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What may I do in Mundaka?

Parkthe vehicle, on the public road
YES
the national rule · the local rule has not been read
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
YES
the national rule · the local rule has not been read
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NOT ON RECORD
no rule read

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

Qué cambia exactamente →

1 km
this municipalityprotected areaseafront (this is where coastal law comes in)neighbouring municipalities, in their own colour: they can be tapped
The verdict comes from the national rule: the local by-law of Mundaka has not been read yet, and in Spain the municipal council may make it stricter. That is why the border is dashed.
NOT ON RECORD
The local rule of Mundaka has not been read, and in Spain the municipal council may forbid what national law allows.
This does not mean it is forbidden: it means it has not been checked. Below is what is known, with its official document.
Why, and on what paper

Which text each answer comes from

Park · yes
Reglamento General de Circulación, aprobado por Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre (texto consolidado) arts. 90 a 94 RGC (sin el apartado 92.4, que se añade el 1-10-2026) · verified on 2026-09-05
The area designated by by-law that has been read is in Peñamellera Baja, about 153 km away. The nearest municipality with its own rule read is Bermeo, about 4 km away.
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 municipality, in figures

The municipality

Mundaka is a very small municipality measuring 3 by 3 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 are 3 protected areas, including Urdaibaiko itsasadarra / Ría de Urdaibai. There, the rules on permitted uses are set by each area's own plan. It borders 5 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.

Superficie4 km²
Area3 × 3 km
Costasí, tiene frente marítimo
Protected areas3
Neighbouring municipalities5
This municipality touches: Urdaibaiko itsasadarra / Ría de Urdaibai, Urdaibaiko ibai sarea / Red fluvial de Urdaibai, Urdaibaiko itsasertzak eta padurak / Zonas litorales y marismas de Urdaibai.
3 protected areas within
Mundaka touches 3 Natura 2000 sites.
  • Urdaibaiko itsasadarra / Ría de Urdaibai
  • Urdaibaiko ibai sarea / Red fluvial de Urdaibai
  • Urdaibaiko itsasertzak eta padurak / Zonas litorales y marismas de Urdaibai
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

protected zone
3 areas: Urdaibaiko itsasadarra / Ría de Urdaibai · Urdaibaiko ibai sarea / Red fluvial de Urdaibai · Urdaibaiko itsasertzak eta padurak / Zonas litorales y marismas de Urdaibai
  • 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

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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.