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The 5 Best Places to Camp in the Highlands
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Wilderness Scotland have come up with a list of The 5 best places to camp in the Highlands. With pros and cons of each site, they range from Glen Etive to the Cairngorms and from beach side to mountainside locations. What do you think of the list, do you have any other favourite camping spots in the highlands?
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Beginners Guide to Wild Camping however I'm not sure if my kids are quite ready for this yet.
Although there are now camping bylaws on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, there is a great camping spot between Balmaha and Rowardennan at Sallochy, where you are right by the water and can enjoy an informal camping experience with basic facilities. You can also hire a fire pit to toast your marshmallows on! I think I'm gonna try that first!!
It's worth emphasising that these are wild camp spots - only Red Squirrel can be described as a campsite and even then it's an informal back-to-basics kind of site. The locations in Fisherfield, Glen Etive and the Cairngorms are remote, mountain locations, up in the hills several miles from the nearest road. Definitely not for car camping !!!
As a backpacker and wild camper these are exactly the kind of locations I love. There are hundreds more just like them away from the crowds - I've camped in too many to mention. You just need some basic gear, a midge hood and a sense of adventure. I'd take one of these places over a formal campsite every time
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On Kilmory Beach, Rum, overlooking the Skye Cuillin ...
This is on the summit of Sgor Mor in the Cairngorms ...
At the Three Brethren, on the Southern Upland Way (near Selkirk in the Borders) ...
On Beinn Trilleachan (Glen Etive) this February...
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@Edinblogger In terms of clothing, a good down jacket and warm trousers are a must. Down is great in cold, dry conditions but not so good when its wet
A good baselayer (merino wool is good, not cotton) is worth having plus, of course, good gloves that keep you dry as well as warm.
The temperature got down to about -7C in February when I wild camped so you need to make sure your sleeping bag is rated down to -10C or so. Some 3-season bags will cope with these temperatures, and they tend to be not as bulky/heavy as 4-season bags. My compromise is to take a 3-season bag and wear all your clothing at night ! I also have an inflatable sleeping mat that's good for winter conditions (where thin foam etc mats are not going to keep you warm enough).
So the message is: be prepared and take lots of gear !
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Also good further North was Applecross campsite - (where we switched to Wigwams)! Handy for those doing the NW500 and the famous Bealach na Ba classic route!