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Overnight stays in nature in the canton of Graubünden

41 of 100 municipalities individually documented

In the canton of Graubünden, the municipality decides: Of 41 municipalities looked up, 20 prohibit tent camping, 18 attach conditions to it, and 1 allows it.

Cantonal: no general rule

What the canton itself regulates
Tentunclear
Bivouacunclear
Car / camperunclear

What this means

Graubünden kennt keine allgemeine kantonale Regelung zum Campieren oder Biwakieren. Eine Volltextsuche im gesamten schweizerischen Kantonsrecht über lexfind.ch (Begriffe «campieren», «kampieren», «biwakieren», «camping sauvage», «bivouaquer») findet ausserhalb von Obwalden keinen Erlass, der das Übernachten im Freien allgemein regelt. Über das Übernachten im Freien entscheidet in diesem Kanton deshalb die Gemeinde — meist im Polizeireglement. Was die Karte dazu weiss, steht bei der Gemeindefläche.

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Graubünden does not have any general cantonal regulations on camping or bivouacking. A full-text search of lexfind.ch (terms "camping", "camping", "bivouaking", "camping sauvage", "bivouaquer") does not find any decree outside of Obwalden that generally regulates spending the night outdoors. In this canton, the municipality therefore decides on overnight stays outdoors – usually in the police regulations. What the map knows about this can be found in the municipal area.

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

Das Bündner Recht kennt einen Artikel «Campieren und Biwakieren» (Regierungsrätliche Jagdverordnung, BR 740.020, Art. 17) — er gilt aber ausdrücklich nur «für die Ausübung der Jagd» und betrifft Wandernde nicht. Dazu kommen das Campierverbot im Schweizerischen Nationalpark (BR 498.200) und die zugehörigen Ordnungsbussen (BR 498.210).

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Graubünden law has an article "Camping and bivouacking" (Government Council Hunting Ordinance, BR 740.020, Art. 17) — but it expressly only applies "to the practice of hunting" and does not affect hikers. In addition, there is the ban on camping in the Swiss National Park (BR 498.200) and the associated fines (BR 498.210).

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

Source & status
Volltextsuche im Kantonsrecht über lexfind.ch sowie die genannten Erlasse · Original document
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Municipalities with their own information

Outside protected areas, the municipality decides. For these 41, their regulations have been looked up.

Tent camping in the 41 municipalities looked up
Allowed, with conditions1
Only with a permit18
Prohibited20
Not regulated or unclear2

Tent camping allowed or allowed under conditions:

Trin (with conditions) · Cazis (only with permission) · Celerina/Schlarigna (only with permission) · Churwalden (only with permission) · Domleschg (only with permission) · Fläsch (only with permission) · Luzein (only with permission) · Maienfeld (only with permission) · Rothenbrunnen (only with permission) · Samedan (only with permission) · San Vittore (only with permission) · Schluein (only with permission) · Sils im Domleschg (only with permission) · Sumvitg (only with permission) · Thusis (only with permission) · Tujetsch (only with permission) · Vaz/Obervaz (only with permission) · Zizers (only with permission) · Zuoz (only with permission)

All municipalities looked up:

Andeer · Avers · Bonaduz · Bregaglia · Buseno · Cazis · Celerina/Schlarigna · Chur · Churwalden · Davos · Domleschg · Falera · Ferrera · Fläsch · Ilanz/Glion · Jenins · Küblis · Landquart · Luzein · Maienfeld · Muntogna da Schons · Pontresina · Rhäzüns · Rothenbrunnen · Samedan · San Vittore · Scharans · Schluein · Sils im Domleschg · Sils im Engadin/Segl · Silvaplana · St. Moritz · Sumvitg · Thusis · Trimmis · Trin · Tujetsch · Vaz/Obervaz · Zillis-Reischen · Zizers · Zuoz

For the remaining 59 municipalities of the canton, nothing has been researched yet. The map therefore leaves them unfilled and shows the municipality's contact instead — no entry never means “allowed”.

Not yet looked up

These municipalities of the canton do not have their own entry yet. They are listed here anyway, because the answer “nothing is regulated at cantonal level for Graubünden, and nothing has been looked up for your municipality yet” is an answer — and because the map holds the contact of each municipality.

Albula/Alvra · Arosa · Bergün Filisur · Bever · Breil/Brigels · Brusio · Calanca · Cama · Castaneda · Conters im Prättigau · Disentis/Mustér · Domat/Ems · Felsberg · Fideris · Flerden · Flims · Furna · Fürstenau · Grono · Grüsch · Jenaz · Klosters · La Punt Chamues-ch · Laax · Lantsch/Lenz · Lostallo · Lumnezia · Madulain · Malans · Masein · Medel (Lucmagn) · Mesocco · Obersaxen-Mundaun · Poschiavo · Rheinwald · Rongellen · Rossa · Roveredo GR · S-chanf · Safiental · Sagogn · Samnaun · Santa Maria in Calanca · Schiers · Schmitten (GR) · Scuol · Seewis im Prättigau · Soazza · Sufers · Surses · Tamins · Trun · Tschappina · Untervaz · Urmein · Val Müstair · Vals · Valsot · Zernez

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