As in France motorhome aires vary considerably both in size and amenities. We have also found that many are simply part of a car park, often not ideal. Locals will be parked in the motorhome bays until they finish work or the shops shut. Our list only includes sites suitable for poor weather. Any prices shown are a guide only.
All Routes - Pamplona Area
Pamplona - Camping Ezcaba. (N42 51 22 W-1 37 24) Flat grass site beside N121 5 miles north of city. Open all year. €18 with ACSI. Park on internal roads if grass is soft. Quiet in winter and convenient overnight stop.
Pamplona - Aire (N42 50 29 W-1 39 58) In northwest suburb of Berriozar. Free paved parking for 20 vans, with a camper station, beside new parkland access road. Quiet well lit area used by local dog walkers.
Olite - Camping Ciudad de Olite. (N42 28 51 W-1 40 42) Mainly statics with a few firm grass touring pitches. Open all year. €23 2 people and elec. Beside NA115 just west of town 22 miles south of Pamplona. 30min walk to historic centre.
Villafranca - Camping Bardenas. (N42 15 48 W-1 44 19) Open all year, a new site 40 miles south of Pamplona. Good facilities and €18 with ACSI but a little exposed. Exit N121 10 miles south of Olite turn west on NA128, then south on NA660.
Route 2
Zaragoza - Camping Ciudad de Zaragoza (N41 38 15 W-0 56 34) Municipal site in southwest suburb with flat gravel pitches, open all year. €18 w/out elec. 5 min walk to shops and bus to city centre.
Morella - Aire (N40 37 28 W-0 5 32) Flat gravel free parking for 20 vans directly beside the N232. Good view of lovely old town, 15min walk away. Recommended.
Route 3
Navajas - Camping Altomira (N39 52 29 W-0 30 37) Steep but has asphalt roads to flat gravel touring pitches. Open all year, €16 with ACSI. Good restaurant patronised by locals. Popular and recommended.
Route 4
Villargordo del Cabriel - Camping Kiko Park Rural (N39 33 3 W-1 28 28) Open all year in lovely but remote area. €16 with ACSI. At Utiel turn west along A3 and in 13 miles exit at junc 255. Enter village and follow signs to the site.
Jalance - Aire (N39 11 16 W-1 4 33) Paved free parking for at least 10 vans with a drive over drain and water. Beside N330 just south of town. Short walk to old centre.
Route 5
Aranjuez - Internacional Aranjuez campsite (N40 2 32 W-3 35 58) Lovely site in a lovely town 25 miles south of Madrid. Open all year. €18 with ACSI. Can visit Madrid by train. Worth a few days' stop.
Toledo - El Greco campsite (N39 51 52 W-4 2 48) If you fancy a short detour to visit Spain’s former capital, this site with gravel pitches is open all year. €25 2 people and elec. 10 min bus ride to centre. From Aranjuez take N400 west for 28 miles.
Santa Elena - Despenaperros campsite (N38 20 36 W-3 32 8) Useful stop over on long drive south from Madrid but earth pitches possibly muddy if wet. Open all year, €16 with ACSI. Just off A4 autovia 35 miles south of Valdepenas.
Granada - Reina Isobel campsite (N37 7 28 W-3 35 8) Small site in suburb of La Zubia south of the centre. Open all year, €18 with ACSI. Some of the hedged gravel pitches will be tight for longer vans but location is everything with a 15 min bus service into a city which everyone should visit at least once.
Pradollano - Aire. (N37 6 6 W-3 23 48) A fast road takes you from Granada to the top of the Sierra Nevada. At 2,380m this ski resort will be deep in snow but roads are kept open and the flat asphalt parking reserved for motorhomes, has electric and water for €15 a night. Wonderful views, give it a try even if you don’t ski.
