Camping in the Peloponnese: 48 Campsites, Open Months and Phone Numbers

There are 48 organised campsites in the Peloponnese, and 16 of them are listed as operating all year. Below is every one of them by region, with the months each publishes and a phone number to confirm them on before you drive — plus the sights, the roads and where each one sits in the region.

Whether you are planning for November, for April or for the middle of summer, the two things to have before you drive are the months a site operates and a number to confirm them on. Both are in the tables below, region by region.

Every season, phone number and price below was taken from the campsite's own website or from the Panhellenic Camping Association directory and checked in August 2026. Greek campsites set their opening dates season by season and services can change at short notice, so treat this as the starting point and confirm on the phone before a long drive.

Peloponnese campsites at a glance

Forty-eight organised campsites, grouped by prefecture. "All year" means the site is licensed and publishes an operating period of 1 January to 31 December — the note below the year-round list covers which services run in which months.

Corinthia

Achaia

Argolida

Arcadia

Ilia

Messinia

Laconia and the Mani

The 16 campsites open all year

Sixteen of the forty-eight publish an operating period that runs through the winter, which is what makes the Peloponnese a year-round driving region. Between November and March the coast roads carry a steady traffic of Dutch, German and Swiss plates.

The full list: Alkyoni (Schinos, Loutraki) · Akrata Beach and Tsolis (Achaia) · Iria Beach, Nea Epidavros, Lefka Beach, Xeni, Poseidon and Argolic Beach (Argolida) · Semeli (Plaka Leonidiou) · Aginara Beach and Ionion Beach (Ilia) · Farae (Kalamata) and Thines (Finikounda) · Mani Beach (Gytheio) and Paleologio (Mystras). Add Koroni, which runs eleven months and closes only in November and December.

What runs in winter. At most year-round sites the winter offer is the pitch, the sanitary block, electricity and wifi, while restaurants, shops and pools follow the summer season. Iria Beach publishes its schedule plainly: the site operates twelve months, the kitchen, bar and mini-market from June to September, the pool from late July to early September. Winter travellers here generally self-cater, and a phone call will tell you which services are running the week you arrive.

Two of the sixteen open up particular kinds of trip. Paleologio at Mystras is the one inland year-round site in the region — sixty pitches at the foot of Taygetus, directly below the Byzantine city, with a pool, a restaurant and a mini-market. It puts the Laconian mountains within reach in February. Alkyoni at Schinos is the closest of them all to Athens: leave the city at five on a Friday and you are on the beach before dark.

Driving this yourself? Every site in the tables above is on tarmac, but the interior — Arcadia's mountain villages, the Lousios gorge, the tracks along the Taygetus foothills — is where a compact 4×4 with the bed on the roof changes the trip. See what we run, or send us your dates on WhatsApp at +30 6988 766 204.

Where to base yourself

One tool most people driving Greece keep on their phone: park4night's map of the Peloponnese. It is a crowd-sourced map of service points, water, waste and parking, with notes from travellers who have actually been there. Treat it as traveller intel rather than official information — entries go stale, seasons change everything, and it is always on you to check that a spot is one you are allowed to use.

Organised camping in the Peloponnese is largely a coastal affair, so three parts of the region work as day drives from a base, or as nights in the villages themselves:

• Arcadia's mountains. The four Arcadian sites are all on the Astros–Tyros–Leonidio coast, which puts Vytina, Dimitsana, Stemnitsa, the Lousios gorge and Mainalo within a morning's drive inland. The mountain villages themselves have rooms and open tavernas.
• Monemvasia, Neapoli and Areopoli. The nearest organised sites are Gytheio, about an hour and a quarter west of Monemvasia, and Simos on Elafonisos in season.
• The interior. Alphios at Olympia, and Paleologio and Castle View at Mystras, are the inland options; Chelmos, the Menalon Trail country and the Taygetus foothills are day-trip country from them.

A vehicle that carries its own bed widens all three considerably, because it lets you take the long way between organised sites instead of the direct one.

Region by region

Corinthia and Achaia — the two-hour belt

The north coast is the quickest part of the Peloponnese to reach from Athens, which makes it the natural choice for a short weekend. Alkyoni at Schinos sits behind Loutraki about an hour and a quarter from Athens, on a beach, open every month of the year, with 167 pitches and a beach bar. Akrata Beach is another half hour along the A8, also year-round, also on the sand, and it has EV charging — unusual for a Greek campsite. Tsolis at Lampiri is the third year-round option, family-run for about forty years, closer to Patras.

What you are here for: the Corinth Canal and Acrocorinth at the eastern end; Lake Vouliagmeni and the Heraion lighthouse at Perachora above Loutraki; and, from Akrata or Diakofto, the Vouraikos gorge, which carries real water from late autumn onwards. Note that the Odontotos rack railway that climbs the gorge to Kalavryta has been suspended since 12 March 2026 over rockfall and landslide risk, and as of August 2026 there is no confirmed restart date. Check with Hellenic Train (+30 210 624 1945) before you plan a day around it.

Argolida — the densest cluster, and the longest season

Fifteen campsites, six of them open all year — the highest concentration in the region, and the nearest to Athens at roughly an hour and a half to two hours.

The sites spread along three shores. Around Palaia and Nea Epidavros in the north: Nea Epidavros (year-round), Bekas, Verdelis, Nikolas I and II. Around Nafplio, Drepano and Tolo in the middle: Poseidon with its own private beach, Argolic Beach, Lefka Beach, Xeni, Kastraki, Sunset, Lido II, Scala. And further south-east at Iria, family-run since 1972 and open twelve months.

From any of them you are inside half an hour of the Theatre of Epidaurus, Mycenae, Tiryns and Ancient Asini, and Nafplio itself — the Palamidi's nine hundred steps, the Bourtzi in the bay, and an old town built for an evening walk. In the far south-east corner, Kyma tis Idras at Thermisia runs until the end of November, the longest seasonal opening in the region.

Arcadia — four campsites, all on one coast

Arcadia's campsites are strung along the Myrtoan coast between Paralio Astros and Plaka Leonidiou — a quiet stretch of coastline with the mountains the region is known for rising directly behind it.

Semeli at Plaka Leonidiou is open all year, thirty-five pitches, at the foot of the enormous red conglomerate wall of Kokkinovrachos. Leonidio is one of Europe's winter sport-climbing destinations, because the rock is warm and dry from autumn through to spring, and Semeli sits at the foot of the routes. Zaritsi at Tyros runs April to October with hot water round the clock and a restaurant; Astros and Thyrea open in May.

Within reach from here: the Kastro above Paralio Astros, the monastery of Loukou and the villa of Herodes Atticus, the cliff-hung Elonis monastery above Leonidio, and the Tsakonian villages inland, where a dialect descended from ancient Doric is still spoken by a few hundred people.

Ilia — Olympia and the western sands

The west coast is flatter, sandier and emptier than the east. Ionion Beach and Aginara Beach at Glyfa are both open all year and sit next to each other behind a long shallow beach; Ionion has been licensed since 1979 and has a hundred pitches. Melissa near Kyllini puts you two kilometres from Chlemoutsi castle. Kourouta at Amaliada is the resort-ish option.

The inland one is Alphios at Ancient Olympia — ninety-seven pitches, April to October, no restaurant on site, and a five-minute drive from the sanctuary. At Olympia the ground to cover is the palaestra colonnade, the vaulted entrance tunnel into the stadium, the Temple of Hera, and a museum that holds the Hermes of Praxiteles and the Nike of Paionios.

Messinia — eleven campsites and the long west coast

Eleven campsites, two of them year-round, in the part of the region with the shortest distances between sites, beaches and archaeology. Farae in Kalamata is open 365 days, publishes a full price list in advance, and has twenty-eight pitches. Its own website notes that it cannot take motorhomes over 8.5 metres, so it suits smaller vehicles.

Thines, west of Finikounda on Makrinammos beach, is the other year-round site: fifty pitches, separated plots, a Blue Flag beach, and published low-season rates. Loggerhead turtles nest on the beach next door in early summer. Koroni runs eleven months with a pool and a taverna five minutes' walk from the town.

Around Pylos, Erodios and Navarino II at Gialova put you on the edge of the lagoon — kayaking, birdwatching, and a twenty-minute walk over the headland to Voidokilia, the near-perfect omega-shaped bay under the Paleokastro. The Venetian castles at Methoni and Koroni are both open to walk around, though they are run differently: Methoni was a ticketed site when this was checked in August 2026 — €5, closed on Tuesdays in winter, +30 2723 031969 — while Koroni had no ticket office and you simply walk in. Ancient Messene, inland from Kalamata, is one of the largest excavated cities in Greece — a stadium with its colonnade standing, a theatre, and the Arcadian Gate.

Laconia and the Mani — the winter end of the region

Two year-round campsites here, both well placed. Mani Beach at Mavrovouni is the biggest campsite in the Mani, running since 1977, ACSI, ADAC and ANWB certified, priced by pitch size, and open twelve months on a Blue Flag beach. It is the natural base for the whole peninsula: Gytheio and the Kranai islet, the Diros caves, Areopoli's stone streets and tower houses, Limeni, and the long empty road down to Cape Tainaron — the southernmost point of mainland Greece, where the ancients put the entrance to the underworld.

Paleologio at Mystras is the inland one, sixty pitches under Taygetus with a pool and a restaurant. Byzantine Mystras is a UNESCO site and a full half-day — a whole abandoned city of churches, palaces and lanes climbing to a Frankish castle. Sparta and its museum are ten minutes away, and the Langada gorge road over Taygetus to Kalamata is one of the great Peloponnesian drives. Check it before you commit: a landslide in February 2026 closed the old Kalamata–Sparta road, and as of May 2026 the high section was still shut with works ongoing. The A7 Moreas motorway via the Lefktro–Sparta branch is the year-round alternative.

In season, the coast further round has Gythion Bay and Meltemi at Mavrovouni, Dias Beach and Porto Ageranos at Vathi, and Simos on Elafonisos, fifty metres from the dunes and the clearest water in the Peloponnese — remember it is an island, so factor in the short ferry from Pounta.

What it costs

Three Peloponnesian campsites publish full price lists. These were the rates on their own websites in August 2026 — an indication of the market rather than a quotation, so confirm when you book.

Farae, Kalamata prices additively: €6 per adult, €4 per child, €2 for the car, €4 for a small tent or €6 for a large one, €2 electricity for a tent. Thines, Finikounda runs a genuine low season from 1 January to 30 June and again from 1 September to 31 December: €7 per adult, €3.50 for children aged four to ten, €2.50 for the car, €5 for a small tent, €5 electricity — against €8 per adult in July and August. Mani Beach, Gytheio prices by pitch instead: €8 per adult and €8 for a pitch under twelve square metres in low season, rising to €9 and €10 in high summer, with electricity at €3 for lighting and charging or €5 if you are running appliances, and €3 extra for a pitch on the beachfront.

As a rule of thumb, two adults with a car and a small tent come to roughly €20 to €26 a night including electricity. Low season runs ten to twenty per cent below that, and several year-round sites quote monthly winter rates on request, which is how longer stays are usually priced.

Roof top tents do not appear as a separate line on any of these price lists. In practice you are charged as "car plus small tent" where pricing is additive, or for a pitch where it is not — confirm it when you call.

When to go

April to mid-June. Everything is open by 1 May, the wildflowers are out, the archaeological sites are empty by mid-afternoon, and the sea is swimmable from late May. Easter is the exception — Greek Easter fills every coastal campsite in Argolida and Messinia, and you should book.

July and August. Warm and busy; Tolo, Finikounda and Elafonisos fill, so book ahead. The inland sites and the higher ground are the comfortable places to be in the middle of the day.

September and October. The sea is at its warmest, the sites are quiet, and everything is open until 31 October, when most of the seasonal campsites close for the winter.

November to March is the sixteen. Daytime temperatures on the Messinian and Laconian gulfs typically sit in the mid-teens, and there are long clear spells — there is rain, and the mountains hold snow. Taygetus is white from December, which makes the drive over the Langada gorge a genuine winter road. It is the season for castles, archaeological sites, gorges at full flow and quiet villages.

For what else is running away from the campsites between October and April — the carnivals, the gorges, the museum winter hours and which mountain roads stay open — see our guide to the Peloponnese in winter by 4×4.

Camping the Peloponnese with a 4×4 and a roof top tent

Every campsite in the tables above is on tarmac. What the tables do not show is the interior: Arcadia's mountain villages, the Lousios gorge, the Menalon country, the tracks along the Taygetus foothills and much of the Mani, all reached on roads that are narrow, steep and often unsurfaced.

A short-wheelbase 4×4 with the bed on the roof goes where a larger vehicle cannot turn round, and lets you take the long way to the next organised site instead of the direct one. Set-up is a couple of minutes, you are off the ground, and you pack down in the morning without dismantling a camp.

Practical notes for the Peloponnese specifically: fuel up before you go inland in Arcadia or the deep Mani, because stations are sparse and many close early. The motorway tolls on the A8 and A7 add up — budget for them. Village streets in the Mani and in the Tsakonian villages are genuinely narrow, and a compact vehicle is not a luxury there. Out of season, phone the day before rather than the week before — that is when a site can tell you exactly what is running.

If you want the full version of how we pack and run the vehicle, that is in our guide to camping in Greece with a 4×4 and rooftop tent, and the tent itself is covered in roof top tent holidays in Greece.

Frequently asked questions

How many campsites are there in the Peloponnese?

Forty-eight organised campsites are listed in this guide, drawn from the Panhellenic Camping Association directory and the campsites' own websites. Sixteen of them publish an operating period that covers the whole year.

Which Peloponnese campsites are open all year?

Alkyoni at Schinos; Akrata Beach and Tsolis in Achaia; Iria Beach, Nea Epidavros, Lefka Beach, Xeni, Poseidon and Argolic Beach in Argolida; Semeli at Plaka Leonidiou; Aginara Beach and Ionion Beach in Ilia; Farae in Kalamata and Thines at Finikounda; Mani Beach at Gytheio and Paleologio at Mystras. Koroni is open eleven months, closing only in November and December.

How much does camping in the Peloponnese cost?

Where campsites publish rates, two adults with a car and a small tent come to roughly €20 to €26 a night including electricity. Low season is meaningfully cheaper, and several year-round sites quote monthly winter rates.

Which campsites are directly on the beach?

Forty-five of the forty-eight are coastal. The three inland ones are Alphios at Ancient Olympia, and Paleologio and Castle View at Mystras. Many coastal sites have pitches on the sand itself, sometimes at a small premium.

What is the best time of year to camp in the Peloponnese?

Late April to mid-June and all of September and October. Everything is open, the sites are quiet, and the weather is reliable. July and August are warm and busy. November to March is served by the sixteen year-round sites, and suits castles, archaeological sites and walking.

Do I need to book ahead?

In July and August, yes, especially at Tolo, Finikounda and Elafonisos. Over Greek Easter, yes. The rest of the year you can usually turn up; in winter a call the day before confirms the gate and which services are running.

Is there a campsite at Monemvasia?

Not in the town itself. The nearest organised sites are Gytheio, about an hour and a quarter west, and Simos on Elafonisos in season.

How many days do you need?

A long weekend covers Argolida properly — Nafplio, Epidaurus, Mycenae. Ten days lets you make the full loop: Corinth, Nafplio, Mystras, the Mani, Elafonisos, Pylos, Olympia and back along the north coast. Two weeks and you can add Arcadia's mountains and go slowly.

Before you go

This guide was compiled in August 2026 from the campsites' own published information and the Panhellenic Camping Association directory. Opening months, prices and services in Greece are set season by season and can change at short notice, which is why every entry above carries a phone number — a short call the day before is what confirms the gate, the hours and which services are running when you arrive. The same goes for roads and archaeological sites: winter timetables in Greece are reissued each October, and mountain roads can be closed for works at any time.

If you find that something here has changed, we would like to know — info@camperjimny.com. We keep this guide updated.

We also run a small number of guided multi-day trips in Greece. If that suits you better than driving it yourself, you can join the waitlist and we will let you know when dates open.

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