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In the Parc National des Pyrénées ‘camping’ is not allowed but you can ‘bivouac’ with or without a small tent between the hours of 7.00pm and 9.00am, provided you are at least one hour’s walk from the access road. There are also aire de bivouac, which you may use, usually close to road access or to refuges. These are official wilderness campsites, occasionally with toilets and water. In practice similar rules apply to other mountain areas.

There is rarely any problem camping high in the mountains but discretion should be used when camping at lower levels. You should ask permission if you want to camp near villages, in farmer’s fields or close to a refuge. The daily stages given in this guide are intended for those using overnight accommodation. Those who are wild camping should ignore these stages and camp well away from the towns, villages and refuges.

If you are accustomed to always camping beside water you will sometimes have difficulty in finding suitable campsites, especially in the Basque Country and eastern Catalonia. If you are prepared to camp away from water, you have much more flexibility and you can often find campsites with spectacular views.