Camping in Greece

Hippie van in Greece

Way back in the 60's and 70's you could camp just about anywhere in Greece as long as it was not too obvious, for example in the middle of a public beach. We would go to the islands with 1000 drachma which was about $30 with sleeping bags and a tent and sleep on beaches in Mykonos, Ios, Crete and even Santorini. And if you could do without a tent you could sleep just about anywhere. But during that period a number of organized campsites appeared because there were people who could not afford to stay in hotels and land owners who could not afford to build hotels. But making a campground on the land you owned on the beach was the perfect way to enter the tourist business on the ground floor. Now it is much more organized and regulated and many of the campgrounds have facilities that make camping just as fun and comfortable as staying in a hotel, including showers, restaurants, bars, shops, activities and most importantly shade. Many even offer rooms and bungalows for people who are not ready to return to the wild but still want to be where the fun is. And many are in amazing locations right on the sea.

So here is a list of some of the campgrounds in the most popular parts of Greece.

Camping Pefki Pefki, Evia	Far Out Camping Mylopotas Beach, Ios	Santorini Camping & Rooms Fira, Santorini
Camping Kea Poisses Beach, Kea	Poseidon Bungalows & Camping Iria Beach, Argolis	Xeni Camp & Bungalows Tolo, Argolis
Luna Trips RV & Campers Athens	Makis Camping Kamares, Sifnos	Camping Mithimna Kissamos, Crete
Creta Camping Gouves, Crete	Camping Elizabeth Rethymnon, Crete	Camping Chania Chania, Crete
Camping Koula Parikia, Paros	Blue Aura Camping Kolymbithres, Paros	Camping Paleohora Paleohora, Crete
Drolma Ling Camp Theologos, Rhodes	Krios Beach Camping Parikia, Paros	Gythion Bay Camping Gythio, Peloponnesos
Camping Kato Alissos Kato Alissos, Peloponessos	Camping Argostoli Argostoli, Kefalonia	Camping Karavomilos Karavomilos, Kefalonia
Camping Village Episkopos Lefkada	Nisi Glamping Paralia Rachon	Oasis Village Camping Agia Anna, Evia
Kalamitsi Beach Camping Preveza	Burano Camping Nea Thesis, Preveza	Drepanos Camping Igoumenitsa
Paleokastritsa Camping Corfu	Karda Beach Camping Corfu	St Nicholas Ranch Benitses, Corfu
Camping Kouyoni Gerakini, Halkidiki	Castellos Camping Neos Marmaras, Halkidiki	Armenistis Camping Sithonia, Halkidiki
Tsitreli Camping Sithonia, Halkidiki	Ouranoupoli Camping Halkikdi	Sea La Vie Caravan Park Ofrinion, Makedonia
For more inexpensive (cheap) accommodations see Youth Hostels in Greece and Budget Hotels in Athens. You can also find inexpensive place to stay at Matt's Hotels of Greece by using the filters.

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