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Overnight stays in nature in Ardon

Canton of Valais · Municipality no. 6021

Ardon decides here

Tent camping: Prohibited

Officially documented · As of 08/09/2026

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What applies here
Tentprohibited
Bivouacunclear
Car / camperprohibited

What this means

Campieren, Caravaning und Ähnliches sind ausserhalb der dafür vorgesehenen Plätze auf dem Gemeindegebiet verboten. Die Gemeinde zitiert Art. 54 ihres Polizeireglements im Wortlaut.

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Camping, caravanning and the like are prohibited outside the designated places on the municipal territory. The municipality quotes Article 54 of its police regulations verbatim.

Machine-translated, may be inaccurate — the original wording is authoritative.

Vorbehalten bleiben die Vorschriften des Strassenverkehrsrechts. Zum Biwakieren ohne Zelt trifft der Artikel keine Aussage.

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The provisions of road traffic law are reserved. The article does not make any statement about bivouacking without a tent.

Machine-translated, may be inaccurate — the original wording is authoritative.

On bivouacking — sleeping without a tent, in a sleeping bag — the available source says nothing. This is neither a tacit permission nor a tacit ban: it is unclear, and the municipality's information decides. Which municipalities address bivouacking

Where to stay instead?

In Ardon, tent camping is not allowed. The nearest official campsites:

Nearest classified municipalities where tents are allowed or allowed under conditions:

  • Gsteig · Tent only with permissionapprox. 17 km
  • Lauenen · Tent only with permissionapprox. 20 km

Straight-line distance from the municipality centre. Campsites according to OpenStreetMap — check operation and opening times with the site.

Orientation aid, no legal guarantee. Ordinances, seasonal bans and municipal decisions sometimes change the situation at short notice. Signs on site and the municipality's information take precedence over this page.

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