bikerouter.de[1/3] The latest release of #Bikerouter brings a handy feature for the bikepacking folks.
You can now display data from the #OpenCampingMap (created and maintained by @giggls) as a map layer in Bikerouter. 🏕️
@giggls [2/3] The OpenCampingMap is an #OpenStreetMap based map that shows campsites, bivouac sites, and other overnight accommodations for cyclists, hikers and RV travelers.
Once the map layer is active, all campsites are displayed with icons. Clicking on an icon shows all relevant information about the campsite.
The feature is currently in beta but should mostly work. Available from zoom level 10.
Ellie@bikerouter Looks like it works for all the campsites in Algonquin (eg 45.7772538,-78.6432329).
Though the iconography w/ "Unnamed Campsite" thing is kinda weird. Why would a campsite have a name? Is that common elsewhere? These are really just lat/long on the shore of a lake, with room for pitching 1-3 tents and a fire pit. Is the name for areas with many pitches? Or campsite nodes reachable by bicycle?
@ellie At least here in Germany, campgrounds are official areas that have an operator and a name and also provide infrastructure (e.g., water, electricity, showers, etc.). These campgrounds usually have a name and offer space for many tents, RVs and camping trailers.
Wild camping is prohibited in many places here (each one of the 16 German states has its own regulations).
This picture might give you an idea of what we mean by that:
@bikerouter ah, the ones I cited above are not campgrounds, they have room for a few tents close together, zero cars/RVs/trailers/infrastructure.
I suppose tourism=camp_site represents both ends of that spectrum, and a name makes sense for one end. The thing I cited is "A backcountry area with few to no facilities, often accessible only by off-road vehicle or on foot.", maybe 80 sq meters including campfire & shore, where "off-road vehicle" means canoe.