Tag:tourism=caravan_site

tourism = caravan_site
Description
A place where you can stay in a caravan overnight or for longer periods.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: tourism
Used on these elements
Useful combination
name=* website=* capacity=* fee=* power_supply=* sanitary_dump_station=yes/no
See also
tourism=camp_site tourism=camp_pitch
Status: de facto
tourism=caravan_site $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo
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A caravan site, caravan park, motorhome stopover location or RV park is a place where people with caravans / motorhomes / recreational vehicles can stay overnight, or longer, in allotted spaces known as "pitches" or "sites". They usually provide facilities including toilets, waste disposal, water supply, power supply etc..

They may also have some space for tents. If a site is primarily for tents, it should be tagged as tourism=camp_site. If tents are allowed on a site it should be tagged with tents=yes.

This tag is not for mapping parking spaces for (unoccupied) storage of caravans / RVs (though some caravan sites may offer that as an additional service).

A North American RV Park

How to map

Place a node or draw an area around the perimeter of the caravan site, and tag it as tourism=caravan_site.

Attribute tags

Key	Value	Comment
caravan_site	motorhome_stopover	Motorhomes or other recreational vehicles can stay overnight.
caravan_site:type		What type of caravan_site it is. village for a stopover where you can walk to the village and maybe find a baker or a cafe. harbour for a site at a harbour or marina, often providing access to the same facilities as guests in boats have. Often partially using the boatyards where boat are stored in the winter winery staying at a winery, often right next to vineyards. Altough usually not a requirement, overnight guests are expected to participate in a wine tasting in the evening and buy some bottles of wine, especially if the stay is free. camp_site a separate motorhome stopover at a campsite. Often located outsite the gates to camp site. museum a stopover located a museum, exhibition, monument, historic ruins, etc. Makes most sense for guests who wants to visit the museum. restaurant at restaurant or cafe, often on the parking lot. Makes most sense for guests who would like to eat at the restaurant, drink some wine and then sleep in their motorhome farm staying at a farm. Probably not much around in walking distance. But you can meet the people and animals at the farm. beach next to a beach supermarket on the parking lot of a supermarket.
laundry	yes / no	whether it is possible to do laundry at the site for free or for a fee. I.e, is there a washing machine that guests can use. Usually it is self-service, but can also be used if there is laundry service at the site.
name		Name of the caravan site
bbq	yes / no / bring_your_own	Whether it is allowed to use a BBQ on the site. It can be provided on the site or you can bring your own BBQ.
operator		The company/organization running the site
website / contact:website		Specifying the link to the official website for a feature
phone / contact:phone		A telephone number associated with the object in +<country code>-<area code>-<local number> format
capacity		The number of available pitches
cabins	yes / no	Whether the site has cabins for rent
caravans	yes / no	Whether camping in caravans (trailers) is allowed
fee	yes / no	Yes or no, to indicate if money is charged to use this facility. Use fee:conditional if fees are only charged part of the year.
charge		The amount charged including tourist taxes excluding extra services. If just an amount it is for 1 motorhome overnight with up to two persons. Extra services can be tagged with power_supply:charge, water_point:charge, sanitary_dump_station:charge, etc. Some sites charge for a multiple of 24 hours, others per day with a check out time. E.g., 10 EUR/24 hours, 10 EUR/day. Use check_out to indicate check out time.
power_supply:fee	yes / no	Whether there is a fee for using the power supply. Use no both for free power supply and for power supply that is included in the price for the overnight stay.
power_supply:charge		The amount charged for power supply. Usually per KwH or by a time unit, e.g., day, hour, 4 hours.
internet_access	yes / no / wlan	Whether internet access is available
maxlength		The maximum length in meters of vehicles allowed, e.g., 9
maxstay		The maximum time that it is allowed to stay at the caravan_site. E.g., 1 day, 24 hours, 2 days.
maxweight		The maximum weight in tonnes of vehicles that can stay at the caravan_site. E.g., 3.5
opening_hours		When the site is open, usually by month (eg. Apr-Oct). At some sites you can arrive at any time but only register or pay at certain times, for this use opening_hours:reception.
permanent_camping	yes / no / only	Whether pitches are available for rent on a yearly or seasonal basis
power_supply	yes / no	Whether a power supply is available
power_supply:maxcurrent		How much current in Ampere that can be drawn for available power-supplies, e.g., 6
reservation	yes / no / recommended	Is is possible to reserve a spot. If so then also tag phone/email/website depending on how reservations are made?
surface		The surface where the motorhomes are parked. It may differ from the surfaces of access roads and areas between pitches.
sanitary_dump_station	yes / no / customers	Is a sanitary dump station present?
seasonal	no	Is the caravan site open all year, or closed in some part of the year, often winter. spring;summer;autumn can be used but note that it is not making clear whether it is open during winter or closed during winter. Use opening_hours instead if possible.
static_caravans	yes / no	Whether the site has static caravans
tents	yes / no	Whether camping in tents is allowed. no also implies that camping behaviour is not allowed, such as using tables, bbq, outside the motorhome, rolling the awning out, etc.
toilets	yes/no	Are toilets available? Use toilets:conditional if toilets are only available part of the year (I.e., not in the winter when pipes might freeze). no often means that vehicles without their own toilet are not allowed.
nudism	yes / no/ obligatory	Whether nudism is allowed
water_point	yes / no	Whether water for filling holding tanks is available at this location. Also tag drinking_water, especially if the water is not drinkable.

Mapping facilities within the site

If the positions are known, facilities within the site can be mapped as separate nodes or areas:.

• tourism=camp_pitch - to map individual pitches within the caravan site, where one caravan can be located
• amenity=toilets - A publicly accessible toilet
• amenity=shower - A shower which available for guests
• leisure=swimming_pool - A swimming pool
• amenity=drinking_water - where humans can obtain smaller quantities of potable water for consumption
• amenity=water_point - where you can get larger amounts of "drinking water" for filling a fresh water holding tank
• amenity=waste_disposal - A medium or large disposal bin, typically for bagged up household or industrial waste
• amenity=recycling - A container or centre that accepts waste for recycling
• amenity=sanitary_dump_station - for chemical toilets and waste water ("grey water")

POI files and map

User:Marmai provides POI downloads and a map of RV parks in Europe.

Possible tagging mistakes

amenity=trailer_park

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More details at taginfo

• amenity=trailer_park

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

See also

• tourism=camp_site - An area where people can camp overnight using tents, camper vans or caravans
• camp_site=* - Classification of "legal" camp sites.
• residential=trailer_park – Residential area consisting of prefabricated houses or static caravans (mobile homes) on small lots
• Proposed features/Extend camp site
• Camping facilities for overlanders

External links

• MapComplete Campersites - thematic map in MapComplete to show caravan sites and amenity=sanitary_dump_station

Related terms: ‹ caravan site › ‹ caravan park › ‹ RV park ›