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Bavarian campsite Pilsensee enters Pincamp top 10 ranking

12.07.2026 02:18 1 min 2 sources
t-online – München DEU + 1 more
Bavarian campsite Pilsensee enters Pincamp top 10 ranking
Original source: t-online – München

In Brief

Pincamp published a ranking of Germany's 100 most popular campsites. Pilsensee in Bavaria jumped from 132nd to 10th place. On the North Sea coast and other regions, many pitches are already booked for Pentecost.

Platform Pincamp has published a ranking of Germany's 100 most popular campsites, based on user ratings and page views. Pilsensee campsite in Bavaria took 10th place, up from 132nd last year. It is located 50 km south of Munich on the shores of Lake Pilsensee, offering glamping in sleeping barrels (from 75 euros per night in high season) and boat and SUP rentals. A total of 17 Bavarian campsites made the top 100, making Bavaria the leading federal state.

On the North Sea coast, Lüneburg Heath and the Harz, campsites are in high demand for Pentecost. Many motorhome pitches are already booked, but some places, such as Wilhelmshaven, still have vacancies. Due to high fuel prices, tourists are saving on day trips but not on overnight stays.

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Camping site in Bavaria makes it into Germany's top ten

24.05.2026 t-online – München DEU Original source

Pentecost weekend camping: popular spots

21.05.2026 Tageblatt.de DEU Original source

🇩🇪 Germany — fuel prices

Updated: 18.07.2026

Super E10

$2.48 /l

€2.17 · £1.84/l

137 of 141

pricier than 96% of countries

Super Plus 98

$2.62 /l

€2.29 · £1.95/l

90 of 94

pricier than 95% of countries

Diesel

$2.44 /l

€2.13 · £1.81/l

136 of 142

pricier than 95% of countries

Premium Diesel

$2.85 /l

€2.49 · £2.12/l

39 of 40

pricier than 95% of countries

LPG

$1.27 /l

€1.11 · £0.94/l

48 of 52

pricier than 90% of countries

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