Why we like camping in autumn
Autumn camping is less about fitting everything in and more about arriving properly. The beach towels can stay at home. Pack a warm jumper, rain jacket, boots and something good for the evening instead.
At popular destinations the pace becomes calmer once high season is over. At the same time, the offer is smaller: receptions, restaurants and facilities blocks may have limited opening hours even when the campsite is accepting guests. Always check booking status and autumn service before you drive.
1. Solvik, Kungshamn: salty winds and emptier rocks
Bohuslän does not need peak summer to make an impression. In autumn the light becomes softer, the air clearer and the sun-warmed bathing rocks are replaced by a windproof jacket, a thermos and long walks close to the sea.
At First Camp Solvik you can choose between leafier pitches between the hills and more open pitches closer to the water. For motorhomes there are both gravel pitches up on the hill, several with sea views, and pitches down by Strandbyn where the water is right beside you. The campsite accepts motorhomes, caravans and tents; some parts of the service vary by season.
Suits you if you want to meet autumn by the sea and keep Kungshamn and Smögen within reach.
2. Lövekulle Camping: autumn colours by Mjörn
Just outside Alingsås, Lövekulle Camping sits beside Lake Mjörn. Forest, water and closeness to town meet here, a good combination when you want a quiet morning by the lake and still be able to go in for coffee or an evening walk.
The campsite describes its setting as peaceful and close to nature. In autumn, Lights in Alingsås is also a possible outing, while the sauna raft can be booked all year round. That makes Lövekulle especially tempting for a weekend where nature and town take roughly equal space.
Suits you if you like starting the day by the water and ending it among cafés or light installations in Alingsås.
3. Camping Tiveden: forest, lake and walking
Tiveden is made for early autumn. The moss deepens in colour, the air smells of pine needles and the paths through the forest feel much quieter than during the busiest holiday weeks.
Camping Tiveden is beside Lake Unden and has walking, cycling, paddling and fishing close to the campsite. There are pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes, plus the option to hire items including kayaks, canoes, SUP boards and bikes. The campsite is also a good base for trips into Tiveden National Park.
The 2026 season runs until 1 October, so this is mainly a stop for September or the very first days of autumn. Suits you if you want to fill the days with forest walks and then watch the sun sink over a still lake.
4. Malingsbo Camping: in the calm of the Bergslagen forest
In southern Dalarna, autumn feels close at hand. The lake lies beside you, the forest begins around the campsite and there is plenty of room for both movement and the noble art of doing very little at all.
Malingsbo Camping is open all year and accepts tents, caravans and motorhomes. From the site you can reach walking trails of 3.5, 6 and 12 kilometres, and anyone who would rather stay by the water can fish. The campsite offers pitches with or without electricity and cabins for those who want to travel a little more simply.
Suits you if you are looking for forest, lake and a genuine low-season feeling without giving up the campsite’s basic comforts.
5. Nogersund harbour: at the far end of Listerlandet
When the wind comes in over Hanöbukten, you can feel that summer is over. That is also when Nogersund shows another side: less seaside resort, more living fishing harbour. Here you can wake with a view of the harbour entrance or look straight out towards Hanö.
The motorhome stopover is at the far end of the harbour. Electricity and Wi-Fi are included, and the service building has toilets, showers, washing-up facilities and chemical toilet disposal. A restaurant is about one hundred metres away, as is the boat to Hanö, but check autumn timetables and opening hours before you plan the outing.
Suits you if you want the sea close by, but prefer a real harbour to a polished holiday backdrop.
6. Måvikens camping and nature area: the High Coast at autumn pace
The High Coast is at its best when the leaves begin to burn yellow and rusty red. At Måviken you get sea, forest and walking in the same stop, with the dramatic coastal landscape just outside the door.
Måvikens camping and nature area accepts guests with motorhomes and caravans and has year-round drop-in with a payment machine on site. The World Heritage Trail passes through the campsite, and kayaks and a sauna can also be hired on site.
This is a place where a short evening walk can easily grow into a longer outing. Bring good shoes, a head torch and an extra jumper in the rucksack, as autumn darkness arrives faster than you think. Suits you if you want to walk straight from the campsite and meet the High Coast after the summer rush.
7. Caravan Club Hassela: a still lake in northern Hälsingland
By Hasselasjön, forest meets water with the slopes of Älvåsen in the background. In early autumn there is still some of late summer’s softness left. Later on, evenings become colder and the landscape starts turning towards winter.
Caravan Club Hassela is a public campsite, so non-members are also welcome, and it is open all year. There are guest pitches, showers, toilets, a sauna, Wi-Fi and motorhome waste disposal. The surroundings include a walking trail, fishing and the option to borrow a boat, while the summer season changes into winter season on 1 October.
Suits you if you want to watch the season shift and appreciate a lakeside stop with organised service.
8. Storumans Camping: clear air by Lake Storuman
For anyone who wants to follow autumn north, Storuman is a natural final stop. Here the nights become properly dark, the mornings crisp and the distances part of the experience. A hat in the door pocket is not a bad idea.
Storumans Camping is central in Storuman and at the same time right beside the lake. The campsite is open all year and has 75 pitches for caravans and motorhomes, 30 tent pitches and 24 cabins. That makes it a practical base for anyone who wants to experience inland autumn without giving up proximity to local services.
Suits you if you long for northern Swedish autumn air, lake views and a place where the journey can slow down properly.
Pack for warm days and cold nights
Autumn weather changes quickly. The sun can warm the middle of the day, while the temperature drops as soon as it disappears behind the trees. Pack warm layers, a hat and dry socks, rainwear and shoes that can handle wet paths, a head torch, extra LPG and something simple to cook when evening comes early.
Also check the heating system before departure. If the temperature approaches zero, you need to know how the vehicle’s water, tanks and pipes handle cold.
Let the weather set the pace
The finest autumn trip is rarely the most tightly packed. Choose fewer stops. Stay an extra night when morning mist lies over the lake. Drive on when the rain refuses to give way.
A campsite can be open while the restaurant, reception or parts of the service offer have moved into low season. Always check the current season, availability, price and service with the site before departure.
Autumn demands a little more planning than July. In return, you get something that is harder to book: the silence, the colours and the feeling of having arrived just as the rest of the world went home.