Measure the full outfit, not just the caravan body
For a caravan trip, the body length alone is not enough. Overall length including the drawbar, width, awning and the position of the towing vehicle all matter for access and pitch choice.
Camping holiday with your own touring outfit
Caravan Camping on Lake Garda
A caravan gives you a fixed holiday base while the towing vehicle remains free for excursions. The key questions are access, manoeuvring space and a pitch that genuinely fits your full outfit.
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Caravan camping on Lake Garda: more space, different requirements
A caravan holiday works differently from a motorhome trip. Once you arrive, the outfit is separated, the caravan remains on the pitch and the car stays available for excursions. This gives you excellent flexibility during the stay, but access, manoeuvring space and pitch dimensions matter more on arrival.
Around the more mountainous parts of Lake Garda, narrow roads, slopes and compact pitches can be more challenging for long outfits. Larger sites in the south often provide more generous infrastructure, but pitch categories still vary considerably.
Our selection ranges from a four-star campsite directly on the western shore to a traditional site near Bardolino and smaller campsites around Brenzone. The aim is to show genuinely different caravan scenarios rather than four similar holiday resorts.
What matters
What makes a good campsite for caravans
For caravan travel, the full outfit, the pitch and the access route determine whether the holiday starts smoothly.
Take access and manoeuvring space seriously
Many Lake Garda campsites sit between the lake, olive-covered slopes and narrower access roads. A beautiful site only works if your outfit can reach and enter the allocated pitch comfortably.
Allow room for caravan, awning and car
A pitch that sounds adequate on paper can become tight once the awning, outdoor furniture, bicycles and towing vehicle are added. For a longer stay, choosing a generous pitch pays off.
Your major advantage: the car remains available
Once the caravan is unhitched, the towing vehicle remains free for shopping and excursions. This makes campsites slightly outside a town more practical than they might be for motorhome travellers.
Our selection
Four campsites for a caravan holiday
Direct lake access, traditional camping or a smaller olive-grove site: these four businesses accept caravans and offer different settings around Lake Garda.
Sereno Camping Holiday
Directly on the western shore with a private beach, pool and pitches explicitly suitable for caravans. The operator lists an XL Lake View pitch of 120 m², offering useful extra room for a larger touring outfit.
- Caravans explicitly accepted
- up to 120 m²
- private beach
- pool
Why this is our top recommendation
Sereno Camping Holiday is our top recommendation for caravan touring because the operator explicitly states that its pitches are suitable for tents, caravans and motorhomes and offers several pitch sizes. Standard pitches are around 50 to 60 m², while the XL Lake View category is listed at 120 m² – especially useful when the caravan, awning and outdoor living area need more room.
The campsite also sits directly on Lake Garda with a private beach and a swimming pool for adults and children. Once the caravan is set up, the site works well as a fixed holiday base while the towing car remains free for excursions. Choose the exact pitch category using the real dimensions of your outfit.
Especially suitable for: Caravan travellers looking for clearly documented pitch options on the western shore, with the possibility of reserving more space for a larger outfit.
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Camping Continental
A traditional lakeside campsite near Bardolino with 220 pitches currently stated at around 50 to 70 m², mature olive trees and a pool – suitable for caravans when the chosen pitch matches the outfit.
- 220 pitches
- 50–70 m²
- directly on the lake
Camping Le Maior
A smaller campsite near Brenzone with 45 touring pitches among olive trees. Its booking enquiry explicitly asks for caravan length including the drawbar and width, helping the campsite allocate a suitable pitch.
- 45 pitches
- caravan dimensions requested
- 6 A electricity
Camping Baldo
A very small campsite directly on the lake in Brenzone. The operator states pitches for caravans up to 6 metres with 10-amp electricity – a better fit for compact outfits than very large caravans.
- directly on the lake
- caravans up to 6 m
- 10 A electricity
Fixed base, flexible car
Three experiences that suit a caravan holiday
The caravan stays set up while the towing car remains available for the day – one of the format’s biggest practical advantages.
Morning on the pitch
Breakfast under the awning
A caravan awning quickly creates a private outdoor living area. In the morning, it is a pleasant place for the first coffee before the day by the lake begins.
Flexible with the towing car
Drive to a local market or old town
Once the caravan is set up, the car is free for day trips. Markets, viewpoints and Lake Garda towns can be explored without packing up your accommodation each time.
Evening by the water
Return to the lake after the day out
Come back from an excursion, settle into your own pitch and walk to the shore later in the evening: a campsite near the lake combines a fixed holiday base with easy access to the water.
Before you leave
Prepare your caravan trip to Lake Garda
A few measurements and a sensible arrival plan prevent most problems before check-in.
Measure the caravan including the drawbar
Give the campsite the full overall length including the drawbar. Width matters too, especially if you plan to put up a full awning.
Do not follow the sat-nav blindly
Around the northern and eastern shores, narrow village roads or access routes can be awkward with a caravan. Follow the campsite's recommended arrival route rather than simply the shortest route on the map.
Check amperage and cable length
Electricity amperage and the position of the hook-up point vary between campsites and pitch categories. A suitable CEE cable and adapters are part of the basic caravan kit.
Reserve larger pitches early in peak season
Longer caravans with awnings have fewer suitable pitches than compact outfits. For July and August, the right pitch category is worth booking well in advance.
Our tip
Choose the right pitch rather than the most spectacular campsite
A beautiful location is not much use if the outfit barely reaches the pitch or there is no room left for the awning and car. Match your dimensions, arrival route and pitch category in advance, then leave the caravan set up and explore Lake Garda by car, bicycle or on foot.
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