What may I do in Colera?
Parkthe vehicle, on the public road
YES
the municipal by-law
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NO
the municipal by-law
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
101 €–300 €
the municipal by-law
What changes on 1 October 2026
Rule already published but not yet in force. It does not apply today.
- Park: YES, WITH LIMITS · RGC arts. 91.2, 91.3, 92.2, 92.3.d, 92.4 y 94 (art. 93 suprimido desde 1-oct-2026); Ley 22/1988 de Costas arts. 33.5 y 97; RDLeg 6/2015 art. 80.1
- Sleep inside: YES · 92.4 y 156
- Camp: NO · 92.4
Tonight, hereOpen-Meteo · ahora mismo
this municipalityprotected areaseafront (this is where coastal law comes in)neighbouring municipalities, in their own colour: they can be tapped
Why, and on what paper
NO
the municipal by-law governs · 5.2.
«Queda prohibida l’acampada i pernoctació: a) Als llocs on es prohibeix la parada. b) A tot el terme municipal incloses totes les zones rústiques del municipi: Paratge de Garbet, Molinàs, Pista forestal i camins rurals, excepte instal·lacions autoritzades.»
Which text each answer comes from
Park · yes
Ordenança reguladora de l'estacionament i pernocta d'autocaravanes, caravanes, campers o vehicles camperitzats i vehicles habitatge o similars art. 4.1 · verified on 2025-07-28
Camp · no
Ordenança reguladora de l'estacionament i pernocta d'autocaravanes, caravanes, campers o vehicles camperitzats i vehicles habitatge o similars art. 9.2.d · verified on 2025-07-28
Not here, even though the rest of the municipality allows it
the protected area
IT DEPENDS
- The rules on permitted uses in each protected area are set out in its own Plan de Ordenación de los Recursos Naturales, approved by the autonomous community. That is where things are prohibited or permitted, and that is where one has to look.
- Ley 42/2007 does NOT classify sleeping in the vehicle overnight or camping as offences. Its art. 80 covers discharges, damage to habitats and the capture of species. The fine bands in art. 81 only come into play if the conduct falls within one of those cases.
Ley 42/2007, de 13 de diciembre, del Patrimonio Natural y de la Biodiversidad art. 36.1
«La declaración de los Parques y Reservas Naturales exigirá la previa elaboración y aprobación del correspondiente Plan de Ordenación de los Recursos Naturales de la zona.»
the coastal law, on the beach only
NO
- PARKING itself is prohibited, not only sleeping: nothing needs to be set out
Ley 22/1988 de Costas art. 33.5 y 97
«Quedarán prohibidos el estacionamiento y la circulación no autorizada de vehículos, así como los campamentos y acampadas.»
These rules cover part of the municipality, not all of it. A municipal by-law may forbid what the State allows, but it may not allow what the State forbids.
The line that cannot be seen
Colera: yes
Llançà and Colera share a border, share the same ground and do not share a rule: parking is resolved differently on each side of a line that is not marked on the ground. See Llançà →
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Colera is a small municipality measuring 7 by 6 kilometres. It has a coastline, and that matters: the strip of maritime-terrestrial public domain is governed by its own rule, different from that of the rest of the municipality. Within its boundaries there is 1 protected area: L'Albera. There, the rules on permitted uses are set by the area's own plan. It borders 5 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 24 km² |
|---|---|
| Area | 7 × 6 km |
| Costa | sí, tiene frente marítimo |
| Protected areas | 1 |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 5 |
This municipality touches: L'Albera.
1 protected area within
Colera touches 1 Natura 2000 site.
- L'Albera
Inside them: the rules of use are set by the Plan de Ordenación de los Recursos Naturales of the area itself (Ley 42/2007 art. 36.1), not by national law.
Calculated by intersecting the municipality's polygon with the 27,172 Natura 2000 sites of the European Environment Agency. The site covers part of the municipality.
All the layers that apply
Why — the layers that apply here
municipality · this one governs
Ordenanza de Colera
- Scope: the entire municipality, including rural zones.
- Forbidden throughout the entire municipality, including all rural zones: Paratge de Garbet, Molinas, the forest track and rural paths.
- The only exception: authorised facilities.
Ordenança reguladora de l'estacionament i pernocta d'autocaravanes, caravanes, campers o vehicles camperitzats i vehicles habitatge o similars art. 5.2 · verified on 2025-07-28
«Queda prohibida l’acampada i pernoctació: a) Als llocs on es prohibeix la parada. b) A tot el terme municipal incloses totes les zones rústiques del municipi: Paratge de Garbet, Molinàs, Pista forestal i camins rurals, excepte instal·lacions autoritzades.»
protected zone
L'Albera
- The rules on permitted uses in each protected area are set out in its own Plan de Ordenación de los Recursos Naturales, approved by the autonomous community. That is where things are prohibited or permitted, and that is where one has to look.
- Ley 42/2007 does NOT classify sleeping in the vehicle overnight or camping as offences. Its art. 80 covers discharges, damage to habitats and the capture of species. The fine bands in art. 81 only come into play if the conduct falls within one of those cases.
- Many plans prohibit wild camping and permit parking on roads and in signposted car parks. This is not a general rule: it depends on the plan.
Ley 42/2007, de 13 de diciembre, del Patrimonio Natural y de la Biodiversidad art. 36.1 · verified on 2026-08-11
«La declaración de los Parques y Reservas Naturales exigirá la previa elaboración y aprobación del correspondiente Plan de Ordenación de los Recursos Naturales de la zona.»
coast
Dominio público marítimo-terrestre (playa)
- PARKING itself is prohibited, not only sleeping: nothing needs to be set out
Ley 22/1988 de Costas art. 33.5 y 97 · verified on 2026-08-08
«Quedarán prohibidos el estacionamiento y la circulación no autorizada de vehículos, así como los campamentos y acampadas.»
country
Spain
- sleeping inside with everything packed away is PARKING, not camping: it is not a defined offence
- stabilising legs: forbidden, they turn parking into camping
- awning, table, chairs, hanging out washing, discharging waste water: camping
Reglamento General de Circulación; Ley 7/1985; Ley 42/2007 art. RGC, sin el apartado 92.4 (se añade el 1-10-2026) · verified on 2026-08-08
«Se añade el apartado 4, con efectos de 1 de octubre de 2026, por el art. único.15 del Real Decreto 518/2026, de 24 de junio»
On the beach the answer is no even if the municipality is permissive: the prohibition is national and needs no sign.
Neighbouring municipalities
Near here
Portbou · national ruleyesLlançà · own by-lawnoVilamaniscle · national ruleyesRabós · national ruleyesVilajuïga · own by-lawnoGarriguella · national ruleyesEspolla · national ruleyesPau · national ruleyesSelva de Mar, La · national ruleyesMollet de Peralada · national ruleyes
Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.
Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.