Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park: landscape and origins
At Loch Lomond you need a permit to camp on the shore in summer – Scotland’s exception to the right of access.
Under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code you may wild camp responsibly almost anywhere in Scotland. Because large numbers of visitors and antisocial behaviour damaged the park’s busiest lochshores, byelaws have applied there since March 2017: in the Camping Management Zones you need a permit or a pitch at a campsite from March to September.
A permit is valid for a whole permit area, not a set pitch; there are no toilets or water. Every tent needs its own permit. Motorhomes may stay in designated areas from 19:00 to 10:00.
From 1 October 2026 to 28 February 2027 the byelaws do not apply; only the Access Code applies then. The National Park Authority’s campsites are closed in winter.
LLTNPA: Get a permit (Camping Management Zones, £4.50, season) ↗
The park in numbers
- Applies
- March to September
- Fare
- £4.50 per tent per night
- Maximum
- 3 nights per area
- Booking
- up to 4 weeks ahead
- Arrival
- from 13:00
- Departure
- by 11:00
- Motorhomes
- 19:00 to 10:00
- Winter 2026/27
- no permit needed
