parking for 9 - 12 vans next to public car park, in Kaiserwiese. Holiday Clean
service point - 2E/fresh water, 2E/chem.disposal. Public WC in car park. Lovely walled
town with good walks. Popular stellplatz, but noisy at night with "boy racers".
Open all year. (Oct, 2007). Index
NUREMBERG (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan park
for 8 vans at "Wuhrder See", east Nuremberg off the ring road (2 other parks off
ring road - one north, one south - all well signposted). No services but porta WC on car
park. Crowded on weekends. Site is next to lake with a path into the old town along the
lake. A pretty city, but lots of new buildings after WWII. SA. (May 2002). Index
NURTINGEN
(BADEN WURTTEMBERG) - free reserved parking at Festplatz, at Stellplatz Platschwiesen,
Stuttgarter Strasse. Quiet, level, hardstanding. St. San service point, 2E/130L water,
electricity 1E/12 hours. Pleasant town with good walks and cycle paths along river. (Sept
2007). Index
OBERAMMERGAU (BAVARIA) - Free motorcaravan
park at north exit to town. Supposed to be 8 - 22 hours limit, but several German vans
were parked and we had no problems. No facilities. Short walk into town full of marvellous
old buildings. (Aug 2000). Index
OBERAUDORF (BAVARIA) - Free parking for 10
vans at carpark below the Hotel Feuringer Tatzelwurm. Quiet (except for occasional
motorbikes during day) site on the Deutsch Alpine Road. Sloping, mostly unshaded. No
services. SA. (June 2003). Index
OHRINGEN (BADEN WURTTEMBERG) - Free parking at
Hallenbad, on Rendelstrasse. No services, but quiet night. Nice town, park even has a free
childrens zoo! SA. (June 2002). Index
OLPE (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) -
Freizeitbad am Biggersee, Seeweg 5. Free public parking by swimming pool, alongside river.
Cordoned off parking for motorcaravans. 12 places, electricity, (1E/ 10 hours), service
point, (St San) 1E/ water. Tarmac, level (slight camber). Fairly nondescript town. Open
all year, up to 3 nights. SF. (May 2007). Index
OSTHOFEN (RHEINLAND PFALZ) - very large free
motorcaravan park in front of festival hall - no services (services closed in 1998 because
of vandalism!) - Sani-Station services available at Texas Tankstelle "GAUS"
petrol station on Rheinstrasse (2.30DM). Reach there via the underpass adjacent to the
parking area, as the level crossing on the main street seemed to be permanently closed.
Only one other van while we were there, so a bit lonely! OK for overnight stop, but not
much in the town. SA. (May 2001). Index
OSTRHAUDERFEHN (NIEDERSACHSEN) -
Reisemobilstellplatz, Marktplatz am Rathaus, Liebigstrasse. Large motorcaravan park for 50
- 60 vans. 5E/night, inc. 2 tokens for the St Sani station (1 water, 1 waste). Electricity
2E. WC/showers available in adjoining tourist office. (deposit required). Open al
year. SF. (June, 2006). Index
PAPENBURG
(NIEDERSACHSEN) - Large free park at entrance to town. No facilities, grassed, level.
Beautiful town with canals through the main streets. We didn't stay the night as
there were wagons setting up for a market. (June, 2006). Index
QUEDLINBURG
(SACHSEN-ANHALT) - Schlossparkplatz, Wipertistrasse. 6 reserved motorcaravan places, 3E/24
hrs. St San service point, 1E water, 1E elec/6 hrs, free waste water. (Full sign after 6
tickets have been issued, but seems to be ignored, and more than 6 vans were parked while
we were there). Lovely medieval town with castle on rocky hill. Well worth a visit. There
are two other stellplatz around the perimeter of the town. (June 2005). Index
RAMSTHAL (BAVARIA) -
Festplatz am Feuerwehrhaus, Kreisstrasse KG4. Signposted parking by fire station in quiet
village. Water/waste point, 1E/80 litres, electricity 0.5E/Kwh. Open all year. SF. (June
2007). Index
REMELS (NIEDERSACHSEN) - "Paddle &
Pedal" station parking, Uferstrasse. Good free parking place for 5 vans by canal.
Free St San service point. Free electricity (3 points). Picnic tables, gravel surface,
level. Quiet at night. Open all year, 3 days max. Good cycle paths along canal, and into
town. Nice stopover, we stayed a couple of days. SF. (June, 2006). Index
RHEDE (NIEDERSACHSEN) - sports centre car park,
Kold'n Hauk. Quiet, free parking, illuminated. No facilities. Small town with a few shops
and restaurants. OK for overnight stopover. Max. 5 days, open all year. SF. (June, 2006). Index
RHEINBOLLEN (RHEINLAND PFALZ) - quiet car
park outside leisure centre (follow signs for Freiheitsbad). No facilities. This pretty
town is about a mile off the A61 and makes a good alternative to the motorway rest areas
for an overnight stop. WS. (June 2001). Index
ROTENBURG AN DER FULDA (HESSEN) - Free
motorcaravan park next to the railway station. Level, shaded, "St-San" sani
station. Elec pt 0.5E/KWH. Well tended site, very popular (newpaper man delivers in
mornings!). Lovely town on river, beautiful old buildings, very unusual Jacobite church.
Well worth visit. SA.(June 2003). Index
ROTHENBURG OB DER TAUBER
(BAVARIA) - Motorcaravan service area on outskirts of beautiful medieval town. Chargeable
water/waste service point, public toilets on site, though kept very clean. Very popular
with German motorcaravanners. 10DM/night from ticket machine. (Sept 1999). Index
ROTTINGEN (BAVARIA) -
Festplatz, Neubronner Strasse. Free large car park by river. St San service point (1E/2
minutes water). Parking for 8 vans by the river. Pretty town with extensive cycle paths.
Open all year, up to 3 nights parking. (June 2007). Index
ROTTWEIL (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Parkplatz am
Stadion, Stadionstrasse. Free parking for 20 vehicles at the sports centre, about 10
minutes walk from the town centre. Holiday Clean services (1 DM). Fairly popular site.
Rottweil is a lovely old fortified town with a character of its own. SA. (Sept 2001). Index
SCHLITZ (HESSEN) - Free parking at the swimming
pool. Sani-station - waste 1E, water 1E (out of order while we were there). Pretty old
town with 5 castles, very quiet. SA. (May 2002). Index
SCHONGAU (BAVARIA) - Free parking at the
Festplatz carpark on Lechuferstrasse. Room for 50 vans, quiet, level, some shade. Chem
disp., but we couldn't see any fresh water supply. Free for up to 7 days, then paying.Very
pretty walled town with old buildings. (June 2003). Index
SCHUTTDORF
(NIEDERSACHSEN) - Graf-Egbert-Strasse. Free parking by Quendorfer See. Pretty location by
a lake, grassed with trees. Gated, quiet. No facilities, although there is a service point
in the town, by the swimming pool. Cycle lanes around the lake and into the town. Open all
year, max. 3 days. SF. (June, 2006). Index
SIMONSKALL (NORDRHEIN-WESTHALEN) - Free
parking in small commune of Hurtgenwald. Pretty village with lovely gasthofs. Steep narrow
approach road. Very quiet, pretty church, no shops. Chem disp. installed, but out of order
while we were there. SA. (June 2003). Index
SINGEN (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Free parking in car
park at base of ruined castle (Hohentwiel), approx. 4Km off A81 at Singen. This was not an
official site, but there were no problems, and two or three German motorcaravanners were
also parked there. There was an information centre next door, which opened in the morning,
with toilets and fresh water. Nice walks up to the ruined castle on a pinnacle overlooking
lovely countryside. WS. (Aug 2000). Index
SOEST (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) -
Parkplatz Georg-Plange-Platz. Free parking shared with cars on Thomastor (not a problem).
St San service point, free chem disp., 1E water, 1E electricity (10 hrs). Level,
hardstanding, noise in day from road, but quiet in night (even on a Friday!). Soest is a
lovely walled town with lots of half-timbered house and good shops. Well worth a visit.
(May 2005).
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SPRENDLINGEN (RHEINLAND
PFALZ) - Reismobilplatz Wiesbach, Bachgasse. Large parking area by tennis courts and
swimming baths. Donation box for parking. Services - 2E for water, 2E for electricity.
Small town with shops, supermarkets. Good cycle paths. (Sept 2007). Index
STADTHAGEN
(NIEDERSACHSEN) - Wellenfreibad Tropicana, Jahnstrasse 2. Free parking for 10 vans by the
swimming pool, St. San service point, 1E for fresh water, waste water free. Hardstanding,
illuminated , level. Open all year,no limit. Lovely town with old buildings and a
castle. SF. (June, 2006). Index
STOLBERG-MAUSBACH (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) -
Hotel Sussendehl - close to Dutch border. situated in forest, free parking, use of
facilities, meals available at hotel. Good overnight stop. SA. (Sept 1999). Index
SULINGEN (NIEDERSACHSEN) - Parkplatz am
Stadtsee, Kornstrasse. Free parking for 20 vans, Sani-station, water 1E, waste 1E. Parking
by small lake, hardstanding, no shade. Open all year. SF. (June,2006). Index
SYLVENSTEINSEE (BAVARIA) - Fall - Free
motorcaravan parking in tiny village by beautiful lake, south of Lenggries. Well shaded in
lovely wooded area with new toilet block and service point (Sanistation, small charge).
Very popular and crowded on weekend, but large enough to accommodate 50 -60 vans. Lots of
walks by the lake and in the forest. (June 2003). Index
TAUBERETTERSHEIM
(BAVARIA) - Free parking at the river Tauber bridge.Nice location, no services. Good cycle
paths. (June 2007). Index
ULM
(BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - free motorcaravan parking at Donauhalle next to a beautiful park on
the river Danube, with several bierkellars and various facilities (giant chss, draughts!).
Ulm is a beautiful town with an old quarter and a magnificent cathedral. Services are
provided by a "Holiday Clean" (1DM). 3 days maximum stay, will accommodate
approx. 20 motorcaravans. SA. (May 2001) Index
VALLENDAR
(RHEINLAND PFALZ) - Parkplatz Am Rheinufer. Free reserved motorcaravan parking, marked for
3 vans (only 2 would fit!), by buses, at end of public car park. Good views overlooking
the Rhine, but very noisy throughout the day and night. Situated by a busy railway line -
express trains all night! Also car park busy in night - revving etc. Free water (not very
pure). There was also supposed to be free waste disposal but I couldn't find it. Two ways
to access to the car park,- if over 3M high, go over the railway line, or, if under 3M,
there is a signposted underpass further on. OK if you're stuck for somewhere to stay, but
I wouldn't stay again through choice. SF. (Sept 2007). Index
VILLINGEN-SCHWENNINGEN
(BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Messegelande, Waldeckweg, Schwenningen. 5 free parking places
outside the Exhibition Centre in Schwenningen. Holiday Clean services available
(sign for 1DM, but appeared to be free). Slightly scruffy surroundings, and noise from the
beer warehouse next door until 23.00 hours! OK to overnight park in order to see the very
pretty town of Villingen, but I wouldn't stay again, unless stuck. SA. (Sept 2001). Index
VOLKACH (BAVARIA) - Public
parking alongside the river Main, by the main bridge. Pretty town with historic centre.
5E/night, no services. Open all year. SF. (June 2007). Index
WASSERTRUDINGEN (BAVARIA) - free
motorcaravan parking area. Free drinking water, but no chem. disp. (supposed to be
available at local "klarenlage" - sewage works! We didn't use it.) Not much
here, but a good quiet overnight stop. SA. (July 2000). Index
WEIKERSHEIM (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - free
motorcaravan parking area by music college. WC, but no fresh water or chem disp. A lovely
old town with large castle and immaculate formal grounds. (the castle seemed to be used by
the music students - we could hear them practice in the towers). (July 2000). Index
WEILBURG AN DER LAHN (HESSEN) - Large
motorcaravan park next to the river Lahn (no direct access) and the fire station.
6E/night, inc. toilet,water, chem disp. electricity (if you could reach it! - we didn't
try). Facilities were locked up most of day - only open when attendant
present. Quiet, level, shaded, but we felt overpriced compared to other sites. Lovely
walled town, with castle overlooking river. Lovely gardens. SA. (June 2003). Index
WEINHEIM (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - Free
motorcaravan park (2 places only) at VW "Stocker" concession on Vierheimer
Strasse. Service point (Sani-station) - 1Dm drinking water, 1Dm waste. Fairly noisy until
showroom closes - OK after. Good stopover before Heidelberg. About 1 mile from
centre of Weinheim, a pretty town with many old buildings, beautiful square and castle
park. ET. (July 2000). Index
WEISSENFELS
(SACHSEN-ANHALT) - Caravan und Freizeitmarkt Gerth. Free dedicated parking place next to
Gerth caravan dealer in commercial centre. Holiday Clean service point, free waste, water,
electricity 1E (4 sockets). Good hypermarket opposite. Good stopover for East
Germany/Poland. (May 2005). Index
WERTHEIM (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG)
- Parkplatz Tauber, Linke Tauberstrasse. Dedicated motorcaravan parking under flyover. 5E/
night, St San service point, 1E/ 90 litres water. Skateboard park next door,but not a
problem. Youths and Cars in car park next door overnight - some noise. Cycle path along
river alongside parking. Wertheim is a beautiful town with an historic centre. Open all
year. SF. (June 2007). Index
WESTHOFEN (RHEINLAND PFALZ) - Free
motorcaravan park at parkplatz "Am Nickelgarten", well signposted. Space for 15
vans, sloping, (flat area at lower end), some shade. No services, but St-San service point
at garage at entrance to town (working hours only). Token from garage required (1E).
JL. (June 2003). Index
WIEHL (NORDRHEIN-WESTHALEN) - Free motorcaravan
parking at Freizeitcentrum park (cars are charged!) The service point was out of order
(being changed to Euros). - 3 reserved parking places. Excellent facilities in town
(ice-rink, tennis etc). Avoid on Friday or Saturday, as Disco is next door! SA. (May,
2002). Index
WILDEHAUSEN (NIEDERSACHSEN) - Am Krandel. Free parking place for 15 vans
near swimmimg pool, free water, no waste water facility, though there is one up the
road. Electricity 3E. grassed, hardstandins, shaded, quiet. Open all year. SF. (June,
2006). Index
WINDECK - DATTENFELD
(NORDRHEIN-WESTHALEN) - Free motorcaravan park signposted "Brunnenweg". 5 - 6
places separated by hedges, shaded, level, next to pretty park. Sani station (1.5E) at
other side of park. Nice parking on hot day but later on got too dark, so moved to second
site in town. SA. (June 2003). Index
Second site at riverside, ("Auf dem Greent") - large field with
lots of vans parked - very peaceful. At dusk, masses of may bugs came out for an hour or
so, luckily we were inside! SA. (June 2003). Index
WIPFELD (BAVARIA) - Free
parking in lovely location beside the river Main. No services. Quiet at night, level. A
nice place to relax. (June 2007). Index
WOLFHAGEN (HESSEN) -
Wohnmobilstellplatz Bruchwiesen, Siemensstrasse. New stellplatz in town park, with free
parking and Aqua Balance service point (1E/80L water, free chem disp). Level, gravel,
picnic tables, quiet, good location by lake. Lovely town, good stop-off. (June 2005). Index
WOLFRATSHAUSEN
(BAVARIA) - free parking for 5 vans at Servo Reisemobile motorhome dealer in
Hans-Urmiller-Ring 50 on small commercial estate on edge of town. Quiet at night. Free
water/waste. Nice town besides river, good shops and restaurants. Good nightstop for
southern Bavaria. Open all year. (Oct 2007). Index
WORMS (RHEINLAND PFALZ) - Free motorcaravan park
for 30 vehicles (max. 2 days), close to the Rhine. A service point is available 200m away
at the Gasthof Hagenau (1Dm for 100 litres of water). Good walks by the Rhine, excellent
shops, cathedral in the town. Some noise from river barges, but not a real problem. ET.
(Sept 2001). Index
WURZBURG (BAVARIA) - Free parking on quayside
car park facing "Kapelle" (beautiful old church) on opposite side of river Main.
Lovely views. No facilities, but free service point (chem. disp. and fresh water) at BP
garage on Mergentheimer Strasse (parallel to south side of river). Wurzburg has some
lovely old buildings and a large castle overlooking the old bridge covered with
statues. We had a quiet night, but were awoken at 6.00am by a massive Swiss cruiser
moored right by us! (July 2000). Index
ZEIL AM MAIN
(Bavaria) - Parkplatz Altstadt. Free parking in public carpark, no services. Hardstanding,
quiet. Open all year. OK for nightstop only. SF. (June 2007). Index
ZULPICH (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN) - Adenauer Platz -
Free motorcaravan parking for 5 vehicles, Sani-station (inc. elec.) - jeton required. Nice
town. ET. (Oct 2001).Index
ZWINGENBERG (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) - free
parking at Melivokus Halle parking place. Loud train noise all night. No services. Pretty
town. SA. (June 2002).Index
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