What may I do in Baarn?
Parkthe vehicle, on the public road
IT DEPENDS
3.0 nights
the municipal by-law
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NO
the municipal by-law
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
the municipal by-law
Tonight, hereOpen-Meteo · ahora mismo
Why, and on what paper
NO
The offence is defined by being inside between zonsondergang (ocaso) and zonsopgang (amanecer).
⚠ detention (hechtenis) of up to three months
the municipal by-law governs · 2:56.
«Het is verboden – al dan niet met gebruikmaking van enige vorm van beschutting, waaronder in ieder geval begrepen het gebruik van een auto, of caravan en dergelijke – op of aan een openbare plaats tussen zonsondergang en zonsopgang te slapen.»
Which text each answer comes from
Park · it depends
ALGEMENE PLAATSELIJKE VERORDENING BAARN 2019 art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-12
Camp · no
Verordening fysieke leefomgeving Baarn, eerste wijziging art. 4:2 · verified on 2026-08-12
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Baarn is a medium-sized municipality measuring 8 by 7 kilometres. With 25.065 inhabitants it is densely populated (758 per square kilometre). It borders 9 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 33 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 25.065 |
| Densidad | 758 hab/km² |
| Area | 8 × 7 km |
| Costa | no, inland municipality |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 9 |
All the layers that apply
Why — the layers that apply here
municipality · this one governs
Ordenanza de Baarn
ALGEMENE PLAATSELIJKE VERORDENING BAARN 2019 art. 2:56 · verified on 2026-08-12
«Het is verboden – al dan niet met gebruikmaking van enige vorm van beschutting, waaronder in ieder geval begrepen het gebruik van een auto, of caravan en dergelijke – op of aan een openbare plaats tussen zonsondergang en zonsopgang te slapen.»
country
Netherlands
- there is NO national rule: each of the ~342 municipalities decides in its APV
- the VNG model (art. 5:6) prohibits more than THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, but ONLY on the roads the municipality has expressly designated
- many municipalities invert the wording of the model: no extrapolation from one to another is possible
NO national rule since the WOR was repealed on 1-1-2008. Each municipality decides in its APV; the VNG model is art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-08
«langer dan drie achtereenvolgende dagen te plaatsen of te hebben op de weg»
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.