In the spirit of sharing for anyone who is planning their own trip to northern Spain and Portugal, during our two months trip around these two countries we stayed on some great campsites, a few indifferent ones and a few free camping places. The full list with the low season cost and some comments are below:
| Campsite name | Comments | Cost |
| Port at Portsmouth | Edge of the lanes for checking in, facilities nearby open 05.00-23.30, some noise and 4 other vans | € – |
| Casalarreina Aire near Haron, Spain | On the edge of a small town, pleasantly situated by sports area, short walk in to Casalarreina and shops and cafes | € – |
| Camping Fuente de la Treya, Soria | Good hot showers, not the cleanest, main road above site so some noise, grassy and trees, okay for one night, electric €6/night | € 21.50 |
| Camping Carion del Rio Lobos, Ucero, Spain | Lots of shade under the trees, clean facilities, showers very fine spray and not quite warm enough | € 28.50 |
| Camping El Acuedecto, Segovia, Spain | On the edge of the city, marked pitches, buses to city, clean facilities & roomy showers, water not very warm, plenty of dishwashing and laundry sinks | € 26.00 |
| Camping Gredos, Hoyos del Espino, Spain | A sloping site in the pine trees, peaceful and walking & cycling in the natural park, excellent hot showers, wash up a bit grim, pitches a reasonable size | € 18.10 |
| Camping Parque National Monfrague Malpartida de Plasencia, Spain | A large site, ACSI, English spoken, some shade, uneven pitches, good hot showers, shop & bread | € 17.00 |
| Camping Don Quijte, Salamanca, Spain | Large, level and sandy pitches that are marked with hedges & have plenty of shade, good cycle route to the city and good hot showers with clean facilities, ACSI | € 17.00 |
| Camping Sierra de la Culebra, Figueruela de Arriba, Spain | A peaceful site in the countryside, some shade, sandy, facilities dated & have shower curtains but acceptable, ACSI | € 17.00 |
| Active Lima, Entre Ambos-os-Rios, Portugal | Site in pine trees, few definite pitches, facilities basic & no hot water at sinks, showers lukewarm, English spoken, ACSI | € 13.00 |
| Parque de Campismo do Paco, Vila Praia de Ancora, Portugal | In eucalypus trees & oak, no marked pitches, popular site, facilities fine, hot showers & toilet paper, only lukewarm water for wash-up, ACSI | € 11.00 |
| Parque de Campismo de Cerdeira, Campo do Geres, Portugal | A large terraced level site under trees, organised & modern facilities, shop, showers, clean but lukewarm, wash up outdoors | € 23.00 |
| Campismo Arco Unipessoal, Arco de Baulhe, Portugal | Small terraced site, 300 m from a town, facilities open, clean & showers reasonably warm, open views to hills, wifi at bar, ACSI | € 17.00 |
| Parque de Campismo Municipio de Meda, Portugal | A neatly laid out small site by the swimming pool, good English spoken at reception, toilet paper, very hot showers, fully adjustable, clean facilities, good wifi on pitch, an excellent site by the town | € 11.00 |
| Camping Quinta das Cegonhas, near Gouveia, Portugal | Terraced site with views down the hillside, good information on walks, facilities clean & showers hot, English spoken, well organised, good wifi on pitch | € 19.10 |
| Toca da Raposa, Meruge near Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal | Small site with trees for shade, friendly welcome, walks information available, clean facilities & good hot showers, wifi at bar, ACSI | € 15.00 |
| Coimbra Aire at Parque Verde / Piscinas, Portugal | Car park near the town & river, popular & busy, road noise, toilets that are open in the day | € – |
| Quinta do Pomarinho, Castelo de Vide, Portugal | Sandy site with some trees but limited shade, lovely views of hills, good facilities, wifi by reception, 1 1/2 hr walk to town, hot showers, lots and lots of information about walks locally | € 20.00 |
| Camping Alentejo, Evoramonte, Portugal | By a busy road, flat site, some shade, pool, clean facilities, showers only warm | € 12.00 |
| Costa do Vizir Camping, Porto Covo, Portugal | Large site with many facilities near the village, showers fine & clean, paved roads, no views but peaceful | € 17.10 |
| Foia Autocarravana parking near Monchique at 902 m, Portugal | Car park with cafe, shops & antennae at top of hill, good views, traffic late at night & early morning | € – |
| Vale a Carrasqueira Camperstop, Caldas de Monchique, Portugal | 14 pitch camperstop with lovely views over a wooded valley, extra €2.50 to use pool, wifi, basic clean facilities, good hot showers | € 12.50 |
| Camping Alvor, Alvor, Portugal | large site with pool, shop & motorhome service pint, busy due to ACSI reduction, hot showers & clean facilities although a bit dated | € 13.00 |
| Algarve Motorhome Park, Silves, Portugal | Large gravel aire by the road, little shade, clean & tidy, 2 showers cost 50c each | € 8.50 |
| Parque de Campismo Municipal de Serpa, Portugal | Sandy site, some slope, some trees, good hot showers & clean facilities, Intermarche & cafes near & town only 10 mins away | € 10.05 |
| Parque de Campismo Markadia, Odivelas, Portugal | Beautiful & peaceful position on the reservoir with generous pitches, clean facilities, roomy & hot showers, bread | € 19.44 |
| Orbitur Parque Campismo de Evora, Portugal | Marked pitches, facilities dated but acceptable, showers hot, 2 kms from centre, large pitches | € 14.58 |
| Elvas car park by Aqueduct, Portugal | Large slightly sloping car park, beside the stunning aqueduct & 15 mins walk from the town, popular aire | € – |
| Camping Os Anjos, Campo Maior, Portugal | Small terraced site with open views, clean facilities, no toilet paper, water for wash up & showers not hot enough, information on walks, 1.5 kms from the lovely town | € 17.30 |
| Camping Cuidad de Caceres, Spain | Terraced site that is popular & large, each pitch with bathroom, some road noise, shower a bit feeble but hot & nice to have space, ACSI | € 17.00 |
| Camping Parque National Monfrague, Malpartida de Pasencia, Spain | Still busy but good welcome, wifi, roomy showers with hot water & good flow, good wash-up facilities, ACSI | € 17.00 |
| Camino de Santiago Camping, Castrojeriz, Spain | Peaceful site with marked out pitches & bread by small town, showers push button for short time but hot, only 1 hot tap for wash-up, ACSI | € 17.00 |
| Camping de Haro, Spain | Large site with shady marked pitches, well organised, heating in sanitary block & good hot showers, 10 mins walk from the town, ACSI | € 19.00 |
| Bilbao Port for Britanny Ferries | Flat & busy car park after check-in with toilets available, arrive between 16.00-19.00 | € – |
Back on the road again 
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