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What may I do in Laren?

Parkthe vehicle, on the public road
YES, WITH LIMITS
3.0 nights
the municipal by-law
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
IT DEPENDS
72 hours
the national rule
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
the municipal by-law
1 km
Why, and on what paper
IT DEPENDS
The rule sets a limit of 72 hours. The recreational vehicle may remain on the road for 3 consecutive days. These are NOT 3 nights: parking yes, sleeping no.
Fine 140 €
the national rule governs.
«langer dan drie achtereenvolgende dagen te plaatsen of te hebben op de weg»

Which text each answer comes from

Park · yes, with limits
Verordening fysieke leefomgeving Laren 2023 art. 3.50 · verified on 2026-08-12
Camp · no
Omgevingsplan gemeente Laren art. 5.132 · verified on 2026-08-12
The municipality, in figures

The municipality

Laren is a small municipality measuring 4 by 7 kilometres. With 11.439 inhabitants it is densely populated (923 per square kilometre). It borders 8 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.

Superficie12 km²
Population11.439
Densidad923 hab/km²
Area4 × 7 km
Costano, inland municipality
Neighbouring municipalities8
All the layers that apply

Why — the layers that apply here

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NO national rule since the WOR was repealed on 1-1-2008.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
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.