The best camping destinations in Austria

Camping has been increasing since the Corona crisis. Many new campers have arrived in recent years, many of whom choose to vacation in their own country. The best campgrounds are in Sankt Gilgen (rating: 9.1) and the most popular state for camping is Styria (rating 8.9).

JetCamp has researched campgrounds in Austria to find the best Austrian camping destinations. Based on 404 campgrounds with 138,051 reviews, the best and most popular communities for camping in Austria have been identified.

In Austria there are several towns and villages where tourists like to spend their vacations. We divided our investigation into the community level and found that communities in the Carinthian and Styrian Alps and in the Niedere Tauern, as well as communities on Lake Ossiach are popular.

Campgrounds in the Carinthian and Styrian Alps

The Carinthian and Styrian Alps are among the most popular vacation destinations in Austria. Many tourists go there to explore the mountains, hike exciting trails and enjoy breathtaking views of huge craggy cliffs, picturesque valleys and sparkling lakes. There are 828 named mountains in the Carinthian and Styrian Alps, and Eisenhut is the highest peak. In the region you can choose between more than 30 campgrounds.

Top camping communities in the Carinthian and Styrian Alps (with at least 2 campgrounds) :

1. Municipality of Radenthein: Rating 9.0

2. Municipality of Millstatt: Rating 8.7

3. Municipality of Feldkirchen in Carinthia: Rating 8.1

Camping sites in the Lower Tauern

There are more than 20 campgrounds in the Niedere Tauern. Most campgrounds are surrounded by nature and allow dogs. The most popular way of camping here is by RV, a very comfortable way of camping. All you need is your own RV and the other things like entertainment, food etc. you can find at the campground.

Top camping communities in the Niedere Tauern (with at least 2 campsites):

1. Municipality of Schladming: rating 8.6

2. Municipality of Spielberg near Knittelfeld: rating 8.2

Campgrounds at Lake Ossiach

There are more than 10 campgrounds at Ossiacher See. Most of these are on the beaches and are pet-friendly, so you can bring your furry friend on vacation too. The most popular types of accommodation here are campgrounds, which are usually in the shade, and well-equipped bungalows.

Top camping communities at Lake Ossiach (communities with at least 5 campgrounds):

1. Municipality of Steindorf am Ossiacher See: Rating 8.7
2. Municipality of Ossiach: Rating 8.0

When looking for the best place to camp in Austria, it is good to know in which Austrian municipalities you can find the best campgrounds. To find out, we have created a top 5 of the municipalities with the best average rated campgrounds in Austria. When determining the top 5, we also took into account the minimum number of campgrounds per community, which in this case is five.

1. St. Gilgen (Salzburg): rating 9.1 (7 campgrounds)

2. Radenthein (Carinthia): Rating 9.0 (5 campgrounds)

3. Keutschach am See (Carinthia): Rating 8.8 (7 campgrounds)

4. Finkenstein am Faaker See (Carinthia): Rating 8.8 (5 campgrounds)

5. Villach (Carinthia): Rating 8.7 (7 campgrounds)

In order to find the camping hotspots in Austria, we also examined where in Austria most campgrounds are located. It turned out that the largest number of campgrounds can be found in the municipality of Spielberg near Knittelfeld (Formula 1 race track) in Styria with 13 campgrounds. In second place is the municipality of Sankt Gilgen with 7 campgrounds. The community of Ossiach completes the top 5 with 6 campgrounds.

1. Municipality of Spielberg near Knittelfeld (Styria): 13 campgrounds

2. Municipality of Sankt Gilgen (Salzburg): 7 campgrounds

3. Municipality of Keutschach am See (Carinthia): 7 campgrounds

4. Municipality of Villach (Carinthia): 7 campgrounds

5. Municipality of Ossiach (Carinthia): 6 campgrounds

Divided into 9 federal states, there are 404 campgrounds in Austria. In general, the campgrounds do well with an average of 8.4. Campers in Styria and Salzburg are the most satisfied with ratings of 8.9 and 8.8. The 9 Austrian federal states are on average between 8.9 and 7.8.

1. Styria: Score 8.9

2. Salzburg : rating 8.8

3. Carinthia: Rating 8.7

4. Tyrol: Rating 8.6

5. Vorarlberg : Rating 8.5

6. Lower Austria: Rating 8.5

7. Upper Austria: Rating 8.4

8. Burgenland: Rating 8.2

9. Vienna : rating 7.8

A popularity index was created to determine what makes a campground popular. This index was developed by looking at the number of ratings per municipality, federal state and Austria as a whole.

The number of campground reviews per community is divided by the highest number of reviews in a community. This number is then multiplied by 100. The number resulting from this calculation determines the popularity index of an area.

Some interesting details emerged from this index. It can be clearly seen that the municipalities with a high popularity index are in the Carinthia region, where there are large campgrounds/vacation resorts.

The top 5 according to the JetCamp Popularity Index:

1. Municipality of Radenthein (Carinthia): Index 100

2. Municipality of Finkenstein am Faaker See (Carinthia): Index 58

3. Municipality of Villach (Carinthia): Index 55

4. Municipality of Sankt Martin bei Lofer (Salzburg): Index 49

5. Community of Natters (Tyrol): Index 45

Styria

1. Municipality of Hirschegg-Pack: Rating 8.9

2. Municipality of Mureck: rating 8.8

3. Municipality of Gleichenberg: rating 8.8

Salzburg

1. Municipality of Wald im Pinzgau: Rating 9.2

2. Municipality of Sankt Gilgen: Rating 9.1

3. Municipality of Altenmarkt im Pongau: Rating 8.9

Carinthia (*based on at least 5 campgrounds per municipality)

1. Municipality of Radenthein: Rating 9.0

2. Municipality of Finkenstein am Faaker See: rating 8.8

3. Municipality at the lake: rating 8.8

Tyrol

1. Municipality of Längenfeld: Rating: 9.4

2. Municipality of Kössen: Evaluation: 8.9

3. Municipality of Eben am Achensee: Evaluation: 8.9

Vorarlberg

1. Municipality of Sankt Gallenkirch: rating 8.7

2. Municipality of Mittelberg: Rating 8.7

3. Municipality of Dornbirn: Rating 8.5

Lower Austria

1. Hainfeld community: rating 9.6

Upper Austria

1.Municipality Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut: rating 8.9

2. Municipality of Steinbach am Attersee: rating 8.7

3.Municipality of Sankt Lorenz: Rating 8.0

Burgenland (*based on at least 1 campground per municipality)

1. Municipality of Lutzmannsburg: Rating 9.6

2. Municipality Jennersdorf: rating 9.3

3. Municipality of Frauenkirchen: rating 8.8

Vienna (*based on at least 1 campground per municipality)

1st District Municipal District Inner City: Rating 7.8

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