The best camping destinations in Spain

Camping is booming since the coronavirus crisis. In recent years, many new camping fans have joined the community. Many of them choose to spend their vacations in their own country. Does everyone know that the best campgrounds are in Espot (score: 9.0) and that the most popular camping destination is the municipality of Cambrils ?

JetCamp has done some research on campgrounds in Spain to find out which is the best camping destination in Spain. Based on 1,046 campgrounds with 628,736 reviews, we came to several conclusions. We look at factors such as the average rating of a campground per municipality and the popularity of campgrounds throughout Spain.

There are many campgrounds in Spain located in tourist areas: Catalonia, Cantabria, Murcia, Andalusia and many others. Choose the one you like best and go camping!

Campgrounds on the Costa Brava

The Costa Brava is undoubtedly one of the best places to enjoy the pleasant climate of the Mediterranean. Here there are more than 80 campgrounds. Most of them are pet-friendly, have swimming pools, and offer spacious campsites and well-organized rentals. The most popular type of camping here is family camping.

The 3 best municipalities for camping on the Costa Brava (with at least 5 campgrounds):

1. Municipality of Sant Pere Pescador: Rating: 8.5

2. Municipality of Roses: Rating: 8.4

3. Municipality of Castell-Platja d'Aro: Rating: 8.2

Campgrounds on the Costa Dorada

The Costa Daurada is known for its calm and shallow waters, its sandy beaches, its historic cities and its quiet coastal towns. There are more than 40 campgrounds in the area, located a stone's throw from the sea. The most popular type of camping here is family camping. Ideal to take your family and enjoy a carefree vacation next to the beach.

The 3 best municipalities for camping on the Costa Daurada (with at least 5 campgrounds):

1. Municipality of Tarragona: Rating: 8.5

2. Municipality of Creixell: Rating: 8.3

3. Municipality of Cambrils: Rating: 8.1

Campgrounds in Costa del Maresme

The Costa del Maresme has beautiful and extensive beaches, fishing villages and cities with a long history of tourism. The area offers more than 30 well-equipped campgrounds. The most popular type of campground is the family campground, so don't worry about your children during the vacations, because family campgrounds offer both relaxation and entertainment: swimming pool complexes, sports, animation, workshops, playgrounds, games, etc.

The 3 best municipalities for camping on the Costa Maresme (municipalities with at least 4 campgrounds):

1. Municipality of Pineda de Mar: Score: 8.2

2. Municipality of Canet de Mar: Rating: 8.2

3. Municipality of Malgrat de Mar: Rating: 7.8

When looking for the best location in Spain to camp, it is good to know in which municipalities these campgrounds can be found. To find out, we have made a top 5 of the municipalities with the best rated campgrounds in Spain. To determine the top 5 we have also taken into account the minimum number of campgrounds per municipality, which in this case is five.

1. Municipality of Espot (Catalonia): Rating: 9.0 (7 campgrounds)

2. Municipality of Sabinanigo (Aragon): Rating: 8.8 (6 campgrounds)

3. Municipality of O Grove (Galicia): Rating: 8.7 (8 campgrounds)

4. Municipality of Tarragona (Catalonia): Rating: 8.5 (7 campgrounds)

5. Municipality of Sant Pere Pescador (Catalonia): Rating: 8.5 (7 campgrounds)

To find campgrounds in Spain, we have also investigated which places in Spain have the largest number of campgrounds. It turned out that the largest number of campgrounds is in the municipality of Benidorm in the community of Valencia with 10 campgrounds. The top 5 is closed by the municipality of Peñíscola with 9 campgrounds.

1. Municipality of Benidorm (Valencian Community): 10 campgrounds

2. Municipality of Sanxenxo (Galicia): 10 campgrounds

3. Municipality of Blanes (Catalonia): 10 campgrounds

4. Municipality of Torroella de Montgrí (Catalonia): 9 campgrounds

5. Municipality of Peñíscola (Valencian Community): 9 campgrounds

There are 1,046 campgrounds in Spain, divided into 17 autonomous communities. In general, campgrounds with an average rating of 8.2 are well rated. Campers from Aragón and Galicia are the most satisfied with a score of 8.4. The 17 autonomous communities of Spain score on average between 7.7 and 8.4.

1. Aragon: Rating: 8.4

2. Galicia: Score: 8.4

3. Principality of Asturias: Rating: 8.4

4. Valencian Community: Rating: 8.3

5. Castilla y León: Rating: 8.3

6. Extremadura: Rating: 8.3

7. Castilla-La Mancha: Rating: 8.3

8. Catalonia: Rating: 8.2

9. Cantabria: Rating: 8.2

10. Navarre: Score: 8.2

11. Region of Murcia: Rating: 8.2

12. Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands: Rating: 8.2

13. Andalusia: Rating: 8.1

14. Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa: Score: 8.0

15. Canary Islands: Rating: 7.9

16. Community of Madrid: Rating: 7.8

17. La Rioja: Rating: 7.7

To determine what makes a campground popular, a popularity index has been created. This index has been prepared taking into account the number of opinions by municipality, autonomous communities and all of Spain.

The number of opinions of the campgrounds per municipality is divided by the highest number of opinions in 1 municipality. This number is multiplied by 100. The figure resulting from this calculation determines the popularity rating of an area.

The municipality of Palamós is an example. Together, the 5 campgrounds in the municipality of Palamós have a total of 2,990 opinions. The municipality with the most opinions is Cambrils with 14443 opinions. The popularity index of Palamós is then:

2990/14443*100 = 20.70, which makes a rounded score of 21.

The popularity rating revealed several interesting details. It is clearly visible that the municipalities with a high popularity rating are located in the Catalonia region with large campgrounds/vacation resorts within their boundaries.

Top 5 according to JetCamp Popularity Index:

1. Municipality of Cambrils (Catalonia): Index: 100

2. Municipality of Tarragona (Catalonia): Index: 83

3. Municipality of Sant Pere Pescador (Catalonia): Index: 71

4. Municipality of Vila-Seca (Catalonia): Index: 61

5. Municipality of Torroella de Montgrí (Catalonia): Index: 59

Aragon

1. Municipality of Sabiñánigo: Rating: 8.8

2. Municipality of Fayón: Score: 8.8

3. Municipality of Benasque: Rating: 8.6

Galicia

1. Municipality of Pontedeume: Score: 8.8

2. Municipality of O Grove: Rating: 8.7

3. Municipality of Bergondo: Score: 8.5

Principality of Asturias

1. Municipality of Villaviciosa: Score: 9.0

2. Municipality of Llanes: Rating: 8.5

3. Municipality of Valdés: Score: 8.5

Valencian Community

1. Municipality of Enguera: Score: 8.8

2. Municipality of Cabanes: Rating: 8.7

3. Municipality of Benidorm: Score: 8.4

Castilla y León (*based on a minimum of 2 campgrounds per municipality)

1. Municipality of Vega de Espinareda: Rating: 8.7

2. Municipality of Peguerinos: Rating: 8.6

3. Municipality of Vecilla, La: Score: 8.6

Extremadura (*based on a minimum of 2 campgrounds per municipality)

1. Municipality of Madrigal de la Vera: Rating: 8.8

2. Municipality of Casar de Palomero: Rating: 8.3

3. Municipality of Jarandilla de la Vera: Rating: 7.8

Castilla la Mancha

1. Municipality of Ossa de Montiel: Rating: 8.6

2. Municipality of Hormigos: Score: 7.8

Catalonia

1. Municipality of Espot: Rating: 9.0

2. Municipality of Vilamòs: Rating: 9.0

3. Municipality of Alins: Score: 8.9

Cantabria

1. Municipality of Camaleño: Score: 8.8

2. Municipality of Bareyo: Rating: 8.2

3. Municipality of Castro-Urdiales: Rating: 8.2

Navarra (*based on a minimum of 2 campgrounds per municipality)

1. Municipality of Guesálaz/Gesalatz: Rating: 8.4

Region of Murcia

1. Municipality of Cartagena: Score: 8.2

2. Municipality of Águilas: Rating: 7.8

3. Municipality of Mazarrón: Rating: 7.6

Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands

1. Municipality of Santa Eulària des Riu: Rating: 8.2

Andalusia

1. Municipality of Cazorla: Score: 8.5

2. Municipality of Barbate: Rating: 8.4

3. Municipality of Tarifa: Rating: 8.3

Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa (*based on a minimum of 2 campgrounds per municipality)

1. Municipality of Zarautz: Rating: 8.3

2. Mutriku Municipality: Score: 8.3

3. Municipality of Hondarribia: Score: 8.1

Canary Islands (*based on a minimum of 1 campground per municipality)

1. Municipality of Arona: Rating: 8.4

2. Municipality of Ingenio: Rating: 7.4

Community of Madrid (*based on a minimum of 1 campground per municipality)

1. Municipality of Las Rozas de Madrid: Score: 8.8

2. Municipality of Manzanares el Real: Rating: 8.8

3. Municipality of Gargantilla del Lozoya and Pinilla de Buitrago: Rating: 8.6

La Rioja (*based on a minimum of 1 campground per municipality)

1. Municipality of Fuenmayor: Rating: 8.6

2. Municipality of Berceo: Rating: 8.2

3. Municipality of Villoslada de Cameros: Score: 8.0

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