Top 20 camping spots in Romania, from the mountains to the Delta

Romania is a great country for camping: mountains, gorges, lakes, the Danube and its Delta, all within a few hours' drive. We have gathered 20 camping spots, from campsites with showers and electric hook-ups for caravans to simple meadows next to a mountain hut, all in places where camping is allowed. For each one you will find the approximate driving distance from Dracula Land, in Gherghita, Prahova County.

Most campsites only open from spring to autumn, usually from May to September or October, and prices and rules change from year to year. Call or write before you go, especially for summer weekends. In national and natural parks camping is allowed only in designated areas, and fines for camping elsewhere can reach thousands of lei.

In short: the 20 spots

1. Zanoaga Campsite, Bucegi: about 123 km
2. Plaiul Foii, Piatra Craiului: about 166 km
3. Vampire Camping, Bran: about 146 km
4. Gradina Ielelor, Sambata de Sus, Brasov: about 209 km
5. Camping Curtea Larga, Saes, near Sighisoara: about 273 km
6. Lacu Rosu and the Bicaz Gorges, Harghita: about 320 km
7. Camping Cristiana, Manastirea Humorului, Bukovina: about 427 km
8. Babou, Breb, Maramures: about 567 km
9. Turda Gorge Campsite, Cluj: about 391 km
10. Arieseni, Apuseni: about 516 km
11. Camping La Rulote, Suncuius, Bihor: about 510 km
12. Eselnita, Danube Gorges: about 428 km
13. Dolphin Camping, Sfantu Gheorghe, Danube Delta: about 300 km to Murighiol, then by boat
14. Camping La Agop, Murighiol, Danube Delta: about 302 km
15. Camping La Copac, Mahmudia, Danube Delta: about 294 km
16. Gura Portitei, between the Delta and the sea: about 345 km to Jurilovca, then by boat
17. Corbu, Black Sea coast: about 284 km
18. Vama Veche, Black Sea coast: about 303 km
19. The Dome, Breaza, Prahova: about 76 km
20. Gradina La Cristian, Filipestii de Targ, Prahova: about 59 km

1. Zanoaga Campsite, Bucegi

In the Ialomita Valley, inside the Bucegi Natural Park, Zanoaga is the only place in the park where camping is allowed. The Padina Plateau, where people camped traditionally for years, is now off limits for tents and caravans, with fines of thousands of lei. At Zanoaga you will find pitches for tents and caravans, and nearby are the Zanoaga Gorge, Lake Bolboci and the road to the Ialomita Cave.

Distance from Gherghita: about 123 km, roughly two and a half hours. It is the closest mountain campsite on the list.

2. Plaiul Foii, Piatra Craiului

At the end of the road up the Barsa valley, near Zarnesti, Plaiul Foii is the starting point for the trails of Piatra Craiului, one of the most beautiful ridges in the Carpathians. Next to the Plaiul Foii mountain hut there is a camping area with views of the limestone walls, open in the warm season, usually from May to October.

Distance from Gherghita: about 166 km, roughly three and a half hours.

3. Vampire Camping, Bran

A campsite known especially among foreign travellers, close to Bran Castle and the bus stop. It has large pitches, some with electricity, also suitable for caravans. Recent reviews are mixed: some praise the cleanliness and the staff, others say the facilities need renovating, so read recent opinions before you go. See also our Bran Castle guide.

Distance from Gherghita: about 146 km, roughly two and a half hours.

4. Gradina Ielelor, Sambata de Sus

At the foot of the Fagaras Mountains, in the village of Sambata de Sus, next to the Brancoveanu Monastery, Gradina Ielelor is a camping and glamping site with room for tents and caravans, usually open from May to the end of October. It is a good base for trails up to the Fagaras ridge.

Distance from Gherghita: about 209 km, roughly four hours.

5. Camping Curtea Larga, Saes

In the village of Saes, close to Sighisoara, Camping Curtea Larga is one of the best-rated campsites in the country on booking platforms, with hundreds of excellent reviews. It is the right place if you want countryside quiet and a day in the medieval citadel of Sighisoara, a few kilometres away.

Distance from Gherghita: about 273 km, roughly five hours.

6. Lacu Rosu and the Bicaz Gorges, Harghita

At Lacu Rosu there are organised camping areas with toilets and drinking water, such as Camping Lacu Rosu and the campsite at Paraul Oii. From here you set off into the Bicaz Gorges, one of the most spectacular roads in Romania, and on short walks around the lake, which formed naturally after a landslide.

Distance from Gherghita: about 320 km, roughly six hours.

7. Camping Cristiana, Manastirea Humorului

In Bukovina, next to Humor Monastery, one of the UNESCO-listed painted monasteries, Camping Cristiana welcomes tents and caravans. It is a good base for a tour of the monasteries, from Voronet to Moldovita and Sucevita.

Distance from Gherghita: about 427 km, roughly six and a half hours.

8. Babou, Breb, Maramures

A small, quiet campsite with grass pitches in the village of Breb, one of the most picturesque villages in Maramures. Ocna Sugatag and Barsana Monastery are close by, and on the hills you can still see haystacks and carved wooden gates.

Distance from Gherghita: about 567 km, roughly ten and a half hours. It is worth it on a longer holiday in Maramures.

9. Turda Gorge Campsite, Cluj

At the far end of the gorge, in a meadow with a bar-restaurant nearby, there is a campsite with about 10 pitches, usually open from May to September. The access road has been paved and the facilities renovated. From here you walk straight into the Turda Gorge, a nature reserve with very high rock walls and spectacular paths.

Distance from Gherghita: about 391 km, roughly seven hours.

10. Arieseni, Apuseni

The village of Arieseni in the Apuseni Mountains has several campsites, some right on the bank of the Aries river, inside the Apuseni Natural Park. From the area you can reach the Scarisoara Ice Cave, the Varciorog Waterfall and the trails around the mountain villages.

Distance from Gherghita: about 516 km, roughly nine and a half hours.

11. Camping La Rulote, Suncuius

A simple, quiet campsite right on the bank of the Crisul Repede river, in Bihor County. The area is known for rafting, canoeing and caves: the Wind Cave, the longest in Romania, and Unguru Mare Cave are very close.

Distance from Gherghita: about 510 km, roughly nine hours.

12. Eselnita, Danube Gorges

In the Danube Gorges, close to the Cazanele Dunarii and the face of Decebalus carved in the rock, Eselnita has several campsites, including Camping Mala and Camping Cazanele Dunarii, with pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes. From here you can take boat trips on one of the most beautiful stretches of the river in Europe.

Distance from Gherghita: about 428 km, roughly seven hours.

13. Dolphin Camping, Sfantu Gheorghe

On the edge of the village of Sfantu Gheorghe, between the St George branch of the Danube and the Black Sea, Dolphin Camping is one of the best-known campsites in the Delta. It can only be reached by boat: you leave the car in Murighiol. The season usually runs from late April to late September, and pets are not allowed.

Distance from Gherghita: about 300 km to Murighiol, roughly five and a half hours, then the boat trip.

14. Camping La Agop, Murighiol

For those who want the Delta without leaving the car behind, Murighiol is one of the best bases: here, Camping La Agop, run by Pensiunea Cristian, welcomes tents and caravans, and boats leave from the village to the channels, lakes and Sfantu Gheorghe.

Distance from Gherghita: about 302 km, roughly five and a half hours.

15. Camping La Copac, Mahmudia

A small campsite with about 10 pitches on the bank of the Danube, in Mahmudia. The hosts also organise boat trips through the Delta, and the season usually runs from April to November.

Distance from Gherghita: about 294 km, roughly five and a half hours.

16. Gura Portitei, between the Delta and the sea

Gura Portitei is a strip of sand between Lake Golovita and the Black Sea, reached by boat from Jurilovca. In the official 2026 guide to camping areas in the Delta, the La Eden holiday village at Gura Portitei is listed as an authorised place for tents. Access to the resort area for people not staying there may be restricted, so ask in advance.

Distance from Gherghita: about 345 km to Jurilovca, roughly five hours, then the boat trip.

17. Corbu, Black Sea coast

The beach at Corbu, north of Navodari, is one of the last wild beaches on the Romanian coast. Next to it there are campsites such as the highly rated Chill Camping and Camping Malul Marii, usually open from late April to September.

Distance from Gherghita: about 284 km, roughly three and a half hours.

18. Vama Veche, Black Sea coast

Vama Veche has had a camping tradition for decades. Today you will find organised campsites such as Camping La Rulote, 50 metres from the beach, with pitches for tents, motorhomes and renovated vintage caravans, open from May to October, or Sandalandala, one of the best-known campsites on the coast.

Distance from Gherghita: about 303 km, roughly four hours.

19. The Dome, Breaza, Prahova

If you want nature but with a real bed, The Dome in Breaza, in the Prahova Valley, offers glamping domes, very well rated by guests. It is one of the closest options to Gherghita and a good base for Campina, Sinaia and Busteni.

Distance from Gherghita: about 76 km, just over an hour.

20. Gradina La Cristian, Filipestii de Targ, Prahova

The closest campsite on the list: in Filipestii de Targ, less than an hour from Gherghita, Gradina La Cristian is listed on booking platforms with top marks from guests. It suits a short weekend, combined with the Iulia Hasdeu Castle in Campina or the Little Trianon in Floresti.

Distance from Gherghita: about 59 km, roughly an hour.

Rules to know before you camp

In national and natural parks you may only pitch a tent in designated camping areas. In the Bucegi, for example, camping is only allowed at Zanoaga.
In the Danube Delta camping is only allowed in areas authorised by the Reserve Administration, and you need an access permit to enter the reserve.
Fires only in designated fire places, and never in dry, windy weather.
Take your rubbish with you. Many camping areas have been closed precisely because of the litter left behind.
In the mountains, even in summer, nights can drop close to zero; bring a suitable sleeping bag.
Bears are common in many mountain areas: never leave food in or next to your tent, keep it in the car or a closed place.

When to go

June and September are the best months: pleasant weather, fewer people and lower prices.
July and August are perfect for the seaside and the Delta, but campsites fill up fast at weekends.
May and October are lovely in the mountains, but many campsites are only just opening or getting ready to close.

Where to stay if you don't want a tent

If you want to explore the Prahova Valley, the Bucegi Mountains and the Brasov area without sleeping in a tent, Gherghita is a convenient base, next to the A3 motorway and 40 minutes from Bucharest. Choose accommodation near Dracula Land and take day trips to the mountains, coming back in the evening to a warm bed.