What may I do in Beverwijk?
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NO
the municipal by-law
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
the municipal by-law
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
⚠ detention (hechtenis) of up to three months
the municipal by-law governs · 2:50a.
«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 e.d.– op of aan een openbare plaats: tussen zonsondergang en zonsopgang te liggen of te slapen; tussen zonsopgang en zonsondergang te liggen of te slapen, nadat door een opsporingsambtenaar in het belang van de openbare orde, veiligheid of ter bestrijding van overlast is aangezegd dat dit moet worden beëindigd.»
Which text each answer comes from
Park ·
Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening Beverwijk 2024 art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-12
Camp · no
Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening Beverwijk 2024 art. 4:18 · verified on 2026-08-12
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Beverwijk is a small municipality measuring 9 by 5 kilometres. With 42.866 inhabitants it is densely populated (2.276 per square kilometre). 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: Noordhollands Duinreservaat. There, the rules on permitted uses are set by the area's own plan. It borders 4 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 19 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 42.866 |
| Densidad | 2.276 hab/km² |
| Area | 9 × 5 km |
| Costa | sí, tiene frente marítimo |
| Protected areas | 1 |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 4 |
This municipality touches: Noordhollands Duinreservaat.
1 protected area within
Beverwijk touches 1 Natura 2000 site.
- Noordhollands Duinreservaat
The national rule does not set a specific aggravating factor for these sites: each area's own rule governs.
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 Beverwijk
- The night-time window set by the article applies only in one of its cases; the other cases in the same article carry no time (see the quotation).
Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening Beverwijk 2024 art. 2:50a · 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 e.d.– op of aan een openbare plaats: tussen zonsondergang en zonsopgang te liggen of te slapen; tussen zonsopgang en zonsondergang te liggen of te slapen, nadat door een opsporingsambtenaar in het belang van de openbare orde, veiligheid of ter bestrijding van overlast is aangezegd dat dit moet worden beëindigd.»
protected zone
Noordhollands Duinreservaat
Protected-area designation: the rule of the protected area applies here in addition to the municipal one, and it usually makes the penalty harsher.
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»
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
Heemskerk · own by-lawnoVelsen · own by-lawnoUitgeest · own by-lawnoCastricum · own by-lawnoZaanstad · own by-lawnoHaarlem · own by-lawnoBloemendaal · own by-lawnoHeiloo · own by-lawnoWormerland · own by-lawit dependsOostzaan · own by-lawit depends
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.