Campgrounds for backpackers in Wales

Picket Pods

• Small, friendly site on a farm 10 minutes' drive from Cowbridge
• Insulated and double-glazed pods with barbecue and electricity
• Ogmore and Southerndown beaches within 15 minutes' drive

Pen-Rhos Luxury Glamping

• Glamping in converted railway carriages on a peaceful Powys site
• A half-hour drive from the Elan valley and Builth Wells
• Walk to the local pub in half an hour for curry dinners

Penrallt Coastal Campsite

Go Wild Adventures

• Scenic hilltop site, five minutes' drive from pub and chip shop
• Half an hour's drive from Tenby, Saundersfoot and Pendine beaches
• Within half an hour of Oakwood, Heatherton and Folly Farm family parks

Grawen Caravan and Camping Park

Wild Cherry Camping

• Eco-friendly, off-grid site on a North Wales smallholding
• 30-minute drive to Chester for the cathedral, amphitheatre and zoo
• On-site shop with local produce; barbecues and campfires permitted

Gwalia Farm

• Adult-only pitches in a wild area of a working farm near Cemmaes
• Wildlife haven: look out for buzzards, newts, toads and otters
• Wild swimming allowed in the lake; beaches half an hour's drive away

7 Acres Camping

• No-frills wild camping fields and woodland at Hook in Pembrokeshire
• A 25-minute drive to Newgale Beach; half an hour to Oakwood Theme Park
• Off-grid site 10 minutes’ walk to the Cleddau Estuary and shops

Argoed Lwyd Outdoor Education Centre

• Spacious self-contained units at a Brecon Beacons activity centre
• A 10-minute drive from Brecon and 20 minutes from Pen y Fan
• Instructors on site for guided walks, canoeing and gorge walking

Coed Esgair Las Blue Ridge Woods Wildcamp

• Discrete Dyfi Valley wild camping site in 30 acres of working woodland
• A 20-minute drive from Tywyn beach and Penygader
• Multiple firepit areas and a four-wheel drive shuttle available

Coastland Holiday Park

• Well-maintained site half a mile from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
• Tenby 15 minutes’ drive; Oakwood Theme Park 20 minutes
• Launderette and playground on site; 100 yards from the A4139

Parc Elernion

• Scenic site surrounded by 52 acres of woodland wildlife haven
• A short walk from the beach, harbour and shops of Trefor
• Direct access to the Wales Coast Path

Bryncrach Farm Caravan Site

Penhill Farm Caravan Park

• Scenic farm site with public walking path accessible from the grounds
• A 10-minute drive to Llandeilo and 15 minutes to Carreg Cennen Castle
• Hair salon at the park and country roads for cycling in the surrounds

Wild Meadows Camping

• Simple and straightforward site in rural Carmarthenshire
• Carmarthen 10 minutes' drive; Saundersfoot half an hour
• Family-friendly no-pets camping pitches; barbecues allowed

Tynant Faerdref Camping Site