Where you can wild camp on Dartmoor. Dartmoor is the one place in England where backpack camping on open moorland is allowed, within set areas and rules. This map shows the permitted zones, so you can plan a night under the stars in the right place.
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The rules in short
Where
Only within the shaded permitted areas, away from roads, walls and farmland, and not on enclosed fields or moorland edges outside the zones.
How
One or two small tents, for one or two nights, carried in and carried out. Leave no trace, take all litter home, and light no fires.
Plan your night
Pick a zone and a safe pitch
Choose a permitted area, then find flat, dry ground away from water that can rise. Combine this map with the firing times map if your route is in the north of the moor.
Backpack camping areas © Dartmoor National Park Authority. Our Dartmoor is a community project built with the help of AI. Always check the current rules with the National Park before you camp.
