Camping
Camping in Lika
Gospić · Lika & Plitvice
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Camping
- COUNTRY
- Croatia
- REGION
- Gospić · Lika & Plitvice
- DURATION
- Multi-day.
- DIFFICULTY
- Easy.
- BEST TIME
- May, June and September for space and weather; July–August book ahead.
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE
The Lika–Plitvice region is one of inland Croatia’s best camping areas: a cluster of organised camps sits in the Plitvice hinterland, from the park’s own vast Camping Korana above the Korana canyon to the quieter Camping Borje at Korenica and the well-equipped Plitvice Holiday Resort at Grabovac. All are working bases for the park and the region — pitches, bungalows, campervan services and shuttle options toward the entrances.
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE
What you’ll experience
You set up at one of the camps and use it as the base for Plitvice and the wider region — the park is minutes to a short drive away, Rastoke and the caves within easy reach, and the highland nights are genuinely cool and dark. Korana, the largest, spreads 550 pitches across 34 hectares of woods above the Korana river canyon.
THE EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL
What it’s really like
HIGHLIGHTS
Moments worth savouring
Camping Korana — the national park’s own camp, 550 pitches, 8 km from the entrances.
Camping Borje at Korenica — quiet, forested, with bus transport to the park.
Plitvice Holiday Resort at Grabovac — pool, wellness, 107 pitches, 8 km before the park.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Good to know before you go
All three main camps open April to October. Korana is shaded and enormous — a small village in high summer; Borje is quieter with free-choice pitches; the Holiday Resort is the best-equipped. Book ahead for July and August.
WHY IT MATTERS
Why it matters
Camping is the classic way to do Plitvice — early starts at the gates, cool highland evenings and campervan access to the whole region. For a visitor with a tent or a van it is the practical and the pleasant option alike.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Before you go
THROUGH THE LENS
From the road
MAP & LOCATION
Camping in Lika
Camping in Lika, Gospić, Lika & Plitvice, Croatia
44.9738, 15.6467
ATTRACTIONS NEARBY
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MORE EXPERIENCES
More to do in Gospić
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Lika konobas in Gospić — lamb under the bell, potato “under the bell” and škripavac cheese
Town-centre restaurants and bakeries along the main street
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Hotels and guesthouses in Gospić town centre
Rural accommodation and camps in the Plitvice hinterland (see Camping in Lika)
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