National Park gets ready to welcome campers

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park prepares to welcome campers as the second season of byelaws comes into effect.

The seasonal camping management byelaws come into effect on 1 March 2018 and cover certain parts of the National Park between March and September.

The byelaws were introduced in 2017 in order to protect some of the area’s most popular lochshores from environmental damage caused by the high volume of visitors and issues with antisocial behaviour from some campers going back a number of years.

The National Park Authority is reminding anyone coming to camp this season to be aware of the byelaws and plan their trip in advance.

Gordon Watson, Chief Executive of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, said:

"Camping is a great way to enjoy the National Park and we’re pleased with how things went last summer. The feedback we received through our online surveys and what the Rangers experienced from speaking to people face to face was overall very positive.

"But we know that the camping byelaws are still relatively new so it’s important that we continue to make people aware of how they work and encourage them to plan ahead."

The byelaws create Camping Management Zones, covering less than 4% of the National Park, where, between March and September, campers need to camp in a designated camping permit area or a campsite.

To find out more and book a permit go to www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/camping.