Visitor management planning

Motorhome and campervans

Helpful and welcoming motorhome and campervan guidance has been produced to help visitors enjoy the Highlands responsibly - protecting the environment and keeping it clean, tidy and safe for both visitors and residents.

We are adapting to the significant increase of motorhome ownership and rental in the UK and the demand for self-contained holidays by creating a helpful guide for those travelling on Highland roads this summer. Overnight short stay parking by motorhome users is being piloted in twelve designated regulated Highland Council car parks for the summer/autumn season 2022. Designated car parks in Inverness, Nairn, Caithness, Wick, Sutherland and Wester Ross are included in the trial scheme which aims to charge users for a self-contained overnight stay in their vehicle in allocated parking bays.

The overnight parking will be limited for up to 24hrs only, all activities must be contained within the vehicle i.e. no awnings, tables, chairs, cooking etc outside the vehicle at any time. Users should take care not to impact on the local environment and leave no trace.

Locations identified for the pilot this summer are:

Car Park	Location
Torvean Car Park	Inverness
Nairn Harbour -CG	Nairn
Dunnet Head Car Park	Caithness
Dunnet Seadrift Car Park	Caithness
Noss Head Car Park	Caithness
Reiss Beach Car Park	Caithness
Riverside Car Park	Wick
Durness Village - Tourist Info Car Park	Sutherland
Golspie Shore Street Car Park	Sutherland
Ullapool Latheron Car Park	Wester Ross
Gairloch Harbour Car Park	Wester Ross
Little Gruinard Beach Car Park	Wester Ross

 

Motorhome/Campervan Tariff for an overnight short stopover (including hours between 22:00 to 08:00) in designated car parks are:

• £10.00 charge per night max stay 24 Hours, No return within 72 Hours.
• Overnight parking is classed as between 22:00 and 08:00 hours.
• All activities must be contained within the vehicle.
• Overnight stopovers stay only valid with a ticket and only in allocated bays when provided.