Friday, 11 February 2022
Waste Disposal and Fresh Water Stops on the NC500
Thursday, 10 February 2022
Invitation to Pay Car Parks
Pay to Stay Car Parks
Please keep these places spotless if you use them. This program will be reviewed at the end of the year so if visitors don't donate, camp instead of park for the night, or leave a terrible mess, then they will be discontinued. This is a great way for us to contribute to the local economy, and gain great places to park. These are places to park up for the night. They are not camp sites so please don't set up tables and chairs or put up awnings etc.
The idea is that visitors may want to "chip in" to infrastructure costs. The program will be reviewed at the end of the year. 'Invitation to pay' car parks have already been trialled in Nairn and Inverness.
After expenses, 50% of the net revenue will go to local areas via the relevant Local Area Committees on a 'per car park' basis. The 'invitation to pay' car parks can be implemented quickly and don't require any legislative changes.
Here is a list of the 'invitation to pay' car parks. There is a google map in our FB group.
(Those in orange permit overnight motorhome parking)
Caithness (all 7 will have overnight motorhome parking)
Dunnet Head
Dunnet Seadrift
Noss Head, Wick
Duncansby Head
Reiss Beach
Wick Camps
Wick Riverside
Wester Ross (Ullapool, Gruinard Beach and Gairloch Harbour now have overnight motorhome parking)
Latheron Lane, Ullapool
Gruinard Beach
Gairloch Harbour - also has a CDP for a £5 donation
Kyle of Lochalsh Upper Village
Dornie Hall Car Park
Plockton Village
Sutherland (Golspie Shore and Durness Village Centre will have overnight motorhome parking)
Golspie Shore
Durness Village Centre
Achmelvich Beach
Golspie Fountain Road
Clachtoll Beach
Dornoch Beach
I will update this page when I have more information. Under the proposals put forward, cars and motorhomes would be asked to pay between 8am and 8pm, with the rates set at £1 for up to two hours, £2 for up to four hours, £3 for up to 12 hours and for a maximum stay of up to 24 hours the cost would be £5. Motorhome users would be charged the same except they would be invited to pay £10 for an overnight stay.
Thursday, 13 January 2022
NC500 Campsites
Just as I have in previous years, I am hoping to once again compile a list of camp sites on and close to the route, as well as opening dates for 2022. There is also a list of service point providers for waste & water at the bottom of the page.
Ardmair Point Ullapool - Opening on the 1st April 2022
Ardtower Park Inverness - Open from March 1st 2022
Beauly Holiday Park - Open 11 months per year
Broomfield Ullapool - Open from 15th April 2022
Brora - Open from 11th March 2022 (C&MC)
Clachtoll Beach Camp Site - Opening on the 1st April 2022
Crofter's Snug Thurso - Open for most of the year
Culloden Moor - Open from 11th March 2022 (C&MC)
Dornoch Caravan and Camp Site - Open from March 30th 2022
Dornoch Croft - Open all year (CCC)
Dunnet Bay - Open from March 18th 2022
Ferry View Night Stop Caithness - Open all year
Fortrose Bay Campsite - "Temporarily closed" - Open in April
Gairloch Holiday Park - Opening on the 1st April 2022
Halladale Inn Campsite - Opening on the 1st March 2022
Inver Caravan Park Dunbeath - Open all year
Kirkton Farm near Melvich - Open all year
Kyle of Tongue Holiday Park - Open from April 11th 2022
Loch Ness Shores - Opening on the 1st April 2022
Port A Bhaig Campsite Altandhu - Open all year
Portmahomack Caravan Site - No dates confirmed yet
Rosemarkie Fortrose - No dates confirmed yet (Probably 11th March?)
Sands Caravan and Camping - Opening on March 28th 2022
Sango Sands Oasis Durness - Open all year (Reduced services Nov - March)
Scourie Caravan and Camping - 1st April to 30th September
Sheildaig Camping and Cabins - Opening on the 1st April 2022
Shore Caraven Site Achmelvich - Opening March 31st 2022
Stoer Head Car Park - Open all year
Stroma View Campsite - No dates confirmed and website is down
The Wee Campsite Lochcarron - Opening in April 2022
Thurso Bay Caravan and Camping Park - Opening April 26th April
Windhaven Campsite Thurso - Opening in April 2022